Following the eleventh-hour Pakistan tour cancellation by the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) citing security reasons, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) too abandoned the Pakistan tour mentioning COVID bubble fatigue. The mishaps happened before the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), disappointed with the united ‘Western Bloc’, asked for contingency plans after the significant loss.
International cricket was returning in a full swing to Pakistan, but the setbacks by NZC and ECB, respectively, shattered millions of hopes and work put into. The revival of international cricket in a full fledge manner is once again on the cards with big teams making tours.
According to Future Tour Programs (FTP), Pakistan was due to host England for a five-match T20I series in October 2022. But with the compensation due for the cancelled tour in 2021, the five-match series had been converted to seven-match series.
According to the contingency plans in the event of England cancelling the Pakistan tour in 2021, they are also due to play three Tests in Pakistan after the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. The tests will mark the completion of the multi-format England tour of Pakistan 2022.
Moreover, since Pakistan toured England during the peak of COVID days in 2020, the ECB, mutually with PCB, settled for seven T20Is as a gesture of payback. This is the reason why Pak vs Eng T20I series 2022 will witness seven quality matches in Pakistan.
Notably, England Cricket Team is voyaging Pakistan for the first time in 17 years since they last visited back in 2005. The first four T20Is will be played at National Stadium Karachi, whereas the remaining three will be played at Lahore’s Gadaffi Stadium.
Pak vs Eng T20I series schedule
1st T20I: September 20th, 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
2nd T20I: September 22nd, 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
3rd T20I: September 23rd 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
4th T20I: September 25th, 7:30 PM PST, National Stadium, Karachi
5th T20I: September 28th, 7:30 PM PST, Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
6th T20I: September 30th, 7:30 PM PST, Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
7th T20I: October 2nd, 7:30 PM PST, Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
England squad for Pak vs Eng T20I series
Jos Buttler (captain/wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali (vice captain), Harry Brook, Jordan Cox (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Richard Gleeson, Alex Hales, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Luke Wood
Pakistan squad for Pak vs Eng T20I series
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood and Usman Qadir
