ISLAMABAD: The West Indian men’s cricket team will land for their first Test tour of Pakistan in 19 years on January 6, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday, during which the visitors will play two Test matches.
In a press release, the PCB confirmed details of the West Indies team’s tour of Pakistan for the two ICC World Test Championship matches.
To arrive on January 6, 2025
It said that the West Indies cricket team will arrive in Islamabad on 6 January and after playing a three-day match against Pakistan Shaheens from 10-12 January at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, they will take on Pakistan in back-to-back Tests in Multan.
The first Test will be played from 17-21 January, while the second Test will be held from 25-29 January.
This will be the West Indies’ first Test tour of Pakistan in 19 years when they played three Tests in November 2006, while their last Test away Test series against Pakistan was in the UAE in October 2016.
However, the West Indies have thrice toured Pakistan since April 2018 – once for the ODI series (June 2022) and twice for the T20I series (April 2018 and December 2021).
Tour schedule
10-12 January – three-day match vs Pakistan Shaheens, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
17-21 January – first Test, Multan Cricket Stadium
25-29 January – second Test, Multan Cricket Stadium
ICC Champions Trophy
Pakistan is gearing up to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 from February to March. This will be the first time that the South Asian country will be hosting an ICC event on its home soil since 1996 when it co-hosted the ICC ODI World Cup won by Sri Lanka.
