Schedule for Pakistan’s tour of England released

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday the schedule of the national team's tour of England next year.

The five-week-long tour commences from July 30 till September 2 and will see Pakistan take on England in three Tests and equal number of T20Is.

The Test series will be Pakistan’s last World Test Championship (WTC) assignment in their 2019-20 season after they host Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in October and January with a tour of Australia sandwiched in between.

Since 2016, Pakistan has visited England every year. They toured the British Isles in 2017 for the ICC Champions Trophy and returned home with the prestigious silverware. In 2018, they toured England for a two-match Test series, which was drawn 1-1.

England’s return tour of Pakistan will be in 2022 which will be a split affair. The three-match ODI series is scheduled for October and the three WTC Tests will be held in December.

“This tour holds special significance since this will be Pakistan’s first-ever tour of England for World Test Championship matches,” Zakir Khan, PCB's Director – International Cricket, said.

Complete schedule:

1st Test match, England v Pakistan, 30 July-3 August 2020, Lord’s, London

2nd Test match, England v Pakistan, 7-11 August 2020, Old Trafford, Manchester

3rd Test match, England v Pakistan, 20-24 August 2020, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

1st T20I, England v Pakistan, Saturday 29 August 2020, Headingley, Leeds

2nd T20I, England v Pakistan, Monday 31 August 2020, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

3rd T20I, England v Pakistan, Wednesday 2 September 2020, Ageas Bowl, Southampton