The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced to postponed the three-match T20I series, between Pakistan and West Indies, which was scheduled to take place in January 2023, to the first quarter of 2024.
Issuing a statement, the PCB said that the decision was taken with the view to get more preparation for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, which is set be played in the West Indies and the USA in 2024.
“The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup year, with the event due to be hosted in the West Indies and USA in June 2024, and the shortest format matches will, therefore, help both the sides to prepare for the tournament,” the PCB said.
“The three-match T20I series in January 2023 is not part of the recently announced 2023-2027 ICC Future Tours Programme. The West Indies played their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against Pakistan in Multan in May 2022, while the December 2021 series comprised three T20Is in Karachi,” it added.
Notably, the ODI leg of West Indies’ tour of Pakistan was played in May 2022, in Multan.