The West Indies cricket team toured Pakistan in December 2021 to play three

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(ODI) and three

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(T20I) matches. The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural

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. The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in November 2021. Prior to the tour, the West Indies women's team also toured Pakistan to play three matches. During the T20I series, multiple cases of

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were confirmed in the West Indies team and support staff. Despite the T20I matches going ahead as planned, both cricket boards agreed to postpone the ODI series until June 2022.

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was ruled out of the tour due to an injury he suffered at the

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and

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were named as the captains of the West Indies' ODI and T20I squads respectively in Pollard's absence. Pakistan won the first T20I match by 63 runs. It was their 18th win in the format in 2021, the most by any team in a single calendar year. Pakistan won the second T20I by nine runs, winning the series with one match to play. Pakistan also won the third T20I, by seven wickets, to win the series 3–0. Pakistan's

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became the first batter to score 2,000 runs in

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cricket in a calendar year.

Squads

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was named as a reserve player in Pakistan's squad.

was ruled out of the tour due to a hamstring injury, with Devon Thomas and

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being named as replacements in the West Indies' ODI and T20I squads respectively.

Sheldon Cottrell Sheldon Shane Cottrell (born 19 August 1989) is a Jamaican international cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. Early life Before starting his cricket career, he s ...

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and

Kyle Mayers Kyle Rico Mayers (born 8 September 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer. He plays international cricket for West Indies cricket team in all formats. He was also in the West Indies under-19 squad for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In February ...

were all ruled out of the West Indies' squad for the T20I matches after testing positive for

. Ahead of the third T20I,

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and

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of the West Indies all tested positive for COVID-19, ruling them out of the series.

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

References

External links

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