The tour of the English cricket team to Pakistan after 16 years has been finalized
After a long gap of 16 years, the England cricket team will visit Pakistan in October this year and the Pakistan Cricket Board has finalized the schedule for the tour.
According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the England team will come to Pakistan to play two T20 matches.
The England men's and women's cricket team will arrive in Islamabad on October 9 for a tour of Pakistan. Two T20 matches will be played between Pakistan and England.
Pakistan to host England in Rawalpindi 👇
— ICC (@ICC) August 13, 2021
Men's schedule:
🔹 Two T20Is on 13 and 14 October
Women's schedule:
🔹 Two T20Is on 13 and 14 October
🔹 Three-match ODI series from 17-21 October pic.twitter.com/jmvWQWAnh8
The first match will be played on October 13 and the second on October 14 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The English men's team will be led by Owen Morgan, while the English team will leave Islamabad for Dubai on October 15 after completing its tour.
The PCB said that all the matches have been shifted to Rawalpindi due to operational and logistical reasons.
According to the board, the English women's team will stay in Islamabad till October 21 where they will play three ODIs under the leadership of Heather Knight. The three ODIs between the Pakistan women's team and the England women's team will be on October 17, 19 and 21.