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West Indies team arrives in Pakistan for first Test series in 18 years

West Indies team arrives in Pakistan for first Test series in 18 years

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jan 6, 2025, 14:14 IST

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The West Indies cricket team arrived in Islamabad on Monday for their first Test series in Pakistan in eighteen years. They will play a three-day tour match against the Pakistan Shaheens before the first Test in Multan on January 17, followed by the second Test on January 25. This series concludes their current ICC World Test Championship cycle.

West Indies team arrives in Pakistan for first Test series in 18 years

NEW DELHI: Monday marked the arrival of the West Indies cricket team in Islamabad for their first Test series in Pakistan in eighteen years.
Although they have visited Pakistan for two white-ball rubbers in between, the West Indies last toured the country for a Test series in 2006.
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Prior to the first Test match in Multan on January 17, the visitors will play a three-day tour match against the Pakistan Shaheens in Islamabad starting on January 10.

The second Test will begin at the same venue on January 25.
With both nations finishing in the bottom half of the points table, the series will wrap up their responsibilities in the current ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

West Indies squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican

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