Pakistan will be looking to redeem themselves during the tour of the West Indies after the horror show at the recently concluded ICC Champions Trophy. PHOTO: AFP
Pakistan will play the first two ODIs in Guyana on July 14 and 16, while the remaining ODIs will be played in St Lucia on July 19, 21 and 24. The venue for the two Twenty20s will be the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in St Vincent with the ties set for July 27 and 28.
The tourists will also play a 50-over warm-up game in Guyana on July 11, according to ESPNcricinfo.
The original itinerary for Pakistan’s tour of West Indies included two Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20s in June and July, but the WICB decided to exclude the Tests in order to accommodate the tri-series involving India and Sri Lanka which began yesterday.
The WICB had also requested the PCB to reschedule the tour to August, only to be turned down as it interfered with Pakistan’s plan to host India and to play out the Zimbabwe series that was postponed in 2012.
Pakistan’s match in Guyana will see the resumption of international cricket at the stadium after a year’s gap. The last ODI played at the venue was also an affair between the West Indies and Pakistan in 2011.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2013.
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