Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed the schedule of the three-match home Test series. England, who is returning to Pakistan after 17 years, will play the first Test in Rawalpindi from December 1 to 5.
Multan will host the second Test from December 9-13 whereas Karachi to host the last Test from December 17-21. Multan last hosted West Indies for a Test match back in 2006. The city also hosted England in a Test match back in 2005.
In June this year, the cricket-starved city hosted West Indies for three-match ODI series.
The English side will first come to Karachi and Lahore to play seven T20Is. Karachi will host four from September 20-25 whereas Lahore is set to host the remaining three T20I matches from September 28 to October 2.
Schedule of Tests:
1-5 December – 1st Test, Rawalpindi
9-13 December – 2nd Test, Multan
17-21 December – 3rd Test, Karachi
Schedule of T20Is (matches to start at 1930 PKT):
20 September – 1st T20I, Karachi
22 September – 2nd T20I, Karachi
23 September – 3rd T20I, Karachi
25 September – 4th T20I, Karachi
28 September – 5th T20I, Lahore
30 September – 6th T20I, Lahore
2 October – 7th T20I, Lahore