LAHORE: South Africa Women’s U19 team is set for their maiden tour of Pakistan to play a five-match T20 series, set to commence from 14 July.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the announcement in a statement, disclosing that all five fixtures of the limited-over series will be played at the National Bank Stadium.
“The five-match T20 series will be staged at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi from 14 to 24 July. Match timings will be announced in due course,” the board said.
“South Africa Women’s U19 team will arrive in Karachi on 10 July and undergo training sessions at the National Bank Stadium from 11 to 13 July before taking on the hosts in the first T20 scheduled for Tuesday, 14 July. Pakistan Women’s U19 last featured in a bilateral T20 series in Bangladesh, where they won the five-match series 3-2,” it added.
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According to the board, the upcoming series will serve as a preparatory platform for Pakistan ahead of the ACC Women’s U19 T20 Asia Cup later this year and the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled in 2027.
Before the series, the PCB held a series of training camps for the U19 cricketers in Karachi.
Series schedule:
10 July – South Africa team arrival in Karachi
11-13 July – Pakistan and South Africa teams’ training sessions at National Bank Stadium
14 July – First T20
17 July – Second T20
19 July – Third T20
22 July – Fourth T20
24 July – Fifth T20
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