The West Indian cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates from September to November 2016 to play three Twenty20 International (T20Is), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Test matches against Pakistan.[1] The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) agreed in principle for one of the Test matches to be played as a day/night match.[1]
| West Indian cricket team against Pakistan in 2016–17 | |||
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| Pakistan | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 20 September – 3 November 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Misbah ul Haq (Tests) Azhar Ali (ODIs) Sarfaraz Ahmed (T20Is) |
Jason Holder (Tests and ODIs) Carlos Brathwaite (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Azhar Ali (474) | Kraigg Brathwaite (328) | |
| Most wickets | Yasir Shah (21) | Devendra Bishoo (18) | |
| Player of the series | Yasir Shah (Pak) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Babar Azam (360) | Marlon Samuels (116) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Nawaz (7) |
Alzarri Joseph (4) Jason Holder (4) | |
| Player of the series | Babar Azam (Pak) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Babar Azam (101) | Dwayne Bravo (84) | |
| Most wickets | Imad Wasim (9) |
Kesrick Williams (2) Samuel Badree (2) | |
| Player of the series | Imad Wasim (Pak) | ||
Originally, the schedule was going to be two Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is.[2] In May 2016, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) began looking at the possibility for the series to be held in Sri Lanka.[3] However, the idea was dismissed as it would be monsoon season in Sri Lanka.[1] The fixtures, including the day/night Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, were confirmed by the PCB in August 2016.[4][5][6]
The first Test in Dubai was Pakistan's 400th Test match and the second day/night Test.[7][8] Prior to the start of the day/night Test, both captains voiced their support for the format. Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq said "At the moment, it looks like (the future) keeping in mind the interest of the audience, who want to watch Test cricket".[9] The West Indies captain Jason Holder said that he liked the concept and that "we have to give a chance to something new".[10] However, at the start of the first day of the Test, only 68 fans were inside the stadium, with the figure growing to approximately 600 by close of play.[11] Pakistan's coach Mickey Arthur said after the conclusion of the day/night Test that "there's some work to do with the pink ball. I don't think it's up to the standard required yet and I think that's the only thing holding day/night cricket back".[12]
Pakistan won both the ODI and T20I series 3–0. The Test series was also won by Pakistan, by the margin of 2–1. The West Indies won the final Test match of the series, which was their first Test win with Jason Holder as captain.[13] After the victory, Holder said "we showed character and fight. Credit must go to Kraigg Brathwaite. He played an outstanding innings in the first innings and took responsibility of the chase in the second innings".[14]
Squads edit
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Andre Russell was ruled out of the West Indies T20I squad after withdrawing due to a personal matter. He was replaced by Kesrick Williams.[21] Younis Khan was added to Pakistan's Test squad for the 2nd Test after missing the 1st Test due to dengue fever.[22]
Tour matches edit
T20: Emirates Cricket Board XI vs West Indies edit
20 September 2016
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
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3–4 October 2016
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
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- Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series edit
1st T20I edit
23 September 2016
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicholas Pooran (WI) made his T20I debut.
- Imad Wasim became the first spinner for Pakistan to take five wickets in a T20I.[23]
2nd T20I edit
24 September 2016
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Shoaib Malik became the third batsman for Pakistan to pass 1,500 runs in T20Is.[24]
- Sohail Tanvir became the fourth bowler for Pakistan to take 50 wickets in T20Is.[25]
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27 September 2016
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Rumman Raees (Pak) and Kesrick Williams (WI) both made their T20I debuts.
- This was Pakistan's first whitewash in a three-match T20I series.[26]
ODI series edit
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- A floodlight failure in Pakistan's innings reduced the game to 49 overs per side, with the West Indies set a target of 287 to win.
- Kraigg Brathwaite (WI) made his ODI debut.
- Babar Azam (Pak) scored his first century in ODIs.[27]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Evin Lewis (WI) made his ODI debut.
- Babar Azam became the third batsman for Pakistan to score hundreds in three successive ODI innings.[28]
- Babar Azam (Pak) scored most runs in a three-match ODI series (360).[28]
- Azhar Ali became the first Pakistan captain to make three ODI centuries.[28]
- Wahab Riaz (Pak) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[28]
Test series edit
1st Test edit
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Pakistan's 400th Test match.[7]
- This was the second day/night Test match.[8]
- Babar Azam and Mohammad Nawaz (Pak) both made their Test debuts.
- Azhar Ali (Pak) became the first player to score a century, a double-century and a triple-century in a day/night Test, and in the process, passed 4,000 runs in Tests.[29][30]
- Yasir Shah (Pak) became the joint-second fastest player to take 100 wickets in Tests.[31]
- Devendra Bishoo recorded best figure by a bowler for the West Indies away from home and the best figures in the UAE.[32]
- Devendra Bishoo also recorded the best figures for a visiting bowler in Asia.[33]
- This was Pakistan's narrowest margin of victory in a Test in the UAE.[34]
2nd Test edit
21–25 October 2016
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shannon Gabriel (WI) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[35]
- Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq's 175 run partnership in the 1st innings made them Pakistan's most prolific batting pair in Tests.[36]
- Rahat Ali (Pak) took his 50th wicket in Tests.[37]
- Yasir Shah (Pak) took his second ten-wicket haul in Tests.[38]
- This was Misbah-ul-Haq's tenth series win as captain, the most for an Asian captain in Tests.[39]
3rd Test edit
30 October–3 November 2016
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Misbah-ul-Haq captained Pakistan in the most number of Tests (49).[40]
- Kraigg Brathwaite carried his bat in the first innings becoming the fifth player for the West Indies to do so.[41]
- Jason Holder (WI) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[42]
- Jason Holder won his first Test match as captain.[13]
- Kraigg Brathwaite became the first opener to remain unbeaten in both innings of a Test.[43]
- This was the West Indies' first Test victory against Pakistan away from home since 1990.[43]
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