Pakistan to tour Ireland for three T20Is in May

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced May 10, 12 and 14 for Pakistan's three-match T20 tour of Ireland, with the matches slotted for Castle Avenue in Dublin, reports www.espncricinfo.com.

The series forms part of a 12-match run-in Pakistan have ahead of the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies in June.

Before Pakistan leave for Ireland, New Zealand will arrive in Pakistan in April to play five T20Is, with the first of those matches on April 18.

The final game takes place on April 27. That is followed by a tour of England, where Pakistan play four T20Is starting May 22.

The last time Pakistan were in action was also in a T20I series, against New Zealand, who hosted them for five matches in January.

Pakistan last visited Ireland for Ireland's inaugural Test match in 2018. That was also the last time that the two teams had met across formats. And though Pakistan were scheduled to play Ireland in two T20Is in Dublin in July 2020, they were postponed because of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.