England women to face Pakistan in the summer of 2016

01 December 2015 12:01

England women will play three one-day internationals and Twenty20 games against Pakistan next summer.

The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed the schedule with the ODIs forming England's fifth round of matches for the ICC Women's Championship as they aim to qualify for the 2017 World Cup, held in England.

The hosts will play at Leicestershire's Grace Road and Worcestershire's New Road in their first Royal London ODIs on June 20 and 22 before moving to Taunton on June 27.

The three-match NatWest T20 series will then be played on July, 3, 5 and 7 at the Bristol County Ground, the Ageas Bowl and the Essex County Ground respectively. The second match at the Ageas Bowl will be played immediately before the men's NatWest T20 between England and Sri Lanka.

Director of England women's cricket Clare Connor said: "The introduction of the ICC Women's Championship has brought context and meaning to every ODI series that we play. As we approach the business end of the competition next year with World Cup qualification the prize, every match and every point carries huge significance."

Source: PA