Pakistani cricket team in Ireland in 2021

The Pakistan cricket team are scheduled to tour Ireland in July 2021 to play two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] Cricket Ireland are also looking at the possibility of playing the matches in England, ahead of Pakistan's matches against the England cricket team.[2]

Pakistani cricket team in Ireland in 2021
 
  Ireland Pakistan
Date July 2021
Twenty20 International series

Background

The fixtures were originally scheduled to be played in July 2020,[3] ahead of Pakistan's tour of England.[4][5] It would have been the first bilateral T20I series between the two sides.[6] Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for this series in December 2019.[7]

Pakistan were also scheduled to play a three-match One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands prior to the series.[8] However, on 22 April 2020, the Dutch government announced that it had banned all events in the country, both sports and cultural, until 1 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]

In April 2020, Cricket Ireland's Chief Executive, Warren Deutrom, stated that international cricket in Ireland during 2020 was at "high risk" due to the coronavirus pandemic.[11][12] Deutrom later stated that Cricket Ireland would "make every endeavour to be as flexible as we can" in regards to any rescheduled fixtures.[13] The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country.[14] However, on 15 May 2020, the tour was postponed due to the pandemic.[15][16]

References
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  4. "Netherlands to host Pakistan for three ODIs". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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  8. "Netherlands and Ireland to host Pakistan for white-ball series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. "All international matches in the Netherlands postponed". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. "Pakistan's tour to Netherlands postponed". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. "Cricket Ireland Board approves measures aimed at sustaining the sport during COVID-19 crisis". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. "Ireland's home summer at 'high risk' due to coronavirus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. "Ireland will be 'as flexible as we can' in hope summer fixtures can be salvaged - CEO". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. "Light at end of tunnel for cricket?". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. "Ireland: Home games against New Zealand and Pakistan called off because of Covid-19 restrictions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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