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28 March 2024

Dubai to stage Pakistan-Windies day-night cricket Test

Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq (right) celebrates with teammate Younis Khan after their team's series victory in the third and final Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele on July 7, 2015. (AFP)

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By Allaam Ousman

Dubai International Stadium will host the first ever day-night Test in the UAE when Pakistan hosts West Indies in a series beginning next month.

The series, which runs from September 23 to November 3, includes three Twenty20 internationals and as many one-day and Tests, with the highlight being a day-night Test in Dubai in October.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announcing the schedule said in a statement it "will host its first ever day-night Test match from October 13-17 to be played with the pink ball under lights at the Dubai cricket stadium".

West Indies will also play a three-day first class game under lights in Sharjah against the PCB Patrons XI as part of the preparation for the historic day-night Test.

The West Indies – Pakistan series features the start of an exciting new partnership between the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and the PCB with a number of new initiatives being undertaken by the ADSC in promoting the game in Abu Dhabi.

The new partnership will seek to promote Pakistan’s long standing relationship with the Abu Dhabi Cricket Club which has been hosting PCB matches since 2006, the statement added.

Australia hosted the first-ever day-night Test at Adelaide against New Zealand in November last year.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is attempting to revive interest in the five-day game with the day-night innovation, and termed the Adelaide Test a "big success".

Australia will also host two day-night Tests against South Africa and then Pakistan during their home season, starting in November.

Pakistan's plans to host the day-night Test were made after they agreed to play Australia.

The West Indies Test will give them their first taste of playing an international match with the new pink balls used in the day-night Test last year.

Despite playing all their matches in the neutral venues of the UAE, Pakistan rose to number one in the Test rankings earlier this week after drawing their four-match series against England 2-2.

Schedule

September 20: WI v ECB XI T20 in Dubai (ICCA)

September 23: 1st T20I in Dubai

Septemeber 24: 2nd T20I in Dubai

September 27: 3rd T20I in Abu Dhabi

September 30: 1st ODI in Sharjah

October 2: 2nd ODI in Sharjah

October 3-4: WI v ECB XI in Dubai (ICCA)

October 5: 3rd ODI (d/n) in Abu Dhabi

October 7-9: WI v PCB Patrons XI (d/n) in Sharjah

October 13-17: 1st Test (d/n) in Dubai

October 21-25: 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi

November 30-October 3: 3rd Test in Sharjah