Pakistan and the West Indies will play a day-and-night Test in Dubai from October 13-17, making it the second ever held.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday issued the itinerary for the home series against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates which will include three Tests, three One-Day Internationals and as many T20 Internationals.
Interestingly, the PCB has opted for just three ODIs although Pakistan is languishing in the ninth position in the ICC rankings and requires to win more matches to climb up the ladder to avoid having to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.
According to the itinerary, the day and night Test will be organised with a Kookaburra pink ball after the West Indies Cricket Board agreed to the experiment.
The only day and night Test having so far taken place was organised last year in Australia where the host played against New Zealand.
Three-day practice
West Indies has been given a three-day practice match against the PCB patrons eleven under lights at Sharjah to prepare them for the day and night Test. The series which the PCB unsuccessfully tried to move to Sri Lanka begins with the T20 series from September 23 in Dubai.
The two other T20 matches are scheduled in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on the 24th and 27th followed by the ODI series on September 30, October 2 and 5 in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. The Test matches are scheduled from October 13-17 in Dubai, October 21-25 in Abu Dhabi and October 30 to November 3 in Sharjah.
The PCB will also be hosting eleven matches of its premier first-class competition, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, under lights with the pink ball as it tries to embrace the concept of day and night Test.
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