November 06 Wednesday 2002
Pakistan to play two warm-up games before World Cup

KARACHI: The 1999 runners-up Pakistan will play two warm-up games in the lead- up to 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup being held jointly in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe from February 8 to March 23.

According to information available here Tuesday from ICC, all the 12 participating teams will be provided opportunity to play two practice games. These matches will be played against Senior Provincial XI and will be organized between February 4 to 6 at various centres of South Africa. Pakistan will face Senior Provincial XI (SP XI) at 
Lenasia, Johannesburg on February 4 and later they will take on SP XI at Willowmoore Park, Benoni on February 6.

Pakistan will take on Australia in their opening match at Wanderers Ground Johannesburg on February 11. Following is the schedule of warm-up games.

Feb. 2 Kenya vs SP XI Buffalo Park East London; 

Feb. 3 Bangladesh vs SP XI Ladysmith; Nambia vs SP XI Wanderers Johannesburg; West Indies vs SP XI Nanggaung, Bloemfonttein; 

Feb. 4 Holland vs SP XI Langa, Cape Town; Australia vs SP XI at North West Potchfstroom; Canada vs SP XI Supersport Park, Centurion Pretoria England vs SP XI Motherwell, Port Elizbeth; India vs SP XI, Pietermariburg Kenya vs SP XI Fort Hare University, Alice; New Zealand vs SP XI Willowmoore Park Benoni; Pakistan vs SP XI Lenasia, Johannesburg; South Africa vs SP XI Boland Park, Paarl; Sri Lanka vs SP XI De Beers Oval, Kimberly; 

Feb 5 Bangladesh vs SP XI Kingsmead, Durban; Namibia vs SP XI Laudium, Ishwane; West Indies vs SP XI Der Beers, Kimberley; 

Feb 6 Australia vs SP XI Supersport Park Centurion Pretoria; Canada vs SP XI Klerkdrop, North West; England vs SP XI Buffalo Park, East London; India vs SP XI Chatsworth, Durban; New Zealand vs SP XI Soweto, Johannesburg; Pakistan vs SP XI Willowmoore Park, Benoni; South Africa vs SP XI Green Point Track, Cape Town; Sri Lanka vs SP XI Goodyear Park, Bloemfonttein.