West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25
| West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25 | |||
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| Pakistan | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 17 January – 29 January 2025 | ||
| Captains | Shan Masood | Kraigg Brathwaite | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (147) | Gudakesh Motie (92) | |
| Most wickets | Noman Ali (16) | Jomel Warrican (19) | |
| Player of the series | Jomel Warrican (WI) | ||
The West Indies cricket team toured Pakistan in January 2025 to play two Test matches.[1][2][3] The series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[4][5] In July 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.[6]
Initially the series was scheduled to be played on 16 January (1st Test at Karachi) and 24 January (2nd Test).[7] In December 2024, PCB rescheduled the series with the first Test moved from Karachi to Multan.[8]
Squads
[edit] Pakistan[9]
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 West Indies[10]
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Tour match
[edit]Test series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]17–19 January 2025
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible before lunch on Day 1 due to bad weather.
- Mohammad Huraira (Pak) and Tevin Imlach (WI) both made their Test debuts.
- Jomel Warrican (WI) took his first five-wicket haul and ten-wicket haul in Tests.[11]
- Sajid Khan (Pak) took his 50th wicket in Tests.[12]
- World Test Championship points: Pakistan 12, West Indies 0.
2nd Test
[edit]25–27 January 2025
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kashif Ali (Pak) and Amir Jangoo (WI) both made their Test debuts.
- Noman Ali became the first Pakistani spinner to take a hat-trick in Tests.[13]
- This was West Indies' first Test win against Pakistan in Pakistan after 34 years.[14][15]
- World Test Championship points: West Indies 12, Pakistan 0.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan to host Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI in packed 2024-25 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan home season: Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI announced". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "PCB announces packed 2024-25 season for Pakistan men's team". CricTracker. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan announce action-packed schedule for International home season". International Cricket Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "PCB unveils details of 2024-25 home international season". Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan home season: Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI announced". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "PCB announces details of West Indies tour to Pakistan". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan name squad for West Indies Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "West Indies announces Test squad for two Test series against Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Jomel Warrican shatters 66-year-old record to make history in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Sajid Khan achieves major Test milestone". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan spinner goes into the record books with hat-trick against West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Warrican fifer powers West Indies' first win in Pakistan in 34 years". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "West Indies claim first Test win on Pakistan soil since 1990". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2025.