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Pakistan to host Test matches against Bangladesh, England, WI in 2024-25 season

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Pakistan to host Test matches against Bangladesh, England, WI in 2024-25 season

Pakistan is set to host seven Tests in 2024-25, which is expected to be the busiest red-ball international home season this century. Bangladesh, England and West Indies are all scheduled to play Test series in Pakistan from August this year to January 2025.

The PCB has announced the dates and schedule for the entire home season, including the Champions Trophy. However, it has only released a draft schedule for the Champions Trophy, which is expected to be held from February 19 to March 9 next year.

Pakistan’s home season begins with two Tests against Bangladesh, one each in Rawalpindi and Karachi, from August 21 to September 3. Pakistan traditionally does not play home international matches in August due to the heat and humidity. It is also the middle of the monsoon season, making cricket more susceptible to weather disruption. Pakistan have only played two Test matches at home in August in their history, the last being against Bangladesh in 2003.

After the Bangladesh tour, England will play three Test matches in Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi from October 7 to 28.

This will be followed by Pakistan’s limited overs tour of Australia and Zimbabwe and an all-format tour of South Africa. The three ODIs and three T20Is in Australia will be played from November 4-18, while Pakistan will play three more ODIs and three T20Is against Zimbabwe, all from November 24 to December 5 in Bulawayo.

The South Africa tour begins with a T20I series starting on December 10 and concludes with two Test matches in Centurion from December 26 and Cape Town from January 7.

The home Test match against West Indies will begin nine days later. West Indies, who were supposed to tour Pakistan in January this year but had to postpone it due to a busy schedule, will play matches in Karachi and Multan from January 16 to 28. However, the three T20Is originally included in the tour will not be played.

All seven home Tests will be part of the World Test Championship, with Pakistan currently fifth in the points table. However, the 2024-25 home season will be a marked contrast to previous seasons, when Pakistan did not play any home Tests. The last Test in Pakistan was in January 2023, when Karachi hosted a two-match Test series against New Zealand.

After the West Indies Test, Pakistan will also host a three-part ODI series, with South Africa and New Zealand as the visiting teams. It will be played from February 8-14 and will consist of four matches, all at Multan.

Lahore, where the PCB is headquartered, will not host a single match in any format until the Champions Trophy is held as the Gaddafi Stadium is being redeveloped. The PCB has said it is confident that the stadium will be ready for the Champions Trophy, Pakistan’s first ICC event in 29 years.

However, it is yet to be seen whether India, the only Champions Trophy team not to have travelled to Pakistan since international cricket resumed in 2015, will make the trip.

Pakistan Home Season 2024-25

Test for Bangladesh
August 21-25: First Test, Rawalpindi
August 30-September 3: 2nd Test, Karachi

Test for England
October 7-11: First Test, Multan
October 15-19: 2nd Test, Karachi
October 24-28: Third Test, Rawalpindi

Test for West Indies
16-20 January 2025: First Test, Karachi
January 24-28: 2nd Test, Multan

ODI 3 series vs NZ and SA
February 8: Pakistan v New Zealand, Multan
February 10: New Zealand v South Africa, Multan
February 12: Pakistan vs South Africa, Multan
February 14: Final, Multan

Champion Trophy
February 19 – March 9

Danyal Rasool is ESPNcricinfo’s Pakistan correspondent. @Danny61000

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