The match was originally slated to take place on October 15 at the same venue but now will be played a day before.
The change in the schedule came after Ahmedabad Police reportedly had told the BCCI that it would be difficult for it to take care of security on October 15 which happens to be the first day of the Hindu festival of Navratri.
As a result, England’s fixture against Afghanistan in Delhi will be moved from Saturday, 14 October and will now be played 24 hours later on Sunday, 15 October.
Pakistan’s contest against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has moved from Thursday, 12 October to now being played on Tuesday, 10 October and Australia’s big match against South Africa in Lucknow moved back 24 hours and will now be played on Thursday, 12 October instead of Friday, 13 October.
Rescheduled Fixtures
October 10 – England v Bangladesh – Dharamsala – 10:30 am IST
October 10 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Hyderabad – 2 pm IST
October 12 – Australia v South Africa – Lucknow – 2 pm IST
October 13 – New Zealand v Bangladesh – Chennai – 2 pm IST
October 14 – India v Pakistan – Ahmedabad – 2 pm IST
October 15 – England v Afghanistan – Delhi – 2 pm IST
November 11 – Australia v Bangladesh – Pune – 10:30 am IST
November 11 – England v Pakistan – Kolkata – 2 pm IST
November 12 – India v Netherlands – Bengaluru – 2 pm IST
