Pakistan team is set to play 164 international fixtures including 63 T20Is, 61 ODIs and 40 Tests during the course of 5 years with no bilateral series planned against India due to the political tensions between the neighbours.
The inaugural Test Championship is also planned from July 2019 to April 2021 wherein Pakistan will be playing 6 series on home and away basis. Top 2 teams will progress to the final.
Similarly, a 13-team ODI Championship will run from May 2020 to March 2022, in which Pakistan will play 8 series on home and away basis. Top 7 teams will qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, while the remaining sides will contest in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Below is the year-wise plan for Sarfaraz’s men.
2018
Pakistan Tour to Zimbabwe – July
Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Australia T20I Tri-series
Pakistan Zimbabwe ODI Series (5 ODIs)
Asia Cup – September
Home Series vs New Zealand – October-November
3 Tests, 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
Pakistan Tour to South Africa – December-February
3 Tests, 3 T20Is and 5 ODIs
2019
Home Series vs Australia – March
5 ODIs
Pakistan Tour to England – May
One-off T20I and 5 ODIs
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – June-July
Home Series vs Sri Lanka – October
2 Tests
Pakistan Tour to Australia – October-November
2 Tests and 3 T20Is
Home Series vs Sri Lanka – December
3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
2020
Home Series vs Bangladesh – January-February
2 Tests and 3 T20Is
Home series vs the Netherlands – July
3 ODIs
Home Series vs England and Ireland – July-August
3 Tests and 3 T20Is (vs England), 2 T20Is (vs Ireland)
Asia Cup – September
Pakistan Tour to South Africa – October
3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
ICC World Twenty20 2020 – October-November
Home Series vs Zimbabwe – November-December
3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
Pakistan Tour to New Zealand – December-January
2 Tests and 3 T20Is
2021
Home Series vs South Africa – January-February
2 Tests and 3 T20Is
Pakistan Tour to Zimbabwe – April
2 Tests and 3 T20Is
World Test Championship Final – June
Pakistan Tour to England – July
3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
Pakistan Tour to the West Indies – July-August
3 Tests and 3 T20Is
Away Series vs Afghanistan – September
3 ODIs
Home Series vs New Zealand – October
3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
ICC World Twenty20 2021 – October-November
Pakistan Tour to Bangladesh – November-December
2 Tests and 3 T20Is
Home Series vs the West Indies – December
3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
2022
Home Series vs Australia – February-March
2 Tests, 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs
Pakistan Tour to Sri Lanka – July-August
2 Tests and 3 ODIs
Asia Cup – September
Home Series vs England – October
5 ODIs
Home Series vs New Zealand – October-November
2 Tests and 3 ODIs
Home Series vs England – December
3 Tests
2023
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – February-March
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