England Test Series: Multan hosts instead of Karachi

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced on Friday that Multan It will host two Test matches between Pakistan and England next month.

The England team will reach Multan on October 2 and will play two Test matches between October 7 and 19.

After that, the English team will go to Rawalpindi where the final Test will start from October 24.

As per the schedule released earlier, one match was to be held in Karachi, but the stadium is being prepared for next year’s Champions Trophy.

PCB Director International Usman Wahla said in a statement, “Despite minor changes, we are committed to support the fans and make the tour a memorable one for sure.”

“We are looking forward to a tightly contested Test series and will show Pakistan’s renowned hospitality.”

This section contains related reference points (Related Nodes field).

The series is part of the World Test Championship in which England is ranked sixth and Pakistan is ranked eighth.

Since defeating South Africa in 2021, Pakistan have struggled at home and have failed to win a single Test match.

Since then he has lost six Tests, including a 2-0 loss against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi.

England last toured Pakistan in 2022 in which they had a three-nil clean sweep.


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2024-09-21 13:24:48

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