Pakistan's claims of successfully organising international cricket in the country suffered a big jolt on Tuesday as the Sri Lanka A team decided not to play the remaining two 50-over matches against Pakistan A due to political unrest in the country's federal capital region.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced postponing the 50-over series between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan Shaheens. “The Pakistan Cricket

Sri Lanka A’s tour of Pakistan has been cut short due to political unrest in Islamabad. The team will return home before completing their series against Pakistan Shaheens. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the postponement of the remaining two one-day matches. This decision was made after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket.

PCB has postponed the remaining two 50-over matches of the Shaheens-Sri Lanka A series due to political unrest in Islamabad.

The Champions Trophy 2025 faces growing uncertainty as political unrest in Pakistan and Sri Lanka A’s withdrawal midway from a tournament cast a shadow over its ability to successfully host the ICC tournament.

This blow to Pakistan has come just months before the highly-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 that is scheduled to be held in the country.

Pakistan Shaheens were set to face Sri Lanka A in three one-dayers at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, due to the political protests in Islamabad, the last two matches have been postponed indefinitely.

Sri Lanka A will return home midway through their Pakistan tour due to escalating political protests in Islamabad, leading to the postponement of the final two 50-over matches.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party of the former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan started a protest march towards main Islamabad since last week

The federal interior minister Mohsin Naqvi, also the chairman of the PCB, had announced that the army had been called in to quell the unrest.