Pakistan had a mixed 2019 World Cup, finishing on a high with four straight wins yet failing to qualify for the semi-finals due to an inferior net run rate.
The task ahead will get tougher for Sarfraz Ahmed’s team as a transition process begins with a change in structure a possibility.
From next month, the new Test Championship begins, meaning all bilateral series will have context. Here, we take a look at Pakistan’s fixtures according to the new Future Tour’s Programme until 2023.
2019
October: Home series against Sri Lanka (Two Tests)
October-November: Away series in Australia (Two Tests and three T20Is)
December: Home series against Sri Lanka (Three ODIs and three T20Is)
2020
January-February: Home series against Bangladesh (Two Tests and three T20Is)
July: Home series against the Netherlands (Three ODIs)
July-August: Home series against England (Three Tests)
August: Home series against Ireland (Two T20Is)
August-September: Home series against England (Three T20Is)
September: Asia Cup
October: Away series in South Africa (Three ODIs and three T20Is)
October-November: 2020 ICC World Twenty20
November-December: Home series in Zimbabwe (Three ODIs and three T20Is)
December 2020-January 2021: Away series in New Zealand (Two Tests and three T20Is)
2021
January-February: Home series against South Africa (Two Tests and three T20Is)
April: Away series in Zimbabwe (Two Tests and three T20Is)
June: World Test Championship Final
July: Away series in England (Three ODIs and three T20Is)
July-August: Away series in the West Indies (Three Tests and three T20Is)
September: Away series against Afghanistan (Three ODIs)
October: Home series against New Zealand (Three ODIs and three T20Is)
October-November: 2021 ICC World Twenty20
November-December: Away series in Bangladesh (Two Tests and three T20Is)
December: Home series against the West Indies (Three ODIs and three T20Is)
2022
February-March: Home series against Australia (Two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is)
July-August: Away series in Sri Lanka (Two Tests and three ODIs)
September: Asia Cup
October: Home series against England (Five ODIs)
October-November: Home series against New Zealand (Two Tests and three ODIs)
December: Home series against England (Three Tests)
2023
February-March: 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup
