Australia set to tour Pakistan next year for the first time since 1998
Australia will tour Pakistan for three Tests and four limited-overs matches in March next year in what will be their first visit in the new millennium. Cricket Australia announced the itinerary on Monday, marking the end of a 24-year absence.
The last time Australia played on Pakistani soil was in late 1998. The long wait will finally come to an end.
Pakistan-Australia 2022 schedule
Pakistan Cricket Board confirm dates for a three-Test tour, plus white-ball matches, that will be Australia's first cricket on Pakistani soil since 1998
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1st Test - March 3-7, Karachi
2nd Test - March 12-16, Rawalpindi
3rd Test - March 21-25, Lahore
1st ODI - March 29, Lahore
2nd ODI - March 31, Lahore
3rd ODI - April 2, Lahore
Only T20I - April 5, Lahore
The three Tests are part of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and the ODIs will be considered for the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja described the Test series as a "special treat for the fans."
"It pleases me no end that we'll be engaged in a three-Test match series, connoisseurs delight. Australia are one of the high-performing sides and them playing in our backyard for the first time after a gap of 24 years will be a special treat for the fans," Raja said in a statement.
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