Dominica: The Commonwealth of Dominica is all set to welcome international cricket by hosting a test series between India and West Indies from July 12 to 16, 2023. First of the two test matches will be played at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, Dominica, as the beginning of the World Test Championship for 2023-2025.
According to recent reports, the schedule for India’s tour of the West Indies was announced by the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The teams will face each other in all three formats starting with the first test match in Dominica out of two, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is from July 12 to August 13.
It has been reported that the series of two test matches will kick off the journey of both countries towards the next edition of the ICC World Test Championship. The Commonwealth of Dominica will is all set to host Indian Mens Cricket Team for the first test match at the Windsor Park Stadium.
In contrast, the other match will be played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad from 20 to July 24, 2023. The second test match will also be a historical instance as both teams will compete against each other in the 100th test match.
As per the issued schedule, India and West Indies will face each other for two ODIs in Barbados and conclude the third in Trinidad. The ODI series will consist of three matches that have raised excitement among the locals, said reports.
The third ODI will be played at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on August 1, 2023, after competing in the first two matches in Barbados. Following this, the T20 series will kick off on August 3 at the same venue.
After which, India’s tour of the West Indies will move on to Guyana and Florida for two matches each. Cricket West Indies called the people to purchase the tickets via their official website on June 20.
The schedule of the India Tour of West Indies 2023 is as follows:
TEST SERIES
July 12-16: 1st Test Match, Windsor Park, Dominica
July 20-24: 2nd Test Match, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
ODI SERIES
July 27: 1st ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados
July 29: 2nd ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados
August 1: 3rd ODI, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
T201 SERIES
August 3: 1st T201, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
August 6: 2nd T201, National Stadium, Guyana
August 8: 3rd T201, National Stadium Guyana
August 12: 4th T201, Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
August 13: 5th T201, Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
The Indian T20 team for the West Indies series is as follows:
1) Shubman Gill
2) Yashasvi Jaiswal
3) Ruturaj Gaikwad
4) Ishan Kishan
5) Suryakumar Yadav
6) Rinku Singh
7) Tilak Varma
8) Hardik Pandya (C)
9) Axar Patel
10) Jitesh Sharma
11) Ravi Bishnoi
12) Yuzvendra Chahal
13) Arshdeep Singh
14) Harshit Rana
15) Akash Madhwal
