Introduction
Pakistan cricket board chief Ehsan Mani confirmed that his team would play two Twenty20s and three ODI games against England in Lahore later this year.
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The tour was approved by the UK government on Tuesday, subject to final approval by the PCB and ICC. The matches will be played at the National Stadium, Gaddafi Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Lahore between May 19th-30th.
Pakistan are scheduled to play two Twenty20s and three ODIs against England
Pakistan are scheduled to play two Twenty20s and three ODIs against England in the UAE. They will face the tourists in October, which is their first visit since 2006.
Pakistan have not played a full series against England since 2002, when they toured India for the tour final of that year's World Cup. It was then that Waqar Younis became Pakistan's Test captain and his side recorded their biggest win over England - by an innings and 189 runs - before losing by nine wickets at Lord's earlier this year.
England are scheduled to play Pakistan in October at Dubai International Cricket Stadium;
The two teams will also meet again in Colombo from November 3-14 where they could meet each other again before or after their respective tours of Bangladesh (Nov 25) and India (Dec 9).
The tour was confirmed on Tuesday, subject to the approval of the UK government.
The tour was confirmed on Tuesday, subject to the approval of the UK government.
The Pakistan cricket board (PCB) also confirmed that they had informed their own government about England's visit and that all security permissions have been granted by both governments.
All three parties will meet again in April before finalising details of a tour schedule, which will include two Tests, five one-day internationals and two T20s.
PCB chief Ehsan Mani said they had long pursued England's return to Pakistan.
PCB chief Ehsan Mani said they had long pursued England's return to Pakistan.
"We have always wanted them back," he said. "We have tried our best to get them back in the past, but it didn't happen."
Mani added that as far as cricket is concerned, he hoped that even more matches will be played between the two countries in future.
The Pakistan Cricket Board last week shared a video of England players welcoming the tour to Pakistan.
The Pakistan Cricket Board last week shared a video of England players welcoming the tour to Pakistan. In the short clip, they are seen shaking hands with each other and walking around a track in Rawalpindi where they will be training before playing a match against their hosts at Gaddafi Stadium.
Last year, hosts England beat New Zealand by five runs in an epic final at Lord's to win the tournament for the first time. This year's edition promises to be even more exciting with both sides having qualified through their respective tournaments while also featuring two teams who were runners-up during recent world cups - Australia and New Zealand respectively
In November 2019, Sri Lanka became the first international team to visit Pakistan for a full-strength series since the attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore in 2009.
In November 2019, Sri Lanka became the first international team to visit Pakistan for a full-strength series since the attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore in 2009.
The two-match series was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore and it was also Pakistan first tour of Sri Lanka since 2007. The tour was organised by PCB with support from Cricket Asia Pacific (CAPP), Dubai Police and Interpol.
Last year, hosts England beat New Zealand by five runs in an epic final at Lord's to win the tournament for the first time.
Last year, hosts England beat New Zealand by five runs in an epic final at Lord's to win the tournament for the first time. The match was played on July 14 and 15, 2019.
It was England’s first major title since their triumph over Australia in 2015 and only their third overall after 1966 and 2013. It also marked a remarkable milestone in Pakistan cricket history; they had never won anything bigger than an Under-19 World Cup before this tournament!
Pakistani cricket board is building T20 team for World Cup
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is building a T20 team for the World Cup, its chief executive Ehsan Mani has said.
Mani told Reuters that they had long pursued England's return to Pakistan and were impressed by their recent performances in Test cricket.
"We want England to come back because it will help us build our game," he said on Monday. In November 2019, Sri Lanka became the first international team to visit Pakistan for a full-strength series since the attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore in 2009 which killed eight people including seven police officers and two civilians during an ODI game between them and India at Karachi's National Stadium Ground three years ago
Conclusion
The Pakistan team, which includes seasoned players like Ahmed Shehzad and Shadab Khan who were key in their World Cup triumph, will have a lot to prove. They will have to take on England at their home ground of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 27 and then travel to the same venue for another T20 game on April 2.
