LAHORE: National cricket team will engage in three-match Test series against England on home soil from December 1 to 21 as Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced the schedule for England’s second leg of the tour.
According to the details, the first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from December 1 to 5, before both sides travel to Multan for the second Test from December 9 to 13. Karachi will host the final Test of the series from December 17 to 21.
Meanwhile, England will visit Pakistan in the first leg of the tour for the seven T20I matches scheduled in Karachi and Lahore from September 20 to October 2.
The Test series will mark England’s first ever Test in Rawalpindi, which has previously staged 12 matches with the home side winning five and losing three.
It is pertinent to mention that the forthcoming tour marks England’s first visit to Pakistan after a gap of 17 years. The team last toured the country back in 2005 for three Tests and five ODIs.
Schedule of Test series:
1st Test – December 1-5, Rawalpindi
2nd Test – December 9-13, Multan
3rd Test – December 17-21, Karachi
Schedule of T20I series:
1st T20I – September 20, Karachi
2nd T20I – September 2, Karachi
3rd T20I – September 23, Karachi
4th T20I – September 25, Karachi
5th T20I – September 28, Lahore
6th T20I – September 30, Lahore
7th T20I – October 2, Lahore
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