England Women of all ages to make 1st-ever tour to Pakistan in Oct

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Heather Knight will direct England Ladies on a historic tour of Pakistan © Getty Pictures

England Ladies will tour Pakistan in October for a three-match ODI collection and two T20Is.

It will be the team’s initially vacation to the place, with the tour operating together with the England men’s white-ball tour and that includes double-headers for both T20Is in Karachi on October 14 and 15. England Gals will then continue to be in Karachi for their just one-working day fixtures on Oct 18, 20 and 22.

Clare Connor, the ECB’s taking care of director of women’s cricket, said she was “delighted” with the announcement.

“The England Women’s cricket crew has hardly ever toured Pakistan ahead of so this is a different important move in our heritage and journey,” Connor said. “Not only will this be a cricket tour that provides precious competitive opportunity to both equally groups, it should also provide as yet another highly effective and beneficial information as we generate forward our equality ambitions for more women and women to derive empowerment by means of the sport.

“I was in Pakistan previous year and I know the impression that a women’s tour these kinds of as this can have and how unforgettable an practical experience it will be for our gamers and workers.”

Wasim Khan, PCB main executive, thought that, like their male counterparts, the England women’s stop by would pave the way for potential excursions.

“Entire world champions England accompanying their men’s aspect for their very first-ever tour to Karachi is an incredibly potent and powerful announcement for Pakistan, our women’s cricketers as nicely as for the worldwide sport,” he reported,

“Women’s T20Is having place right before the men’s matches at the legendary National Stadium will suggest extra eyeballs will follow these matches than at any time just before… the a few ODIs against the entire world champions will assist the Pakistan women’s side to access, gauge and great-tune their ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 preparations as they aim to create improved performances than in the previous.”

England’s men’s workforce will make their initial visit to Pakistan in 16 years when they perform the two T20Is in Karachi. This follows the shelving of ideas for a short tour in January for the reason that of a crowded intercontinental and franchise calendar at this time of yr. With Pakistan’s men’s staff acquiring travelled to England in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it was felt that the ECB owed Pakistan a reciprocal favour.

“This announcement reflects the self-confidence, have confidence in and connection the PCB enjoys with the England and Wales Cricket Board, and is an acknowledgement for the thriving shipping of global and domestic cricket in the hard and difficult 2020,” Khan explained on Thursday.

For the duration of the English summer, the women’s staff experienced visits from India and South Africa cancelled owing to travel constraints but had been in a position to host West Indies for five T20Is late in the season. Fixtures for their impending tour to New Zealand will be announced later this month, with New Zealand and South Africa equally due to tour in the 2021 summer months.

Pakistan Females vs England Women of all ages fixtures:

14 October – 1st T20I

15 Oct – 2nd T20I

18 Oct – 1st ODI

20 October – 2nd ODI

22 Oct – 3rd ODI

All online games at Nationwide Stadium, Karachi