PCB unveils schedule of England’s Test tour of Pakistan

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday (August 18) confirmed the schedule of England’s Test tour of Pakistan, which will be played in December.

England's historic Test tour of Pakistan will kickstart with the first Test which will take place at Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from 1-5 December, before both teams move to Multan for the second Test at the Multan International Cricket Stadium from 9-13 December. The third and final Test of the series will be staged at the National Stadium in Karachi from 17-21 December.

Earlier in August, PCB announced the schedule for the T20I leg of the tour which consists of seven T20Is. The Test-leg will be England’s second half of the tour, following the seven-match T20I series in Karachi and Lahore from 20 September to 2 October.

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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 just three.

PCB Director International Cricket Zakir Khan hopeful that both sides will play competitive and exciting cricket during the series.

“We are pleased that Pakistan and England Test rivalry, which has historically produced close and tight matches, will return to our backyards in December,” Zakir was quoted as saying in a PCB press release. 

The three-match Test series will form a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 as both teams will be looking to gain crucial points in order to improve their position in the WTC points table. 

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