Pakistan, England to play disabled cricket series

KARACHI, Mar 13 (AFP): Pakistan and England's disabled cricket teams will play each other in a second short limited over series in Dubai later this month, officials said Thursday.

The series comes two years after they first met, with cricketing authorities hoping that the announcement of another match is a stepping stone towards a disabled world cup.

"Our initial efforts proved very successful and we hope that the bilateral series will open the way for a disabled world cup soon," Amiruddin Ansari, secretary of the Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association, told reporters.

"Australia and South Africa have raised their disabled teams and we are looking at a few more countries."

The three-match Twenty20 series starting on March 21 will be followed by three one-day matches-all to be played in Dubai.