Pakistan announce revised schedule for Australia tour 2022
Australia will remain true to their commitment of touring Pakistan next month for an all-format tour. This is the first time they will be touring Pakistan in 24 years. Cricket Australia, on Friday (February 4) approved the revised tour dates presented by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The two teams will face each other in three Tests, as many ODIs and a one-off T20 International.
As per the revised schedule announced, the visiting contingent will arrive in Islamabad on February 27 and remain in isolation for one day. According to the agreement between the two boards, Australia’s Test side will complete their isolation back home itself before embarking on a chartered flight. Post the one-day isolation, the visitors will start their training sessions in Pindi Cricket Stadium.
The tour will now commence and end in Rawalpindi with the first Test set to commence on March 4. The three-match ODI series and the one-off T20I will also be played at the same venue. However, the second and third Test will be played in Karachi and Lahore respectively. Interestingly, the ODI series and the T20I is clashing with the IPL 2022 which is set to start on March 27 while the tour is concluding on April 5.
Here’s the schedule:
27 Feb – Arrival in Islamabad
4-8 Mar – 1st Test, Rawalpindi
12-16 Mar – 2nd Test, Karachi
21-25 Mar – 3rd Test, Lahore
29 Mar – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
31 Mar – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
2 April – 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi
5 Apr – one-off T20I, Rawalpindi
6 Apr – Departure
