Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed that the West Indies Men’s team will play 3 T20 Internationals (T20I) and 3 One-Day Internationals (ODI) against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi from December 13 to 22.
The ODI Series will be West Indies’ fourth series of 12 in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The top seven teams can secure automatic qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
West Indies currently lie in the eighth position out of 13 teams and can move above Pakistan into the seventh position. The following is a link to the current ICC Super League table standings: https://bit.ly/3BHzwt4
This is West Indies’ first tour of Pakistan since April 2018, when they played three T20Is. The two-time former World ODI Champions will play the 3 ODIs in Pakistan for the first time since December 2006.
“Today we have confirmed the details for the West Indies Men’s white-ball tour of Pakistan in December. CWI would like to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and our own cricket operations, medical and security teams, for the work that has gone into the organization of this tour,” said Johnny Grave, Chief Executive Officer of CWI.
Johnny Grave added, “West Indies and Pakistan have always delivered exciting series and we’re looking forward to visiting Pakistan to complete what has been a hectic and momentous year of cricket in the light of the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour starts a new cycle of T20i cricket, building towards next year’s ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The ODIs also have great significance as West Indies looks to earn more points towards securing qualification for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup in India in 2023.”
Cricket West Indies also stated in the release that Independent security advisors, Eastern Star International (ESI) will continue to monitor the security situation in Pakistan, and will also have a representative assigned to the team for the duration of the tour.
Meanwhile, the West Indies Women’s Team is presently in Karachi, Pakistan, for three ODIs as part of their final preparations for the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
Men’s Tour Schedule
December 9–West Indies arrive in Karachi
December 13–1st T20I, Karachi
December 14 – 2nd T20I, Karachi
December 16–3rd T20I, Karachi
December 18–1st ODI, Karachi
December 20–2nd ODI, Karachi
December 22–3rd ODI, Karachi
