dublin [Ireland]: Cricket Ireland has officially announced that it will stage its first men’s tour of Pakistan in August and September next year.
Although specific dates for the white-ball tour have not yet been set, Cricket Ireland have announced that they will travel to Pakistan for a tour tentatively scheduled for August or September next year.
The two countries are currently playing a three-match T20I series in Ireland in preparation for next month’s ICC T20 World Cup, and Cricket Ireland chairman Brian McNeice met with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the ICC T20 World Cup in 2025. We discussed his visit to Pakistan.
Mr McNeice said the conversations were positive and Ireland will visit Pakistan next year, marking the first time a men’s team has visited Pakistan.
“We were delighted to welcome Chairman Naqvi to Dublin and we had a very productive meeting.The presence of the PCB Chairman in Ireland is very much appreciated and is a strong sign of the good relationship between the two Boards. That’s a good indicator,” McNeese said. By the way, ICC.
“Discussions were wide-ranging and included looking at matches at men’s, women’s and Wolves level in the future. We are very pleased to have agreed a men’s tour next year. This will be a historic event after the tour. “This will be the first of its kind to be brought to Pakistan by our senior women in 2022,” he added.
The ongoing series between Ireland and Pakistan is tied at one match each, with the third and final match of the series scheduled for Tuesday in Dublin.
“Pakistan have been great ambassadors for their country over the last week and have been very generous in interacting with our fans while in Ireland. We are very much looking forward to tomorrow’s series decider and, of course, the match locally.” We have the T20 World Cup next month,” McNeese added.
“The cricketing friendship between Ireland and Pakistan runs very deep. In fact, our first meeting was here in Dublin in 1962, when Pakistan were our opponents in our first women’s and men’s Test matches. We look forward to this auspicious match’s tour and thank Chairman Naqvi and the PCB for their continued friendship and support.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board first issued a statement claiming that Ireland would also play the Test series in Pakistan, which was not part of the FTP.
A statement from the PCB, quoted by ESPNcricinfo, said: “Cricket Ireland chairman has confirmed that the Ireland team will visit Pakistan for a Test series in August-September next year and that the possibility of the women’s team touring Pakistan in the near future will be considered.” “He said,” he said.
Pakistan is currently playing a three-match T20I series in Ireland. Both teams tied the series at 1-1, with a series-clinching game to be played on Tuesday to determine the champion.
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