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LAHORE: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 finalists will go head to head in May 2024 in the United Kingdom in the build-up to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). World champions England will host Pakistan in a four-T20I series from May 22-30 before both the sides will depart for the tournament. The matches will be played in Leeds (May 22), Birmingham (May 25), Cardiff (May 28) and The Oval, London (May 30). England had defeated Pakistan by five wickets with one over to spare in the T20 World Cup 2022 final in Melbourne. Prior to the Australia event, Pakistan had hosted England for a seven-match T20I series in Karachi and Lahore with the visitors winning by 4-3. England is ranked second on the ICC T20I Team Rankings, while Pakistan is ranked fourth — five points behind.

Before arriving in the UK, Pakistan will play a three-T20I series against the Netherlands and two-T20I series against Ireland, details of which will be announced in due course. In addition to the men’s side, Pakistan women’s squad will also tour England in May 2024 for three T20Is and three ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 fixtures. The tour will commence with the first T20I in Birmingham on May 11 with the remaining two matches in Northampton (May 17) and Leeds (May 19). Derby, Taunton and Chelmsford will stage the three ODIs on May 23, 26 and 29, respectively.

England are ranked second and Pakistan seventh in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings, while Pakistan (10 points) are currently third in the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 and England seventh (six points) with one less series of three ODIs. England’s third series in the Championship is against Australia from July 12-18.

The series against England will be Pakistan women’s last series in the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25. They will kick-start their 2023-24 season by hosting South Africa in Karachi from September 1-14, which will be followed by series against Bangladesh (October/November, away), New Zealand (November/December, away) and West Indies (April/May, home). In the three ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 series to date, Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka (2-1) and Ireland (3-0), while they were beaten 3-0 by world champions Australia earlier this year.

Pakistan to England 2024

Women’s series

May 11: 1st T20I – Edgbaston, Birmingham

May 17: 2nd T20I – The County Ground, Northampton

May 19: 3rd T20I – Headingley, Leeds

May 23: 1st ODI -Derby

May 26: 2nd ODI -Taunton

May 29: 3rd ODI – Chelmsford

Men’s series

May 22: 1st T20I – Headingley, Leeds

May 25: 2nd T20I – Edgbaston, Birmingham

May 28: 3rd T20I – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

May 30: 4th T20I – The Oval, London.