The Pakistan men’s cricket team will depart for Colombo in the wee hours of Wednesday to play two ICC World Test Championship fixtures, which will be held from 16-20 July in Galle and 24-28 July in Colombo.

The following is the important information for the media wishing to cover and follow the national side. The information below is subject to any last-minute changes, which will be communicated through the PCB’s official WhatsApp communication channel.

The PCB will upload practice and training videos, which can be downloaded directly from the PCB YouTube Channel and used strictly for editorial purposes. Written features and match previews/reviews will be available at www.pcb.com.pk, which the print and web publications will be free to use.

For queries and information related to the team, please contact Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, Pakistan men’s team media and digital manager, at +92 304 055 7586 (WhatsApp) and ahsan.nagi@pcb.com.pk

The following is the national side’s training and media interaction schedule (Sri Lanka time, which is 30 minutes ahead of Pakistan):

7 July – The national side is scheduled to hold a practice session at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground from 1400. Afterwards, a squad member will be available for a brief stand-up media talk.

8 & 9 July – The national side is scheduled to train at P. Sara Oval from 1400.

10 July – The national side is scheduled to train at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium from 1000. Afterwards, a squad member will be available for a brief stand-up media talk.

11-13 July – Pakistan will play a three-day warm-up at Colombo Colts Cricket Club. After the conclusion of the match, the side will move to Galle.

14 July – Pakistan is scheduled to train at the Galle International Cricket Stadium from 1000.

15 July – Pakistan is scheduled to train at the Galle International Cricket Stadium from 1400. Pakistan captain will be available for pre-series media conference and captains’ pre-series photo-shoot with the trophy. The SLC media team will confirm timing closer to the two events.

16-20 July – First Test will be played in Galle, with the first ball to be bowled at 0930 Sri Lanka time (0900 PKT time). At the end of each day’s play, a member of the Pakistan side will hold post-day’s play media conference.

21 July – Pakistan will travel to Colombo for the second and final Test

22 July – Pakistan is scheduled to hold a training session from 1000 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.

23 July – Pakistan is scheduled to train at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium from 1400. Pakistan captain Babar Azam will hold a pre-match media conference with  the SLC media team to confirm time closer to the activity

24-28 July – Second Test will be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, with the first ball to be bowled at 0930 Sri Lanka time (0900 PKT time). At the end of each day’s play, a member of the Pakistan side will hold post-day’s play media conference.

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Pakistan national women’s team will begin their ICC Women’s Championship campaign on 1 June when they host Sri Lanka for the first of the three One-Day International matches at Karachi’s Southend Club.

Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka will arrive in the cricket-mad city of Karachi on 19 May and will have three days of practice in the lead-up to the three T20 Internationals, which will be played on 24, 26 and 28 May.

The ICC Women’s Championship fixtures are scheduled for 1, 3 and 4 June.

Ahead of the series, the national side will undergo an 11-day camp in which 26 players will participate. The camp will be held at the Academy Oval ground adjacent to the National Stadium.

This will be the third edition of the ICC Championship. In the inaugural edition from 2014-16, Pakistan finished ahead of Sri Lanka in seventh position. In the event that ran from 2017-20, Pakistan finished in fifth position, ahead of New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka.

This will be national side’s first series at the venue since they hosted the West Indies for three T20Is in December 2018.

This will also be the first international series in Pakistan that will be played outside the hard Managed Event Environment since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The players, team officials and match officials, along with other participants, will undergo on-arrival tests and will be expected to follow the SOPs to protect themselves from the virus. Anybody who tests positive will be required to undergo five days of isolation.

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof: “It is a great privilege for us to play the ICC Women’s Championship on our home soil and the side is very excited to welcome Sri Lanka. This edition provides us an opportunity to start fresh and make the most of the home advantage.

“I am sure the team will perform to their fullest potential and the Pakistan cricket fans, who have extended us great support, will get to see better and consistent results.”

At the completion of the series, the national side will fly to Ireland for a tri-nation T20I series in which they will take on the hosts and T20I champions Australia, before they move to Birmingham, England, for eight-team Commonwealth Games.

The T20Is and ODIs during Sri Lanka women’s visit to Karachi will begin at 1400 and 0930.

Itinerary (training and matches at Karachi’s Southend Club)

19 May – Teams arrive in Karachi

21-23 May – Training

24 May – First T20I

26 May – Second T20I

28 May – Third T20I

1 Jun – First ODI

3 Jun – Second ODI

5 Jun – Third ODI

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