After playing the first ODI on the Pakistan tour, the Sri Lankan cricket team had refused to play the second match. Actually, after the bomb blast in Islamabad, the players were scared, they wanted to return home. But now the second ODI is being played, in which Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI was to be played on 13 November, but it had to be rescheduled. Earlier there was news that after the bomb blast in Islamabad, Sri Lankan players are scared and they no longer want to play in Pakistan. Even in the first ODI, all the players were brought to the stadium under tight security.

Why was the Sri Lankan team ready to play?

If the Sri Lankan team had left the tour of Pakistan midway and returned, Pakistan would have been disgraced. Let us tell you that a few years ago the New Zealand team also left the series midway after the terrorist threat in Pakistan. Talks were going on between Sri Lanka Cricket and PCB, PCB was trying to assure them that the team would be kept under complete security.

After the Islamabad bomb blast, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that the Sri Lankan team will be provided state level security. He had told that along with the police, now the army and rangers will also take care of the security of the visiting team.

Naqvi met the players of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, after which while talking to the media he said that the Sri Lankan government and the board have decided to continue the series. He had confirmed that after the blast in Islamabad, some Sri Lankan players wanted to return home.

Sri Lankan cricketers getting the full VVIP protocol in Pakistan
From the stadium to the hotel — next level hospitality! pic.twitter.com/QJCe2ACXqT

— Senu_Kavi (@KaviSenu) November 13, 2025

Field Marshal spoke to Sri Lankan Defense Minister

Mohsin Naqvi had said, “Continuous talks between the officials of Pakistan and Sri Lanka have yielded positive results. The Field Marshal himself has spoken to the Defense Minister and Secretary of Sri Lanka. I am thankful to the players that they have shown great bravery by deciding to stay in Pakistan. I myself have held long talks with the Sri Lankan players to assure them that their security is the responsibility of the Government of Pakistan.”

A tragic news has come out from Pakistan, where a bomb blast took place during a cricket match, in which a person has died. According to Pakistani media agency ‘Dawn’, this incident is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police say that this incident was planned and carried out. The video of this blast is going viral on social media. After the explosion in the cricket ground, there was a smoke around and there was a stampede.

According to reports, the incident took place at Kausar Cricket Ground located in Khar tehsil of Bajaur district. After the blast, the players were seen running here and there. A week ago, a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was attacked by resorting to a quadcopter. A police sergeant and a common citizen were hurt in this attack.

Bajaur district police officer Vakas Rafiq talked to the Pakistani media agency ‘Don’ and told that the attack was done under planning and an explosive. One person has died in this attack, many people including some children have been hurt. The injured people are undergoing treatment at the nearest hospital.

This is the menace of khawarij! At Kausar Ground, Khar, Bajaur, A Bomb Blast was carried out during a cricket match, targeting innocent civilians.tes beasts, who play with innocents, Greatest enemies of islam and humanity.#Noterrorism #Bajaur #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/cnnawixmvt

– Eagle Claw (@Eagleclawstrike) September 6, 2025

Police officials admitted that the alleged terrorists also tried to attack the police station earlier, but their plans could not succeed. So far, no terrorist organization has taken responsibility for the attack in the police station and then Kausar Cricket Ground.

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