Confirming England’s tour next year, PCB announces two additional T20 matches

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday confirmed that England will play two additional men’s Twenty20 Internationals to the five T20Is originally planned when they will tour Pakistan in September/October 2022.

The decision was announced following a meeting between England and Wales Cricket Board Chief Executive Tom Harrison and PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja.

The men’s side will then return to Pakistan in November and December at the back of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 to play three tests, which will form part of the ICC World Test Championship.

“Myself and ECB’s Senior Director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face-to-face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancelation of our tour in October,” ECB Chief Executive Tom Harrison said after the meeting.

“We also wanted to discuss the future as the two boards have a historic relationship and want to move the agenda towards a forward-looking one as opposed to one looking back,” he added.

Harrison stated that the gesture was to reaffirm their commitment to Pakistan cricket to getting England teams, men’s and women’s teams, eventually playing in Pakistan at home.

“I don’t think there’s a cricketer in England who doesn’t want to test their abilities against the huge talent this country has and in the conditions they know best,” he added.

Ramiz Raja, in his statement, said the ECB have shown their large heartedness.

“We are excited that England have committed to playing two additional T20Is as part of their white-ball tour in September/October in 2022. We put in lot of efforts to make sure that all visiting teams are comfortable in Pakistan. As such, it is a matter of pride for the Pakistan fans, who look forward to welcoming Australia and England in 2022,” he said.

“England have got a great team and it’s mind-boggling how they’ve produced so many match-winners in a span of about five to seven years. They play very engaging and attractive cricket, which is fantastic for the fans and a big advertisement of the game,” Raja added.