Sri Lanka pads up for Pakistan: Herald Sun

SRI Lanka's cricket team will tour Pakistan next month in place of India, which cancelled the five-week series over the Mumbai attacks.

"We have a duty as a friendly neighbour in the region to help Pakistan when it is needed most," Sri Lanka Cricket head Arjuna Ranatunga said.

A Sri Lankan spokesman said it had agreed to take India's place and asked the host to scrap two Twenty20 games and replace them with one-day matches.

Sri Lanka is likely to play Test matches in Karachi, Lahore and Multan, while Karachi would host the two proposed one-dayers

Pakistan last played a Test match in December last year, against India in Bangalore.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said it was set to lose at least $35 million as a result of India's cancellation.

IAIN O'Brien was rewarded with a career-best haul as New Zealand turned the screws on the West Indies at McLean Park in Napier yesterday.

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