The tri-nation Twenty20 international series featuring hosts Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will be played entirely in Rawalpindi from November 18, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Thursday, after this week's suicide bombing in the capital Islamabad.

The series, seen as key preparation for next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, originally scheduled five matches in Lahore. It will follow Pakistan’s remaining two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Friday and Sunday.

"The decision to revise the schedule was made in consultation with Sri Lanka Cricket and Zimbabwe Cricket, following mutual discussions to accommodate operational and match requirements," the PCB said in a statement.

Several Sri Lanka cricketers requested to return home from thei

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