|| Desk Report ||

West Indies (CWI) has announced that West Indies men's team is scheduled to play 11 Test matches - all part of the World Test Championship - 20 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 36 T20Is at home over the next three years.

The schedule begins with the arrival of Ireland in January 2020 and continues with tours by New Zealand and South Africa.

The brand new three-year home fixtures cycle will have matches in all the main venues across the Caribbean.

This new initiative, a key feature of CWI's strategy to enable better planning across the region and ensuring that all international venues host West Indies cricket every year, will see visits by all the major international teams to the Caribbean between January 2020 and August 2022.

Next year – Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa will visit the West Indies; followed by Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan in 2021. The following year Ireland will make a return and the regional side will also face England, Bangladesh, and India on home turf.

The West Indies Women’s team will also have an intense calendar of matches and camps as they prepare for the ICC Women’s World Cup, which will be played in New Zealand in 2021. In the build-up to the biggest event in women’s cricket, the West Indies Women will focus their energies on the 50-over format. Later this month they host India and they will also host South Africa at home in May 2020. Overall, they are expected to play a minimum of 15 ODIs – home and away – in the lead-up to the marquee event.

WI CEO, Johnny Grave said: “This is a significant step forward for CWI and cricket fans and stakeholders across the region. Not only does this provide a full calendar of international fixtures which allows us to better plan and schedule our cricket, but it allows everyone who supports and loves cricket to know when the next big game or tournament is coming.”