Pakistan Tests locked in as West Indies confirm home season

The West Indies have confirmed their home fixtures for upcoming series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan across all formats.

The highlight of the home season consists of a pair of two-match Test series with Sri Lanka and Pakistan that form part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle.

The two Tests against Sri Lanka will be held at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua from June 25-29 and July 3-7, while the action will revert to Trinidad and Tobago for the two fixtures with Pakistan.

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy will host the first Test between the West Indies and Pakistan from July 25, before the series finale at Queen’s Park Oval from August 2.

There are also six white-ball fixtures (three ODI and three T20I) scheduled between the West Indies and Sri Lanka across June, while the Caribbean side will  take on New Zealand in a five-match ODI series between July 11-21 as they prepare for next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

The West Indies currently sit in ninth place on the World Test Championship standings, having played eight matches so far this cycle.

Sri Lanka series schedule:

First ODI – June 3, Sabina Park, Jamaica
Second ODI – June 6, Sabina Park, Jamaica
Third ODI – June 8, Sabina Park, Jamaica
First T20I – June 11, Sabina Park, Jamaica
Second T20I – June 13, Sabina Park, Jamaica
Third T20I – June 14, Sabina Park, Jamaica
First Test – June 25-29, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda
Second Test – July 3-7, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda

New Zealand series schedule:  

First ODI – July 11, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
Second ODI – July 13, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
Third ODI – July 16, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
Fourth ODI – July 19, Kensington Oval, Barbados  
Fifth ODI – July 21, Kensington Oval, Barbados

Pakistan series schedule:

First Test – July 25-29, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
Second Test – August 2-6, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago