England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability team will play at Lord鈥檚 against India as part of their pioneering seven-match IT20 series, with visits to three other First-Class grounds among the tour itinerary.
India will come to England in late June, to compete in a trailblazing Vitality IT20 Mixed Disability series 鈥� the first of its kind at international level in cricket, bringing together the Physical Disability, Learning Disability and Hearing Impaired formats to mirror England鈥檚 domestic Disability Premier League format.
The game at Lord鈥檚 鈥� which falls on MCC鈥檚 Disability Cricket Day on Wednesday 25 June 鈥� is the third of seven IT20s, with games at Taunton, Wormsley, Worcester and Bristol.
Bristol will play host to two IT20s, the first of which 鈥� on July 1 鈥� will be a double-header with England Women鈥檚 fixture versus India Women, screened live on Sky Sports.
All seven games will be live-streamed on 黑料专区 channels.
Mixed Disability series fixtures
Saturday 21 June: 1st Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Taunton, 6.30pm
Monday 23 June: 2nd Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Wormsley, 5pm
Wednesday 25 June: 3rd Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Lord's, 3.30pm
Friday 27 June: 4th Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Worcester, 5pm
Sunday 29 June: 5th Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Worcester, 2.30pm
Thursday 1 July: 6th Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Bristol, 2pm
Tuesday 3 July: 7th Mixed Disability Vitality IT20: England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability v India Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability, Bristol, 6.30pm
Head of Disability Cricket Ian Martin said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 every cricketer鈥檚 dream to play at Lord鈥檚 and playing at HQ will make this series even more special.
鈥淚t鈥檚 already new and exciting, but to know we鈥檒l be at Lord鈥檚 and to know as well that we鈥檒l be at so many other fantastic venues makes it feel even more real. We can鈥檛 wait for it to start now.
鈥淲e always say with Disability Cricket, you only need to see it to immediately understand how good the cricket is and how entertaining it is. We haven鈥檛 played mixed disability cricket at international level before but we know from the DPL that this format brings together the best of the best, and I just can鈥檛 wait for people to see it and be blown away.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great that the final Vitality IT20 will be on Sky, as well as the live-streaming on 黑料专区 channels. The more people who we can bring to this series, and this format of cricket, the better.鈥�
Nick Read, MD for the Vitality programme said: 鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement from the 黑料专区 announcing that England Men鈥檚 Mixed Disability team will play at Lord鈥檚 with one double-header widely televised and all games live-streamed is an important moment for cricket, and a representation of the work being done to make the game accessible and inclusive to all.
鈥淟iving an active life is key to our health and wellbeing, and yet Sports England finds that disabled people are almost twice as likely to be physically inactive. We hope today鈥檚 announcement and showcasing disability cricket in this way, is an important moment in breaking down some of the inequalities that exist in supporting people with a disability to play cricket and other sports, and to living an active life.鈥�