LAHORE: The Vice President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Azim Basarth, has confirmed that the West Indies will host the Pakistan cricket team next year from the 15th of July to the 7th of August 2026.
In the case of this event, Pakistan is scheduled to play a two-test series of which one will be considered as part of the ICC World Test Championship. Both Tests will also be part of the Future Tours Programme (FTP).
The Pakistani squad is going to play a four-day practice match at the Brian Lara Academy in Trinidad right before the Test series as well.
Azim Basarth also confirmed that the first Test match Queens Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago will be the venue of the second Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
New Zealand openers break record for highest partnership in World Test Championship
Mount Maunganui: New Zealand openers made history in the World Test Championship with their record-breaking opening partnership against the West Indies.
Openers Devon Conway and Tom Latham inched their first-wicket partnership to a staggering 323-run stand thereby setting a new record for the highest opening partnership in the World Test Championship.
Devon Conway was terrific with the bat when he scored 178 runs without getting out, meanwhile, New Zealand captain Tom Latham made a great contribution of 137 runs to give his team a solid start.
The New Zealand pair have bettered the World Test Championship record of 317 runs for the first wicket, which was held by Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal. In addition, Conway and Latham have set a new record opening partnership for New Zealand at home thereby breaking the old record of 276 runs.
The prior record of 276 runs was shared between Stewie Dempster and Jackie Mills (New Zealand vs England, Wellington, 1930) and Sherwin Campbell and Adrian Griffith (West Indies vs New Zealand).
The landmark stand emphasized the top-order strength of New Zealand and thus it will be remembered as one of the great moments of Test cricket history.
