A Pakistani cricket fan holds up a placard during the Twenty20 Cricket match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore, Pakistan, May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan hosted its first top-flight international cricket match in six years on Friday, and sought to allay security fears by sending thousands of police to patrol a packed Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for a three-hour game against Zimbabwe.
The last time a test-playing nation toured cricket-loving Pakistan was in 2009, when militants attacked Sri Lanka's team bus in the same city, killing eight people and wounding several players.
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