West Indies to tour Pakistan for white-ball series in December: PCB

The
tour
to
Pakistan
will
be
the
first
for
the
Caribbean
side
since
April
2018
when
they
played
three
T20Is,
albeit,
with
a
depleted
side
as
most
of
the
main
players
opted
out
of
the
tour.

“After
missing
out
on
home
internationals
in
September
and
October,
the
West
Indies
tour
will
formally
kick-off
an
exciting
and
entertaining
season
of
men’s
international
cricket
in
Pakistan
with
the
Pakistan
Super
League
2022
and
Australia’s
first
full
series
to
follow,”
PCB
Chairman
Ramiz
Raja
said.

“I
am
hopeful
that
the
NCOC
will
support
this
series
by
allowing
maximum
crowds
so
that
the
fans
can
watch
live
in
action
their
favourite
players
and
back
both
sides.”

The
confirmation
by
the
West
Indies
board
will
come
as
a
relief
for
the
PCB
after
the
abrupt
withdrawal
of
the
New
Zealand
team
from
a
white
ball
series
in
September
when
they
returned
home
without
playing
a
match.

England
and
Wales
Cricket
Board
also
opted
out
of
a
short
tour
to
Pakistan.
The
West
Indies
will
be
playing
ODIs
in
Pakistan
for
the
first
time
since
December
2006.

The
ODIs
are
part
of
Pakistan’s
fourth
series
in
the
Super
League,
which
will
see
the
top
seven
sides
and
the
event
host
India
qualify
directly
for
the
ICC
men’s
World
Cup
2023.
The
remaining
two
sides
will
progress
from
the
qualifying
event.

Schedule:

9
Dec
–
West
Indies
arrival
in
Karachi

13
Dec
–
1st
T20I,
Karachi

14
Dec
–
2nd
T20I,
Karachi

16
Dec
–
3rd
T20I,
Karachi

18
Dec
–
1st
ODI,
Karachi

20
Dec
–
2nd
ODI,
Karachi

22
Dec
–
3rd
ODI,
Karachi