England gals to make initially-at any time tour of Pakistan in October
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday introduced England women’s national cricket workforce will tour Pakistan in Oct alongside with their men’s facet for two Twenty20 Internationals and a few 1-Day Internationals in Karachi.
England ladies will enjoy the two T20Is as double-headers together with their men’s team on 14 and 15 October, though the ODIs will be played on 18, 20 and 22 Oct. The National Stadium will host all 5 fixtures.
Not like the men’s side, who will be returning to Pakistan for the first time since 2005, this will be the 50-about earth champions’ maiden tour to Pakistan.
Pakistan and England last performed in a Team-B ICC Women’s Earth T20 2020 match, which England won by 42 runs. In December 2019, Pakistan hosted England in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the ICC Women’s Championship 2017-2020 with England successful the ODI sequence 2- and T20I sequence 3-.
PCB Main Government Wasim Khan reported in this article: “World champions England accompanying their men’s aspect for their initially-ever tour to Karachi is an incredibly strong and powerful announcement for Pakistan, our women’s cricketers as properly as for the worldwide activity.
“This announcement reflects the self-assurance, have confidence in and romantic relationship the PCB enjoys with the England and Wales Cricket Board and is an acknowledgment for the prosperous shipping of worldwide and domestic cricket in the challenging and tough 2020.
“Women’s T20Is having position in advance of the men’s matches at the iconic National Stadium will signify much more eyeballs will comply with these matches than ever just before.
Whilst this provides a wonderful prospect for the PCB to showcase the graphic and profile of women’s cricket, it is a chance for the gals cricketers to display their talent and abilities and engage in their part in attracting, inspiring and motivating the future technology of females cricketers so that they can also drop in love with this terrific activity.
“The three ODIs towards the globe champions will help the Pakistan women’s facet to entry, gauge and fantastic-tune their ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 preparations as they goal to produce improved performances than in the earlier.
“Like the England men’s facet, I am self-assured the women’s tour will open up chances for their long run excursions that will even more contribute in advertising women’s cricket in Pakistan and encouraging our national aspect to slim the gap with the foremost nations.”
ECB Taking care of Director of Women’s Cricket, Clare Connor: “We are absolutely delighted to be producing this historic announcement these days. The England Women’s cricket workforce has never toured Pakistan ahead of so this is a different significant step in our historical past and journey.
“Not only will this be a cricket tour that delivers a valuable aggressive opportunity to each teams, it need to also serve as an additional impressive and constructive concept as we drive ahead our equality ambitions for extra girls and girls to derive empowerment by means of the activity.
“I was in Pakistan final year and I know the effect that a women’s tour these kinds of as this can have and how unforgettable an working experience it will be for our gamers and employees.”
Collection plan:
14 Oct – 1st T20I, Countrywide Stadium, Karachi
15 October – 2nd T20I, Countrywide Stadium, Karachi
18 October – 1st ODI, Nationwide Stadium, Karachi
20 Oct – 2nd ODI, Nationwide Stadium, Karachi
22 Oct – 3rd ODI, National Stadium, Karachi.