PCB Announces Schedule For West Indies Series; Details Inside

Rajgeeta Yadav

PCB Announces Details Of West Indies Tour To Pakistan [Source: @dhillow_/X.com]PCB Announces Details Of West Indies Tour To Pakistan [Source: @dhillow_/X.com]

On December 24, The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared the schedule for the West Indies men's cricket team's upcoming tour of Pakistan. This tour is part of the ICC World Test Championship and will feature two Test matches.

Tour Highlights

Arrival Date: The West Indies team will reach Islamabad on January 6, 2024.

Warm-Up Match: Before the Test series, they will play a three-day practice match against Pakistan Shaheens from January 10-12 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Test Series: The main Test matches will be held in Multan:

  • First Test: January 17-21, 2025, Multan Cricket Stadium
  • Second Test: January 25-29, 2025, Multan Cricket Stadium

This is the West Indies' first Test tour to Pakistan in 19 years. Their last Test series in Pakistan was back in November 2006. Although they haven’t played Test matches in Pakistan since then, the team has visited three times for limited-overs games:

T20I series: April 2018 and December 2021

ODI series: June 2022

Playing Hours for Tests

  • First Session: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Second Session: 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Fridays)
  • Third Session: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (3:20 PM - 4:50 PM on Fridays)

Pakistan Set to Face South Africa in Two-Match Test Series

Pakistan will take on South Africa in a two-match Test series, right after winning the ODI series 3-0. The first Test will begin on Thursday, December 26, at SuperSport Park in Centurion, and the second one will be held at Newlands in Cape Town starting Friday, January 3. 

Pakistan's record in Test matches in South Africa isn't great—they've won just two matches, lost 12, and drew one back in 1998 in Johannesburg. However, with no chance of making it to the World Test Championship final, Pakistan have nothing to lose in this upcoming series.