Pakistan is all set to lock horns against the West Indies at the UAE from 23rd September. The tour comprises of 3 Tests and as many ODIs and T20s including the day-night Test to be played in Dubai on October. Australia had hosted the first-day night Test last year and it attracted fans who could watch the match after working hours.
Pakistan is also scheduled to play a pink ball Test Down Under in their next tour but the West Indies Test will be the first time Pakistan would play in a pink ball Test under floodlights. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement it “will host its first ever day-night Test match from October 13-17 to be played with the pink ball under lights at the Dubai cricket stadium”.
The PCB had offered to host the Twenty20s in Pakistan but the Caribbeans refused on security issues. Pakistan hasn’t hosted any cricket apart from a small series against minnows Zimbabwe last year since a terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team bus in 2009.
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Despite playing Test cricket in neutral venues for a quite a few years, Pakistan rose to the No.1 ranking after drawing their last Test series in England 2-2.
West Indies will begin their tour on 20th September with a T20 warm-up match at Dubai. The international T20 series will commence from 23rd September at Dubai and will be followed by two more matches at Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively on 24th and 27th September.
The ODI series will commence from 30th September at Sharjah. The venue for the 2nd ODI will remain the same before both the teams move to Abu Dhabi to play the 3rd ODI on 5th October.
The 1st Test will be played from 13th October at Dubai and it will also mark the international pink ball debut in Asia. Abu Dhabi will host the 2nd Test from 21st October before both the teams head back to Sharjah for the 3rd Test starting from October 30.
Full match schedule
Twenty20s
23-September 1st T20 Dubai
24-Septemeber 2nd T20 Dubai
27-September 3rd T20 Abu Dhabi
One Day Internationals
30-Septemeber 1st one-day International – D/N Sharjah
02-October 2nd one-day International – D/N Sharjah
3-4 October WI v ECB XI two-day warm-up match Dubai
05-October 3rd one-day International – D/N Abu Dhabi
07-9 October 3-day match – WI Vs. PCB Patrons XI – D/N Sharjah
Tests
13-17 October 1st Test Match – D/N Dubai
21-25 October 2nd Test Match Abu Dhabi
30-October-3 November 3rd Test Match Sharjah
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