West Indies Tour Pakistan August 2026 Fixtures — Decoded

West Indies tour Pakistan in August 2026 for two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. The Tests at Multan and Lahore. ODIs and T20Is at Karachi and Rawalpindi. This tour comes immediately after the Pakistan-England Test series in the UK. Pakistan returns home to defend the Test fortress. Here is the WI tour Pakistan decode.

Tour schedule

Test 1 — August 27-31 at Multan Cricket Stadium. Test 2 — September 4-8 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. ODIs at Karachi and Rawalpindi September 12, 14, 16. T20Is at Lahore September 19, 21, 23. The Tests are early August, T20Is late September.

Multan Test 1 pitch

Multan in late August is hot and dry. The pitch is the most spin-friendly in Pakistan with day-three deterioration. First-innings average is 305. Pakistan's plan — bat first, set 350-plus, spin them out on day three. The Pakistan track record at Multan in 2024-25 was three wins from four.

Lahore Test 2 pitch

Gaddafi Stadium in early September is dry with even bounce. The pitch favours batting through days one and two. First-innings average is 348. The spin comes from day three. The pitch is less helpful to leg-spin than Multan. Pakistan's historical Lahore Test win rate since 2022 is 56%.

Pakistan's playing XI

Captain Shan Masood. Openers Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique. No. 3 Babar Azam. Saud Shakeel at four. Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan at five. Salman Ali Agha at six. Mohammad Wasim Jr. at seven. Pace Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi. Spin Abrar Ahmed, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali. Pakistan plays 3-1-7 with three specialist spinners.

West Indies' playing XI

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite. Openers Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul. No. 3 Alick Athanaze. Kavem Hodge at four. Wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva at five. Roston Chase at six. Justin Greaves at seven. Pace Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph. Spin Gudakesh Motie. WI plays 4-1-6.

Pakistan's playing XI shifts post-England tour

After three Tests in England, Pakistan's pace attack is workload-managed. Shaheen Afridi may rotate out for Test 1 in Multan. Naseem Shah's fitness post-Headingley is monitored. The spin-bowling depth (Abrar, Sajid, Noman) carries the workload at home.

Babar Azam's home Test form

Babar averages 65 in Tests at home since 2023. His form curve from England Tests carries into Pakistan. His Multan record — three centuries in five Tests. His Lahore record — five fifties in eight Tests. His role at three is the Pakistan batting fulcrum.

ICC Test ranking stakes

Pakistan at No. 6 in ICC Test rankings. WI at No. 8. A 2-0 Pakistan win could push them past New Zealand at No. 5. A WI win keeps the rankings stable.

Broadcast deal

Z Five holds Pakistani broadcast rights. JioHotstar for India (only digital streaming since BCCI restrictions). Sky Sports for UK. ESPN for the Caribbean. Free streaming on the PCB app for Pakistani viewers.

What to watch next: WI vs PAK Test 1 Multan August 27 and the Pakistan home pitch lockdown strategy.

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