Follow UsThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the details of the men’s 2024-25 home international cricket season. In this season, the national team will compete in a three-match Test series and an ODI tri-series alongside New Zealand and South Africa in the lead-up to the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on home turf.
Bangladesh will play two Tests in Rawalpindi (21-25 August) and Karachi (30 August-3 September) before playing England for three Tests in Multan (7-11 October), Karachi (15-19 October) and Rawalpindi (24-28 October). West Indies will visit for two Tests in Karachi (16-20 January) and Multan (24-28 January) which will be followed by the tri-series and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final, proposed for 9 March.
Bangladesh last played a Test in Pakistan in February 2020, while England swept the three-match Test series in December 2022. The 2025 series will also mark the West Indies’ first Test tour to Pakistan since November 2006. Pakistan last hosted the West Indies for a Test series in October 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.
The team will tour Australia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa from November 4 to January 7, playing two Tests, nine ODIs and nine T20Is. From August 2024 to March 2025, Pakistan will play nine Tests, nine T20Is, and at least 14 ODIs. The number of ODIs may increase based on their performance in the ODI tri-series and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The nine Tests against Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the West Indies will be part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. To date, Pakistan have played five Tests in two series against Sri Lanka and Australia, winning two and losing three. This has placed them in the fifth position on the points table with 22 points. India leads the table with 74 points after three series, followed by Australia (90 points from four series), New Zealand (36 points from three series), and Sri Lanka (24 points from two series).
With each of the top nine Test-playing nations scheduled to play six series (three home and three away) in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, strong performances in the upcoming four series could put Pakistan in contention for a place in the final, scheduled for Lord's in June 2025.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is conducting a thorough review of the 2024 T20 World Cup debacle, in which Pakistan lost to the United States of America and India and subsequently exited the first stage. Recently, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi stated that the PCB would act according to the report submitted by head coach Gary Kirsten.
There is still a lack of clarity on the future of Babar Azam as captain, who, after relinquishing it after the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup last year, returned to the helm of affairs after a new board was formed. However, another disastrous performance later, it remains to be seen if Babar will lead Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at home next year.
Full Schedule
Bangladesh in Pakistan (Two Tests)
21-25 Aug – First Test, Rawalpindi
30 Aug-3 Sep – Second Test, Karachi
England in Pakistan (Three Tests)
7-11 Oct – First Test, Multan
15-19 Oct – Second Test, Karachi
24-28 Oct – Third Test, Rawalpindi
West Indies in Pakistan (Two Tests)
16-20 Jan – First Test, Karachi
24-28 Jan – Second Test, Multan
New Zealand and South Africa in Pakistan (ODI tri-series)
8 Feb – Pakistan v New Zealand, Multan
10 Feb – New Zealand v South Africa, Multan
12 Feb – Pakistan v South Africa, Multan
14 Feb – Final, Multan
Pakistan to Australia (three ODIs, three T20Is)
4 Nov – First ODI, Melbourne
8 Nov – Second ODI, Adelaide
10 Nov – Third ODI, Perth
14 Nov – First T20I, Brisbane
16 Nov – Second T20I, Sydney
18 Nov – Third T20I, Hobart
Pakistan to Zimbabwe (three ODIs, three T20Is)
24 Nov – First ODI, Bulawayo
26 Nov – Second ODI, Bulawayo
28 Nov – Third ODI, Bulawayo
1 Dec – First T20I, Bulawayo
3 Dec – Second T20I, Bulawayo
5 Dec – Third T20I, Bulawayo
Pakistan to South Africa (Three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests)
10 Dec – First T20I, Durban
13 Dec – Second T20I, Centurion
14 Dec – Third T20I, Johannesburg
17 Dec – First ODI, Paarl
19 Dec – Second ODI, Cape Town
22 Dec – Third ODI, Johannesburg
26-30 Dec – First Test, Centurion
3-7 Jan – Second Test, Cape Town
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