West Indies Women A, Thailand women’s emerging team to tour Pakistan

Pakistan will host West Indies Women A and Thailand women’s emerging team from 18 October to 12 November at two venues in Lahore – Gaddafi Stadium and Ghani Institute for Cricket. The tour includes bilateral fixtures and a tri-series involving the Pakistan women’s A team.

West Indies will arrive in Pakistan on 18 October and will take part in practice sessions before taking on the Pakistan emerging side in three one-day matches on 24, 26 and 29 October. Ghani Institute for Cricket in DHA will host the one-day fixtures scheduled on 24 and 26 October, while the third one-day match will be staged at Gaddafi Stadium on 29 October. Meanwhile, Thailand women’s emerging side will reach Pakistan on 28 October and will take part in practice sessions until 2 November.

The three sides will feature in a T20 tri-series from 3 to 8 November with all the participating teams playing two matches each. The top two teams will play the final of the tournament on 8 November. All matches of the tri-series will be played at the historic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

After the departure of the West Indies Women A on 9 November, Pakistan Women A and Thailand women’s emerging team will lock horns in a two-match T20 series taking place on 10 and 11 November at the Gaddafi Stadium.

This will be a first-of-its-kind tour of Pakistan involving women’s emerging and A side. On the other hand, Pakistan women’s U19 team will tour Bangladesh in January 2024 to feature in a T20 tri-series where Sri Lanka women’s U19 will be the third side.

In a bumper women’s international season 2023-24, Pakistan’s senior team is taking part in five ICC Women’s Championship series and 17 T20Is. They also recently took part in the 19th Asian Games in China.

The squad of Pakistan emerging women’s team will be announced in due course.

Schedule:

18 October - West Indies Women A arrival

24 October – First One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

26 October – Second One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

28 October – Thailand emerging team arrival

29 October – Third One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

3 November – Tri-series first T20 match (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – Tri-series second T20 match (West Indies Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

5 November – Tri-series third T20 match (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

8 November – Tri-series final; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

9 November – West Indies Women A departs

10 November – First T20 (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

11 November – Second T20 (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

12 November – Thailand emerging team departs