England to tour Pakistan for first time in 17 years

England's first tour of Pakistan in 17 years will begin on September 20, as the men's team play seven T20Is in Karachi (the first four) and Lahore (the last three).
The last game is on October 2 before England travel to Australia for the men's T20 World Cup. They are scheduled to return to Pakistan for a series of three Tests in December - their first Tests in Pakistan since the 2005-06 tour, reports ESPNcricinfo.
In what the PCB called Pakistan's "bumper international season", they will also host New Zealand in two spells, first for two Tests and three ODIs in December-January, and then for five ODIs and five T20Is in April next year.
West Indies will also tour Pakistan for three T20Is in late January. In a statement, the PCB said that the itineraries for England's Test series as well as the matches against New Zealand and West Indies would be released "in due course".
Next year, Pakistan are also scheduled to host the Asia Cup for the first time since 2008. Pakistan were originally due to host the T20 Asia Cup this year, but swapped with Sri Lanka - the 2022 Asia Cup starts at the end of August and has moved to the UAE.
But the 50-over version is due to now take place in Pakistan next year - most likely in the run-up to the 50-over World Cup, which takes place in India in October-November.
Karachi's National Stadium will host T20Is against England on September 20, 22, 23 and 25, before the action shifts to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for the matches on September 28 and 30, and October 2. All the matches are floodlit affairs, starting at 7.30pm Pakistan time.