Dates for Pakistan cricket matches in UAE announced

The dates for three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and Australia in the United Arab Emirates have been released.

The Pakistan Cricket Board released the schedule on Thursday, with Sharjah hosting the first and third ODIs on August 28 and September 3 and Abu Dhabi staging the second match on August 31.

All three Twenty20 matches will be played in Dubai, on September 5, 7 and 10.

The ODIs will start at 6pm and the T20 games will begin at 8pm.

Pakistan has been forced to host its home matches at neutral venues since gunmen attacked a Sri Lanka team bus in a fatal assault on 2009.