The

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toured the

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(UAE) to play

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in October and November 2015. The Pakistan cricket team played their 'home' fixtures in the UAE due to ongoing security concerns in Pakistan since the

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. The tour consisted of three Test matches, four

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s and three

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s. They also played two two-day tour matches against a

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side, a 50-over match against

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, and a Twenty20 match against the

. Pakistan played a 50-over match against

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and a 20-over match against Hong Kong.

Squads

England's Zafar Ansari was ruled out of the Test series following a hand injury. He was replaced by Samit Patel.

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was added to Pakistan's Test squad on 6 October. England's

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was ruled out of the tour with a foot injury and was replaced in the Test and ODI squads by Chris Jordan. Pakistan's

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was added to the Test squad on 19 October after undergoing an evaluation on his bowling action. Pakistan's Imad Wasim was ruled out of the ODI and T20I matches due to hand injury. Umar Akmal was added to Pakistan's T20I squad, after being cleared by the

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Tour matches

Two-day: Pakistan A vs England XI

One-day: England XI vs Hong Kong

Tour match: Pakistanis vs Nepal

Twenty20: Pakistanis vs Hong Kong

Twenty20: United Arab Emirates vs England XI

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

References

External links

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