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West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25

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

 Pakistan[9]  West Indies[10]

Tour match

10–12 January 2025
Scorecard
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346/8d (90 overs)
Alick Athanaze 99 (142)
Mohammad Rameez 3/64 (17 overs)
212/9d (58 overs)
Mohammad Huraira 74 (73)
Kevin Sinclair 3/50 (14 overs)
177/5d (40 overs)
Alick Athanaze 58* (84)
Muhammad Musa 2/5 (5 overs)
128/2 (30 overs)
Mohammad Huraira 80 (80)
Jomel Warrican 2/23 (8 overs)
Match drawn
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

17–19 January 2025
Scorecard
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230 (68.5 overs)
Saud Shakeel 84 (157)
Jayden Seales 3/27 (14 overs)
137 (25.2 overs)
Jomel Warrican 31* (24)
Noman Ali 5/39 (11 overs)
157 (46.4 overs)
Shan Masood 52 (70)
Jomel Warrican 7/32 (18 overs)
123 (36.3 overs)
Alick Athanaze 55 (68)
Sajid Khan 5/50 (15 overs)
Pakistan won by 127 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Sajid Khan (Pak)

2nd Test

25–27 January 2025
Scorecard
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163 (41.1 overs)
Gudakesh Motie 55 (87)
Noman Ali 6/41 (15.1 overs)
154 (47 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 49 (75)
Jomel Warrican 4/43 (17 overs)
244 (66.1 overs)
Kraigg Brathwaite 52 (74)
Noman Ali 4/80 (21 overs)
133 (44 overs)
Babar Azam 31 (67)
Jomel Warrican 5/27 (16 overs)
West Indies won by 120 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Jomel Warrican (WI)
  • 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

  1. ^ "Pakistan to host Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI in packed 2024-25 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Pakistan home season: Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI announced". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ "PCB announces packed 2024-25 season for Pakistan men's team". CricTracker. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Pakistan announce action-packed schedule for International home season". International Cricket Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "PCB unveils details of 2024-25 home international season". Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Pakistan home season: Tests against Bangladesh, England and WI announced". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ "PCB announces details of West Indies tour to Pakistan". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Pakistan name squad for West Indies Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ^ "West Indies announces Test squad for two Test series against Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Jomel Warrican shatters 66-year-old record to make history in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Sajid Khan achieves major Test milestone". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Pakistan spinner goes into the record books with hat-trick against West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Warrican fifer powers West Indies' first win in Pakistan in 34 years". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  15. ^ "West Indies claim first Test win on Pakistan soil since 1990". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2025.