The England men’s and women’s teams will tour Pakistan in October. The men’s teams will take on each other in a couple of T20Is while the women’s teams are slated to play two T20Is and three ODIs.
The fixtures will be held at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium. The T20I encounters will be double-headers which will take place on October 13 and 14 while the women’s ODI series will be played on October 17, 19 and 21 respectively. England's men's team will then take the flight to Dubai on October 15.
The England teams will arrive in Islamabad on October 9. The English senior team (men or women) will be touring Pakistan for the first time since 2005-06.
The matches were earlier scheduled to take place in Karachi on October 14 and 15 but had to be shifted due to "operational and logistical reasons".
PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan expressed delight while confirming the tour. The tour looked in jeopardy after the World Cup schedule was announced as the dates were too close for England to risk travelling to two nations in a short span at such times when Covid is still more than prevalent.
"We are delighted to welcome both the England men's team for what will be their first tour to Pakistan since 2005 and the England women's team, who will be touring Pakistan for the first time. Both are additional tours with England men's side scheduled to return to Pakistan in the last quarter of 2022 for white-ball and ICC World Test Championship fixtures," Khan said.