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Rawalpindi:Dawn Foods has joined hands with the Pakistan Cricket Board as the title sponsor for the Pakistan-Zimbabwe three-match T20I series, which begins on Saturday (today) at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
J. is the presenting sponsor for the three fixtures, the series opener on Saturday will be the first-ever T20I to be played at the venue.
Super Asia will be the series sponsors while Brighto Paints, ITEL Mobile and Servis Tyres will be the co-sponsors for the series. Trans Group is the series partners.
PCB Director – Commercial, Babar Hamid: “I want to thank Dawn Foods, J. and all our sponsors and co-sponsors and for joining hands for the Pakistan-Zimbabwe T2oI series. The ODI series produced some thrilling cricket with two out of the three matches proving to be real thrillers that kept the fans on the edge of their seats.
“The T20I series also promises to be an exciting one while providing a big opportunity to our partners to leverage the huge cricket fan base that exists in the country. I am pleased that despite a very challenging situation in terms of the prevailing pandemic, we have been able to attract some of the top local brands for both international and domestic events.
“We are confident of attracting more sponsors in the coming months through our ground-breaking broadcast partnership with PTV Sports and I Media Communications and of course the global streaming of our content through our YouTube channel.”
Dawn Foods CEO, Mr Yousuf Ali: “Dawn Foods upholds its long-standing, decades-old commitment of supporting the beloved sport of cricket in Pakistan, with the strong belief that the sport is integral to building bridges across communities and borders.
“Through its collaboration with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the sponsorship of the T20I series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, Dawn Foods whole-heartedly endorses the much-awaited revival of international Cricket in Pakistan, and wishes the men’s national cricket team success.”
J. CEO, Mr Shahid Iqbal: “J. is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Pakistan vs. Zimbabwe T20I series. The three-match series will be played behind closed doors and without any audience, but that hasn’t stopped the local businesses to participate in their own way. J. which has a long-standing relationship with cricket has shown their support in these difficult times, which is a testament of that relationship.
“J. believes in supporting all the efforts done by players and authorities alike in nourishing and promoting this game even during these testing times and will continue to do so in the future as well. We’d like to wish team Pakistan, the very best of luck for the upcoming series.”
T20I series schedule is available below:
7 Nov – 1st T20I, Rawalpindi -3:30pm
8 Nov – 2nd T20I, Rawalpindi – 3:30pm
10 Nov – 3rd T20I, Rawalpindi -3:30 pm