ISLAMABAD: The West Indies cricket team has arrived in Pakistan for the Test series after 19 years.
According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the West Indies team arrived at Islamabad Airport from Dubai on flight EK 612 on Monday.
Two matches of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between Pakistan and West Indies.
A three-day warm-up match between West Indies and Pakistan Shaheens will be played at the Islamabad Club from January 10 to 12.
The first Test between Pakistan and West Indies will be played from January 17 to 21 and the second Test from January 25 to 29. Both Tests will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
It should be noted that this is the West Indies’ first tour of Pakistan for a Test series in 19 years.
The last time the West Indies visited Pakistan for a Test series was in November 2006. During the tour, three Tests were played between the two teams.
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The last away Test series between the two teams was played in the United Arab Emirates in October 2016.
The West Indies have toured Pakistan three times since April 2018, including a One Day International series in June 2022 and two T20 International series in 2018 and 2021.
Pakitan national team currently in South Africa two Test series. On the third day of the second Test at Newlands, Pakistan showed immense resilience, led by a record-breaking opening stand between Shan Masood and Babar Azam. Facing a massive 421-run first-innings deficit, Pakistan ended the day at 213 for one in their follow-on innings.
Despite their valiant effort, they remain 208 runs away from forcing South Africa to bat again.
Masood stood firm with an unbeaten 102, his sixth Test century, while Babar contributed a stylish 81 before falling in the gully to Marco Jansen just minutes before stumps. The pair’s 205-run stand was a historic one for Pakistan against South Africa in Test cricket, eclipsing their first-innings total of 194, which had prompted South African captain Temba Bavuma to enforce the follow-on.
