Cricket-England Girls to tour Pakistan for first time in October
Jan 7 (Reuters) – England Women will tour Pakistan for the to start with time to engage in 3 1-working day and two T20 internationals in Oct, officers from the two nations announced on Thursday.
The two T20 online games will be played in Karachi on Oct. 14 and 15 as double-headers along with the men’s team, who are set to go to Pakistan for the to start with time in 16 decades.
Heather Knight’s aspect will then keep on being in Karachi to compete in 3 ODIs on Oct. 18, 20 and 22.
“The England Women’s cricket crew has by no means toured Pakistan ahead of so this is an additional essential stage in our history and journey,” stated Clare Connor, the England and Wales Cricket Board Running Director of Women’s Cricket.
“Not only will this be a cricket tour that presents important competitive opportunity to each teams, it should also provide as an additional impressive and favourable information as we generate forward our equality ambitions for a lot more ladies and girls to derive empowerment as a result of the activity.”
Pakistan and England very last met in the Women’s T20 Earth Cup in Australia final year, with England profitable by 42 runs.
“I am assured the women’s tour will open up options for potential tours that will further contribute in selling women’s cricket in Pakistan,” explained Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Government Wasim Khan.
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru Editing by Ken Ferris)
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