Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17
The Pakistani national cricket team toured the West Indies from March 2017 to May 2017. The tour consisted of a series of three Test matches, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and four Twenty20 internationals (T20Is).[1][2][3] The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) looked at the possibility of playing the T20I matches at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida, as they did against India in August 2016. However, the WICB kept all the fixtures for this tour in the Caribbean.[3]
| Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| West Indies | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 26 March – 14 May 2017 | ||
| Captains | Jason Holder (Tests and ODIs) Carlos Brathwaite (T20Is) | Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) Sarfaraz Ahmed (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Roston Chase (403) | Misbah-ul-Haq (271) | |
| Most wickets | Shannon Gabriel (15) | Yasir Shah (25) | |
| Player of the series | Yasir Shah (Pak) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jason Mohammed (154) | Mohammad Hafeez (201) | |
| Most wickets | Ashley Nurse (6) | Hasan Ali (6) | |
| Player of the series | Shoaib Malik (Pak) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Evin Lewis (111) | Babar Azam (137) | |
| Most wickets | Carlos Brathwaite (5) Samuel Badree (5) | Shadab Khan (10) | |
| Player of the series | Shadab Khan (Pak) | ||
In January 2017, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made an offer to the WICB to play two T20I matches in Pakistan.[4] They would have been held in Lahore on 18 and 19 March 2017, with the teams playing two more T20Is in Lauderhill, Florida.[4] However, when the tour fixtures were confirmed by the WICB on 12 January 2017, there was no mention of the matches in Pakistan.[3] Later the same day the WICB confirmed that the West Indies would not play in Pakistan due to security concerns.[5] Originally the tour was scheduled to contain two T20I matches, but early in March 2017, two extra T20I fixtures were added to the schedule.[6]
Ahead of the tour, Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed he would continue as captain of the Pakistan Test side, a decision accepted by the PCB.[7] In April 2017, Misbah announced that he would be retiring from international cricket at the end of the series.[8] Two days later, Younis Khan also announced that he would retire from Test cricket following the conclusion of the series.[9]
Pakistan won the T20I series 3–1,[10] and the ODI series 2–1.[11] They also won the Test series 2–1, their first Test series win in the West Indies.[12]
Squads
edit| T20Is | ODIs | Tests | |||
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 West Indies[13][14] |  Pakistan[15] | West Indies[16] | Pakistan[15] | West Indies[17] | Pakistan[7][18] |
Veerasammy Permaul was added to the West Indies ODI squad ahead of the third match as cover for Shannon Gabriel.[19]
First-class match: West Indies President's XI v Pakistan
editT20I series
edit1st T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Shadab Khan (Pak) and Rovman Powell (WI) both made their T20I debuts.
- Shadab Khan (Pak) recorded the most economical figures for a bowler completing their four overs on debut in a T20I.[20]
2nd T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Fakhar Zaman (Pak) made his T20I debut.
3rd T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jason Mohammed (WI) made his T20I debut.
- Evin Lewis (WI) made the highest score by any batsman against Pakistan in a T20I.[21]
4th T20I
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edit1st ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Shadab Khan (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- This was the West Indies' highest successful run-chase in an ODI.[22]
2nd ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Babar Azam (Pak) scored the most runs after his first 25 innings in ODIs (1,306).[19]
3rd ODI
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edit1st Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 11.3 overs of play was possible on day 2 due to a wet outfield and rain.
- Mohammad Abbas (Pak), Shimron Hetmyer and Vishaul Singh (WI) all made their Test debuts.
- Younis Khan (Pak) became the first batsman for Pakistan to score 10,000 runs in Tests and the oldest player to reach this milestone.[23]
- Sarfaraz Ahmed and Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) scored their 2,000th and 5,000th runs in Tests respectively.[24]
- Misbah-ul-Haq became the sixth batsman and first for Pakistan to finish their innings on 99 not out.[24][25]
2nd Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shadab Khan (Pak) made his Test debut.
- Yasir Shah (Pak) took his 10th five-wicket haul in Tests.[26]
- Pakistan's total of 81 was their lowest score against the West Indies in the West Indies.[27]
3rd Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 21 overs of play on day 1 were lost due to rain.
- Hasan Ali (Pak) made his Test debut.
- Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan (Pak) both played their last international match.[28]
- Mohammad Abbas (Pak) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[29]
- This was Pakistan's first Test series win in the West Indies.[12]