LAHORE – Pakistan cricket team will depart for England on April 23 toparticipate in the World Cup one day cricket tournament, being played inEngland and Wales from May 31.
“Pak team will play England in a series of practice and internationalmatches, before entering the World Cup 2019 against the West Indies on May31 at Trent Bridge,” said a spokesman for the PCB here on Tuesday.
As per the ICC regulations, all participating sides have to submit their15-player World Cup squads by 31 April but can make changes until 22 Maywithout needing the ICC’s approval. Post 23 May, all player replacementswill have to be approved by the Event Technical Committee, he said.
Following is the Pakistan cricket team’s schedule of England:——————————
*Series v England*——————————
23 April — Departure for England27 April — v Kent (50-over practice match) (d)29 April — v Northamptonshire (50-over match) (d)01 May — v Leicestershire (T20 match) (d/n)05 May — v England (only T20I), Cardiff (d)08 May — 1st ODI v England, The Oval (d)11 May — 2nd ODI v England, Hampshire (d)14 May — 3rd ODI v England, Bristol (d)17 May — 4th ODI v England, Trent Bridge (d)19 May — 5th ODI v England, Leeds (d)






