Pakistan confirm schedule for three-match T20I series in Ireland
By Jahanzaib S Qureshi
Pakistan will tour Ireland for the first time since 2018 to play three T20Is in May.
Islamabad : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 29 March announced the dates for the three-match T20I series against Ireland. All three matches will be played at Castle Avenue in Dublin from 10 to 14 May.
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In what is a significant milestone, this series will be the first multi-match bilateral T20I encounter between Pakistan and Ireland. Previously, the two teams had only clashed once in the shortest format, in a one-off match back in 2009.
A two-match T20I series was scheduled for July 2020, but the tour didn't go ahead due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pakistan are set to intensify their preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the West Indies, scheduling 12 T20Is to fine-tune their form ahead of the tournament.
The Men in Green will host New Zealand in a five-match series starting on 18 April. After the Ireland series, Pakistan face England in four matches between 22-28 May.
Pakistan are currently taking part in a fitness camp at home, with 29 players from across the country converging to get in the groove for the mega-event.
Pakistan schedule heading into T20 World Cup:
New Zealand series:
April 18: First T20I, Rawalpindi
April 20: Second T20I, Rawalpindi
April 21: Third T20I, Rawalpindi
April 25: Fourth T20I, Lahore
April 27: Fifth T20I, Lahore
Ireland series:
May 10: First T20I, Dublin
May 12 Second T20I, Dublin
May 14: Third T20I, Dublin
England series:
May 22: First T20I, Leeds
May 25: Second T20I, Birmingham
May 28: Third T20I, Cardiff
May 30: Fourth T20I, London
