Apart from the ICC World Test Championship matches, Pakistan is also scheduled to participate in the ACC Asia Cup, ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the next 12 months.

Next up, the Shaheens will take on UAE A on July 17 at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo.

Top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals which will be played on 21 July while the final of the tournament will take place on 23 July.

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Shaheens will open their campaign on 14 July with the match against Nepal, after which they play UAE A and India A on 17 and 19 July, respectively.

The two-match Test series in Sri Lanka marks Pakistan’s first assignment in the third cycle of the ICC World Test Championship, and the first match is scheduled to take place on 16 July at Galle International Cricket Stadium while the second Test will be held at Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo from 24 to 28 July.

The squad will gather at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore after the Eid Al Adha holidays on July 3 for a week-long training camp before traveling to Colombo on July 12.

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The first Test will commence at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on 16 July and the two teams will then travel to Colombo for the second Test at the Singhalese Sports Club from 24 till 28 July.