Carlos Braithwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Keiron Pollard, Mohammad Amir, Umar Akmal and Sarfraz Ahmed will be among the stars on show and you can see how they and their teams fare with tickets now available.
The two nations will meet on nine occasions (three T20s and as many ODIs and Tests) across the country, meaning there’s no reason why you can’t witness the exciting duels live.
The tour gets off next Friday with back-to-back T20 clashes at Dubai International Stadium, giving you a chance to see West Indies – the World T20 champions – in action in the UAE. The teams will then travel south for the third and final game of the series at Sheikh Zayed Stadium as the Abu Dhabi venue hosts its first T20 international since 2012.
If you miss those encounters, then the nations will meet again in the ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium, which holds the record of most number of ODIs as a host, will add to that tally when it stages two 50-over games on Friday, September 30 and Sunday, October 2, before the series comes to a conclusion at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium three days later.
Top-ranked Pakistan will play their first match as the best Test side when the longer format gets under way with a historic meeting on Thursday, October 13. For the first time in the UAE, the Test match in Dubai will be played under floodlights with the second and third Tests scheduled from October 21 (Abu Dhabi) and October 30 (Sharjah).
With tickets now available, Dubai Sports City general manager – sports business Maqbul Dudhia insists it’s a fantastic opportunity to see the world’s best players live.
“West Indies are the World Twenty20 champions and have some players that can light up the night and can create a lot of excitement,” he said.
“It will be a good challenge and I think it’s going to be a fantastic set of matches.”
While Dubai prepares to host its first-ever day-night Test, Dudhia is the urging public to play its part in making the match a success.
“There’s going to be a lot of intrigue around this Test on how it’s going to be planned out. We hope the public can come and watch a new style of cricket in what will be an intriguing contest over five days. It’s being played on Friday and Saturday night where people can come and have a look and enjoy an incredible game.”
He added: “Because of the design of the stadium, the atmosphere will be absolutely incredible. The decibel level will be fantastic and I don’t think it can be replicated in many stadiums around the world.”
Pakistan T-20I Team announced for the 3 match series against West Indies in UAE #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/EqTWGTi68o
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) September 9, 2016
Depending on stadium and format, ticket prices start from Dh20 and are available to buy on Kyazoonga.com and at Al Fardaan Exchange outlets across the country as well as TCS outlets and at Tandoori Junction, in the JLT area in Dubai.
Given the popularity of previous series, Dudhia insists not to wait until the last minute.
“Seats for T20s at Dubai Sports City are always in great demand, and with the T20 world champions West Indies in action against an exciting Pakistan unit, these matches are likely to be thrilling encounters.
“The T20Is and the first ever day/night Test match in the UAE will take place under the lights of the Dubai International Stadium’s Ring of Fire floodlights and it is certain tickets for both formats will be much sought after.”
Beautiful morning in #Barbados as Windies continue preparation for tours of #UAE and #SriLanka pic.twitter.com/hzaFVsYMOF
— westindies (@westindies) September 12, 2016
