Pakistan will welcome England Bangladesh home, where they will play two and three Tests respectively. Later this year, Pakistan will then travel to South Africa to play three T20Is, as many ODIs and two Tests.
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Pakistan are set to play seven Tests against England, Bangladesh and South Africa spanning between August 2024 and January 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday. All Tests will be part of the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Pakistan will welcome England and Bangladesh home, where they will play two and three Tests respectively.
Later this year, Pakistan will then travel to South Africa to play three T20Is, as many ODIs and two Tests. Pakistan haven’t won a Test series in South Africa and Australia till date.
On Friday, the PCB announced that Durban, Centurion and Johannesburg will host the T20Is from 10-14 December, while the ODIs will be played from 17-22 December in Paarl, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
The two Tests will be held at Centurion (26-30 December)and Cape Town (3-7 January).
In ODIs, Pakistan have won two of the last three series in 2013-2014 and 2020-21, while South Africa triumphed in 2002-2003 (4-1), 2006-2007 (3-1), 2012-2013 (3-2), and 2018-2019 (3-2).
Pakistan will be headed to South Africa on 19 November after playing three ODIs and three T20Is in Australia from 4-18 November.
Pakistan will also host a three-nation ODI tournament involving South Africa and New Zealand, followed by the eight-team Champions Trophy next year.
Tour schedule (Pakistan tour of South Africa):
10 Dec: 1st T20I (Durban)
13 Dec: 2nd T20I (Centurion)
14 Dec: 3rd T20I (Johannesburg)
17 Dec: 1st ODI (Paarl)
19 Dec: 2nd ODI (Cape Town)
22 Dec: 3rd ODI (Johannesburg)
26-30 Dec: 1st Test (Centurion)
3-7 Jan: 2nd Test (Cape Town)
With PTI inputs