West Indies girls to tour Pakistan for 3 ODIs
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday introduced that the West Indies girls’s workforce would go to the nation for 3 ODIs in Karachi subsequent month, an enormous increase for the Asian nation after the pullouts by New Zealand and England.
The three ODIs shall be performed on November 8, 11 and 14 earlier than the 2 sides journey to Zimbabwe for the World Cup qualifiers that begins on November 21.
“We are delighted to announce the West Indies women’s tour to Pakistan in November. This will be a great series for the promotion, publicity and growth of women’s cricket in Pakistan, besides also providing both sides excellent opportunity to prepare for the World Cup qualifier,” PCB chairman Ramiz Raja stated.
He added, “West Indies women’s tour will be followed by their men’s side who will visit Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is in December. So, the Pakistan cricket fans can brace for some exciting and entertaining cricket in women’s and men’s cricket later this year.”
In latest weeks forward of the T20 World Cup, New Zealand and England have pulled out of their tour of Pakistan amid safety issues.
Pakistan has been largely prevented by most prime Test-playing nations because of safety issues after a terrorist assault on the Sri Lanka workforce in 2009.