England girls to make to start with-ever tour of Pakistan in Oct

By Sohail Ali

LAHORE, Jan 07 (App): Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced England women’s national cricket crew will tour Pakistan in October together with their men’s facet for two 2020 Internationals and a few A single-Day Internationals in Karachi.

England girls will perform the two T20Is as double-headers along with their men’s workforce on 14 and 15 October, whilst the ODIs will be performed on 18, 20 and 22 October. The Nationwide Stadium will host all five fixtures.

Compared with the men’s facet, who will be returning to Pakistan for the initially time since 2005, this will be the 50-over planet champions’ maiden tour to Pakistan.

Pakistan and England previous played in a Team-B ICC Women’s World T20 2020 match, which England received by 42 runs. In December 2019, Pakistan hosted England in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the ICC Women’s Championship 2017-2020 with England winning the ODI series 2- and T20I series 3-.

PCB Main Govt Wasim Khan mentioned below: “World champions England accompanying their men’s aspect for their initial-at any time tour to Karachi is an really highly effective and potent announcement for Pakistan, our women’s cricketers as properly as for the world-wide activity.

“This announcement demonstrates the self-confidence, have confidence in and romantic relationship the PCB enjoys with the England and Wales Cricket Board, and is an acknowledgement for the successful supply of worldwide and domestic cricket in the complicated and tricky 2020.

“Women’s T20Is taking spot right before the men’s matches at the legendary Nationwide Stadium will necessarily mean more eyeballs will abide by these matches than ever just before.

Although this provides a terrific prospect for the PCB to showcase the graphic and profile of women’s cricket, it is a chance for the women cricketers to show their talent and competencies, and participate in their part in attracting, inspiring and motivating the up coming generation of ladies cricketers so that they can also fall in adore with this fantastic activity.

“The a few ODIs versus the world champions will aid the Pakistan women’s facet to accessibility, gauge and high-quality-tune their ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 preparations as they intention to deliver enhanced performances than in the previous.

“Like the England men’s aspect, I am assured the women’s tour will open up up opportunities for their foreseeable future excursions that will additional lead in selling women’s cricket in Pakistan and serving to our countrywide side to slim the hole with the primary nations.”

ECB Running Director of Women’s Cricket, Clare Connor: “We are absolutely delighted to be earning this historic announcement today. The England Women’s cricket crew has in no way toured Pakistan ahead of so this is a different important action in our historical past and journey.

“Not only will this be a cricket tour that provides beneficial competitive possibility to both groups, it ought to also provide as one more effective and optimistic information as we travel forward our equality ambitions for much more women and ladies to derive empowerment as a result of the activity.

“I was in Pakistan final calendar year and I know the impact that a women’s tour this kind of as this can have and how unforgettable an expertise it will be for our gamers and staff.”
Collection agenda:

14 October – 1st T20I, Countrywide Stadium, Karachi
15 Oct – 2nd T20I, Countrywide Stadium, Karachi
18 Oct – 1st ODI, Nationwide Stadium, Karachi
20 Oct – 2nd ODI, Countrywide Stadium, Karachi
22 Oct – 3rd ODI, Nationwide Stadium, Karachi.