Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the itinerary for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a press release earlier today.
The club led by their President, Kumar Sangakkara, will start its tour to Pakistan with a T20 match against Lahore Qalandars on 14th February. For those who don’t know, MCC is the guardian of the laws of the game.
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The team featuring players from English counties, Scotland and PSL franchises like Liam Dawson (Hampshire/Peshawar Zalmi), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire/Lahore Qalandars), and Phil Salt (Sussex/Islamabad United) will play against Pakistan Shaheens, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy winners, Northern, and PSL franchises, Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars.
Here’s the schedule for MCC’s tour of Pakistan:
Date | Fixture | Format | Time | Venue |
14th February | MCC v Lahore Qalandars | T20 | 5 pm-8.10 pm | Gaddafi Stadium |
16th February | MCC v Pakistan Shaheens | 50 Overs | 9.30 am-5.15 pm | Aitchison College |
17th February | MCC v Northern | T20 | 12.30 pm-3.40 pm | Aitchison College |
19th February | MCC v Multan Sultans | T20 | 12.30 pm-3.40 pm | Aitchison College |
MCC’s squad for the tour is listed below:
- Kumar Sangakkara (President/Captain)
- Guy Lavender (Tour Manager)
- John Stephenson (Assistant Manager)
- Ajmal Shahzad (Head Coach)
- Ravi Bopara (Sussex)
- Michael Burgess (Warwickshire)
- Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Warwickshire)
- Fred Klaassen (Kent)
- Michael Leask (Scotland)
- Arron Lilley (Leicestershire)
- Imran Qayyum (Kent)
- Will Rhodes (Warwickshire)
- Safyaan Sharif (Scotland)
- Roelof van der Merwe (Somerset)
- Ross Whiteley (Worcestershire)
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MCC’s tour is a part of PCB’s efforts to resume top-flight cricket in Pakistan. With South Africa also planning to visit the country for a 3-match T20I series in March, the future of home cricket for Pakistani fans looks very bright.
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