Australia Cricket Team Tour to Pakistan Complete Schedule

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the Australian cricket team to tour Pakistan in the current calendar year.

The tour, which will be Australia’s first in 24 years, will start and end in Rawalpindi with the opening Test being played from March 4-8 and the four cue ball matches being played from March 29-5 April. , a statement from the mentioned PCB.

The tour will include three tests, three ODIs and a T20I.

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The change of venue for the first test means that the second test will be played in Karachi from March 12-16 and the third in Lahore from March 21-25.

“The schedule has been revised to mitigate logistical and operational challenges, as well as to avoid repeats of Pakistan Day, which typically begins in Islamabad in the second week of March,” the statement said.

The statement said the two cricket boards have also agreed that the Australian test team will complete their isolation in Australia, before arriving in Islamabad on February 27 on a charter flight.

After a day of isolation in the hall, the Australian squad will hold training sessions at Pindi Cricket Stadium, the statement said.

The Australian white ball players are expected to arrive in Lahore on March 24 after self-isolating in their home country.

After a day of isolation upon arrival, they will blend in with other members of the camp and travel to Islamabad for the first ODI in Rawalpindi on March 29, the statement said.

The Tests will be part of the ICC World Test Championship, while the ODIs are linked to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, from which the top eight teams, including the host India, will qualify directly. for the 2023 World Cup for the over 50s.

Full Australian Cricket Team Pakistan Tour Schedule