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PCB reveals ticket prices for England’s historic tour after 17 years

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the ticket prices for the T20I series between Pakistan and England, scheduled from September 20 to October 2.

Following the ongoing flood in the country, the PCB has already announced to donate the gate proceedings for the first T20I in Karachi to the PM’s flood relief fund.

The ticket prices for the Karachi-leg T20I matches are set between PKR250 to PKR1,500.

Seats in General Enclosures (Majid Khan, Waqar Hasan, Wasim Bari, Zaheer Abbas) are priced at PKR250; in First-class Enclosures (Asif Iqbal, Intikhab Alam, Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Brothers, Nasimul Ghani) are for PKR500; in Premium Enclosures (Imran Khan, Quaid, Wasim Akram) are for PKR1,000; and in VIP Enclosures (Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad) are for PKR1,500.

For Lahore-T20Is, however, tickets price will start from PKR250 and go up to PKR3,000. The seats in General Enclosures are available for PKR250, in First-class for PKR750, in Premium for PKR1,500 and VIP for 3,000.

These tickets can be purchased online (www.bookme.pk), over the telephone (0092 313 778 6888) or through the box office and M&P outlets.

It is pertinent to mention here that England last toured Pakistan back in 2005. The ODI World Champions will tour the country for the seven T20Is, scheduled to begin in September.

National Stadium Karachi will host the first four matches of the series from September 20 to 25, while the remaining three matches will be played here at Gaddafi Stadium from September 28 to October 2.

The action-filled series will be streamed live on ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.

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PCB announces Test series schedule for England tour of Pakistan

LAHORE: National cricket team will engage in three-match Test series against England on home soil from December 1 to 21 as Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced the schedule for England’s second leg of the tour.

According to the details, the first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from December 1 to 5, before both sides travel to Multan for the second Test from December 9 to 13. Karachi will host the final Test of the series from December 17 to 21.

Meanwhile, England will visit Pakistan in the first leg of the tour for the seven T20I matches scheduled in Karachi and Lahore from September 20 to October 2.

The Test series will mark England’s first ever Test in Rawalpindi, which has previously staged 12 matches with the home side winning five and losing three.

It is pertinent to mention that the forthcoming tour marks England’s first visit to Pakistan after a gap of 17 years. The team last toured the country back in 2005 for three Tests and five ODIs.

Schedule of Test series:

1st Test – December 1-5, Rawalpindi

2nd Test – December 9-13, Multan

3rd Test – December 17-21, Karachi

Schedule of T20I series:

1st T20I – September 20, Karachi

2nd T20I – September 2, Karachi

3rd T20I – September 23, Karachi

4th T20I – September 25, Karachi

5th T20I – September 28, Lahore

6th T20I – September 30, Lahore

7th T20I – October 2, Lahore

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Ramiz discusses England Tour of Pakistan with British High Commissioner

LAHORE: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) held a meeting with the British High Commissioner Christian Turner to discuss the England National Men’s Cricket Team’s forthcoming tour of Pakistan, later this year.

In a high-profile meeting held at the PCB headquarters here, England’s forthcoming tour of Pakistan came under the discussion and Ramiz shared his excitement about hosting the touring side after a gap of 16 years.

“We are ecstatic to host England for the upcoming series as they’ll be touring Pakistan twice this year,” Ramiz stated.

“English fans and cricket experts are also willing to visit Pakistan to experience thrilling cricket between the two teams,” Ramiz maintained.

The British High Commissioner Turner, on the other hand, also shared his excitement regarding the upcoming tour while also claiming that the game acts as the bridge between the two nations.

“I think Cricket is in our blood and we are passionate about it. This game acts as the connecting bridge between the two nations while we are also celebrating 75 years of our friendship,” Turner stated.

It is pertinent to mention here that England will Tour Pakistan in September this year to play a seven-match T20I series before travelling back. The side will again land in the country in December to lock horns with the Green Shirts for a three-match Test series.

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ARY earns Live-Streaming rights for West Indies, England series

KARACHI: Following a transparent and fair tender process, ARY Communications has won live-streaming rights in the Pakistan region for the three ODIs against the West Indies and seven Twenty20 Internationals against England.

The three ODIs against the West Indies will be played in Multan on 8, 10 and 12 June, while the schedule of the T20Is against England will be announced in due course.

PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain: “We are pleased with the sale of live-streaming rights for the Pakistan region for the three ODIs against the West Indies and seven T20Is against England. The latest agreement, which has seen a significant surge from the 2021-22 deal, reflects the value of Pakistan cricket and the earnings from this partnership will be reinvested into cricket.

“I want to congratulate ARY for winning the live-streaming rights and delighted that our partnership, which commenced in 2016 when they won the franchise rights for the HBL Pakistan Super League, continues to grow and get stronger.”

ARY Digital Founder and CEO Salman Iqbal: “ARY Communications is proud to become the official live streaming partner of the Pakistan Cricket Board for the upcoming white-ball series with West Indies and England.  I am extremely proud of the fact that ARY Communications has, once again, submitted the highest financial bid in a transparent and public PCB bid process.

As pioneers of innovation in the broadcast industry, we have focused on evolving with the needs of today and we are very excited to introduce ARY ZAP – our super application – to our fans.

Viewers can now easily access wide-ranging content ranging including news, current affairs, entertainment, and sports through a few taps on their mobile phones.

We hope that the Pakistan Cricket Team will be part of some very exciting cricket in the lead up to this year’s ICC T20 World Cup.”

Women’s WC: England crush Pakistan to keep semi-final hopes alive

CHRISTCHURCH: England’s bowlers Katherine Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone took three wickets each before Danni Wyatt shone with an unbeaten 76 to blunt Pakistan by nine wickets in the 24th match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, here on Thursday.

After putting Pakistan into bat first, England’s bowlers starred and bowled out the green shirts for a paltry 105 in the 42nd over.

England’s right-arm pacer Brunt and slow left-arm orthodox took three wickets each, while the skipper Heather Knight and Kate Cross made one scalp each to bundle out the opposition for a paltry total.

For Pakistan, Sidra Ameen fought hard with her 32 off 77 balls with the help of four boundaries, while Sidra Nawaz also showed resilience as she managed to score 23 before Kross castled her in the 39th over.

The rest of the Pakistan batters failed to contribute significantly and as a result, the side bowled out for a below-par total.

Set to chase a mere 106, England comfortably sealed the victory in the 20th over with a loss of one wicket. Right-handed batter Danni shone with an unbeaten 76 off 68 balls, laced with 11 boundaries. The skipper Knight, on the other hand, remained not out on 24 off 36 balls.

For Pakistan, only Diana Baig managed to make a scalp.

On the other hand, persistent rain washed out the 23rd match of the ongoing Women’s World Cup between South Africa and the West Indies.

With the match ending in no result, the proteas women have qualified for the semi-final of the mega event. Whereas, West Indies moved two points up to claim the third position in the points table.

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PCB chairman to propose resumption of Pakistan-India cricket in ICC

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s chairman Ramiz Raja is likely to propose a Quadrilateral series involving India, Pakistan, England, and Australia.

According to Code Sports Australia, the PCB chairman has planned to pitch the idea of a Quadrilateral series that will play an important role in the revival of cricket between the two arch-rivals, India and Pakistan. Reportedly, the idea will be pitched in the next ICC meeting.

It must be noted here that Pakistan and India haven’t played a bilateral series since 2012-13. They only faced each other in ICC events and Asia Cup during this time period.

However, Australia and England are due to visit Pakistan this year. Australia will tour the country after 1998 to play three Tests and as many ODIs against the home team. England will visit Pakistan in November-December this year to play five T20Is.

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England disabled team likely to tour Pakistan next year

KARACHI: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have shown interest in sending their disabled cricket team to Pakistan.

General Secretary of Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA), Amir-ud-Din Ansari shared that the England Disabled team’s manager Ian Martin is interested to tour Pakistan.

“When we last toured England amid COVID-19, I had a meeting with ECB’s Tom Harrison and he had shown interest in sending their disabled cricket team to Pakistan,” he said.

“We are in touch with them and had invited them to play three ODIs and as many T20Is. I hope they will soon confirm their tour and we aim for next year to host them,” he added.

Pakistan disabled team toured England twice, latest in 2019.

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