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Pakistan to Play 13 Matches in ICC World Test Championship

KARACHI: Pakistan’s run in the long-awaited ICC World Test Championship will kick off this October when they host Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series.

Pakistan will play a total of 13 Tests against six countries barring arch-rivals and world No.1 India and eighth-ranked West Indies in the newly-installed championship.

After the Sri Lanka series, Pakistan will travel to Australia for further two Tests in November before hosting Bangladesh in the UAE next January.

The national team will then visit England for three Tests in July-August in 2020.

Pakistan will go to New Zealand in December 2020 for two Tests before completing the cycle with a two-Test rubber at home in January 2021.

Each series will count for 120 points, distributed over the number of matches in a series. For example, a two-match series will mean 60 points for each Test while a three-match series will give 40 points to each match.

A tie will be 50 percent of the points available, whilst a draw will be a 3:1 points ratio.

Pakistan’s schedule in the ICC World Test Championship:

October 2019: vs Sri Lanka, two home Tests.

November 2019: vs Australia, two away Tests.

January 2020: vs Bangladesh, two home Tests.

July/August 2020: vs England, three away Tests.

December 2020: vs New Zealand, two away Tests.

January 2021: vs South Africa, two home Tests.