Pakistan Tour to West Indies extended by two T20Is

JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced the addition of two Twenty20 Internationals to the itinerary for the Pakistan Tour of the West Indies.

 

As a consequence of the additional matches, the series between World Twenty20 champions West Indies and the visiting Pakistanis will now be contested over four matches.

 

“Twenty20 is an exciting format and this is another opportunity for our fans to indulge in the thrilling atmosphere that surrounds these matches,” said Roland Holder, WICB manager, cricket operations.

 

“We look forward to fans in Barbados and Trinidad coming out and cheering our team on to victory.”

 

The first of the two additional T20Is will be played on Sunday, March 26 at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.

 

The series then moves to the Queen’s Park Oval in the Trinidad & Tobago capital of Port of Spain, where they will now be three T20Is instead of the originally carded two.

 

The matches will now be contested on Thursday, March 30, a public holiday, and will be followed by matches on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2.

 

PAKISTAN TO WEST INDIES 2017

 

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

 

MARCH

Sun 26                                    1st Twenty20 International            Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

Thu 30                                    2nd Twenty20 International          Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

 

APRIL

Sat 1                                       3rd Twenty20 International           Queen’s Park Oval

Sun 2                                      4th Twenty20 International           Queen’s Park Oval

Fri 7                                        1st One-day International              National Cricket Stadium, Guyana

Sun 9                                    2nd One-day International             National Cricket Stadium

Tue 11                                   3rd One-day International             National Cricket Stadium

Sat 15 to Mon 17                 Tour Match                                      Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica

Fri 22 to Tue 26                  1st Test                                             Sabina Park, Jamaica

Sun 30 to Thu, MAY 4         2nd Test                                           Kensington Oval

Wed 10 to Sun 14                3rd Test                                            Windsor Park, Dominica