ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will play at least 29 Tests, 38 ODIs and 46 T20Isbetween World Cup 2019 and World Cup 2023, according to the Future TourProgramme (FTP) released by International Cricket Council (ICC). Thematches scheduled for tournaments including Asia Cup and ICC events aren’tincluded in these calculations.
They begin their World Test Championship in familiar style in October 2019:with a two-Test series at home against Sri Lanka. Those two Tests will bepart of 40 they play in this new FTP (including three that they’ve alreadyplayed in Ireland and England).
They don’t, of course, have a single series against India but anothercomplicated geopolitical relationship with a neighbour – Afghanistan – willbe given an airing – they play three ODIs in Afghanistan’s home ground inSeptember 2021 as part of the ODI league.
The green shirts play home Test games against Australia (2018-19), NewZealand (2018-19), Sri Lanka (2019-20), Bangladesh (2019-2020), SouthAfrica (2020-2021), New Zealand (2021-2022), West Indies (2021-2022),Australia (2021-2022), England (2022-2023) and New Zealand (2022-2023).However, the venues of these matches are subject to confirmation.