Official schedule: Pakistan-Bangladesh series to start from April 17

PCB to receive $325,000 from BCB as compensation for cancelling two tours in 2012

KARACHI: The official schedule for the Pakistan-Bangladesh  series was confirmed on Monday according to which both team will play three ODIs, two Test and one-off T20, Express News reported.

The ODIs will be played on April 17, 19 and 22 in Mirpur, while the only T20 will be played on April 24 in the same city.

The first Test will be played in Khulna from April 28, while the teams will return to Mirpur again for the second Test which will start from May 6.

PCB to receive $325,000 as compensation for postponed tours

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the amount they will pay to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ($325,000) as compensation for postponing two tours in 2012, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Read: 'PCB will be compensated for cancelled tours'

BCB president Nazmul Hassam, after a board meeting on Sunday, said they cannot afford to pay $900,000 to the PCB, as they demanded, but are ready to raise their proposed amount of $300,000 to $325,000.

Read: ‘Bangladesh tour is actually our home series’

"We have decided to give 325,000 US dollars to the PCB," said Hassan.

"They demanded 900,000 US dollars. We didn't want to give more than 300,000 dollars. I think it will solve the situation. We have come under this agreement. We have let them know in a letter that this cannot be discussed in the future. It has been cleared."