KARACHI: Pakistan is set to host Sri Lanka and Ireland women’s cricket teams later this year, the country’s cricket board said Monday as it announced a year-long calendar for the women’s national side.

The calendar kicks off with Sri Lanka’s visit, with the team scheduled to play three One-day Internationals as part of the ICC Women’s Championship and as many Twenty20 games from May 18 to June 7 in Rawalpindi.

In October-November, Ireland will make their first ever tour to Pakistan for three ODIs and as many T20s set to be played in Lahore and Karachi.

Pakistan will also feature in a tri-nation series along with Ireland — the hosts — and Australia in July before it travels to Birmingham for this year’s Commonwealth Games.

Bismah Maroof’s side’s 2022 will conclude with the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, which is set to be staged in December. Early next year, Pakistan visit Australia before featuring in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.Three domestic tournaments, including a maiden U-19 T20 event, are also scheduled to take place in the next one year.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2022