Pakistan Announce Schedule For Tour Of England 2020

Pakistan, on Wednesday, announced the schedule for their five-week long tour of England next year. The tour will run from 3 July to 2 September and will see Pakistan take on England in three Tests and as many T20Is. The three Tests will be part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

The first Test will be played at Lord’s while the second Test will be held in Manchester (from August 7). The Test series will come to an end with the final Test at Trent Bridge from August 20. The three T20Is will be played on August 29, 31 and September 2 in Leeds, Cardiff and Southampton.

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It was also confirmed that England’s return tour in 2022 will be played in October (3 ODIs) and in December (3 Tests).

“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 of International cricket, said.

“A tour of England tests the skills and limits of the visiting sides and I anticipate this tour to help Pakistan furnish their red-ball skills and also prepare them for the all-important ICC T20 World Cup in Australia latter in 2020.

“The PCB and the English and Wales Cricket Board enjoy an amicable relationship and this being Pakistan’s third bilateral tour of England in the last four years perfectly mirrors it. In 2010, the ECB provided the PCB facilities to host Australia in a two-match Test series,” he added.

Pakistan, meanwhile, will be eyeing to continue their recent fine record in Tests in England. They drew the series 2-2 on their last visit in 2016 which saw them move to the top of the ICC Test Rankings.

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Schedule for Pakistan’s tour of England:

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