Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play the least number of Test matches
25 July, 2019
PHOTO: AFP
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship began from August 1, when Australia took on England in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. With the introduction of the ICC Test championship, every Test series now have context, which was the need of the hour to lift the profile of Test cricket.
The top nine ranked Test nations are part of this Test Championship, which will be played over a two-year cycle with the final to take place in England in June, 2021.
During this two-year cycle, each team will play six series, with three at home and three away. This means that each team will not face a couple of teams in this championship. Pakistan and India will not face each other in this championship unless both reach the final.
Pakistan cricket team schedule till 2023
No team is required to play a fixed set of matches in a series. Each team will have to play a minimum of two Tests and a maximum of five Tests. Every series will be comprised of 120 points, so teams have a chance to score a maximum of 720 points.
Following is the full schedule of each team:
Pakistan – 13 Tests (6 Home Series and 7 Away series)
November-December 2019: Two away Tests in Australia
December 2019: Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
February, April 2020: Two home Tests against Bangladesh
July-August 2020: Three away Tests in England
December 2020: Two away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Two home Tests against South Africa
India – 18 Tests (10 Home Series and 8 Away Series)
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in West Indies
October-November 2019: Three home Tests against South Africa
November 2019: Two home Tests against Bangladesh
February 2020: Two away Tests in New Zealand
December 2020: Four away Tests in Australia
January-February 2021: Five home Tests against England
Australia – 19 Tests (9 Home Series and 10 away Series)
July-August-September 2019: Five Ashes Tests away in England
November 2019: Two home Tests against Pakistan
December 2019-January 2020: Three home Tests against New Zealand
February 2020: Two away Tests against Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Four home Tests against India
February-March 2021: Three away Tests against South Africa
England – 22 Tests (11 Home Tests and 11 Away Tests)
July-August 2019: Five Ashes Tests at home against Australia
December 2019-January 2020: Four away Tests in South Africa
March 2020: Two away Tests in Sri Lanka
June-July 2020: Three home Tests against West Indies
July-August 2020: Three home Tests against Pakistan
January-February 2021: Five away Tests in India
New Zealand – 13 Tests (6 Home Series and 7 Away Series)
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in Sri Lanka
December 2019-January 2020: Three away Tests in Australia
February 2020: Two home Tests against India
August-September 2020: Two away Tests in Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Two home Tests against West Indies
December 2020: Two home Tests against Pakistan
Sri Lanka – 13 Tests (7 Home Series and 6 Away series)
July-August 2019: Two home Tests against New Zealand
October 2019: Two away Tests against Pakistan
March-April 2020: Two home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Three home Tests against Bangladesh
January 2021: Two away Tests in South Africa
February-March 2021: Two away Tests in West Indies
South Africa – 16 Tests (9 Home Series and 7 Away Series)
October 2019: Three away Tests in India
December 2019-January 2020 – Four home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Two away Tests in West Indies
January 2021: Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
January-February 2021: Two away Tests against Pakistan
February-March 2021: Three home Tests against Australia
West Indies – 15 Tests (6 Home Series and 9 Away Series)
July-August 2019: Two home Tests against India
June-July 2020: Three away Tests in England
July-August 2020: Two home Tests against South Africa
November-December 2020: Three away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three away Tests in Bangladesh
February-March 2021: Two home Tests in Sri Lanka
Bangladesh – 14 Tests (7 Home Series and 7 Away Series)
November 2019: Two away Tests in India
January-February 2020: Two away Tests in Pakistan
February 2020: Two home Tests against Australia
July-August 2020: Three away Tests in Sri Lanka
August-September 2020: Two home Tests against New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three home Tests against West Indies
