Pakistan to face England in 2026 Test series across three cities
Cricket
Series part of 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship cycle
Matches scheduled at Headingley, Lord's and Edgbaston
Pakistan last played a Test series in England in 2020
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan will travel to England in 2026 for a three-match Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced today.
This high-profile series is scheduled across August and September, marking another chapter in the long-standing cricketing rivalry.
The series opener will be held at Headingley in Leeds from 19 to 23 August. Action will then shift to the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London for the second Test, taking place from 27 to 31 August. The third and final Test is scheduled from 9 to 13 September at Edgbaston in Birmingham. All matches are set to begin at 3pm PKT.
This will be Pakistan’s fourth Test tour of England since 2016, with their most recent visit in 2020. It will also mark the 29th bilateral Test series between the two sides since their first meeting in 1954.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Shaheens are currently in England for a three-match 50-over and two-match three-day series.
