August 26, 2006	Saturday	Sha'aban 1, 1427

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LAHORE, Aug 25: West Indies will start their tour of Pakistan with the first Test to be played at Qadhafi Stadium, Lahore from Nov 11 to 15. West Indies are scheduled to tour Pakistan from Nov 6, soon after the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in India in Oct-Nov.

The series comprises three Tests and five One-day International matches.

The second Test will be held at Multan Stadium from Nov 19 to 23. The National Stadium, Karachi will be the venue for the third Test from Nov 27 to Dec 1.

The ODIs series begins with the first at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Dec 5 followed by the second at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Dec 7.

The third ODI will be played at the Qadhafi Stadium, Lahore on Dec 10 while the fourth at Multan Stadium, Multan on Dec 13 and final at the National Stadium, Karachi on Dec 16.

Itinerary:

Nov 11-15: 1st Test Lahore

Nov 19-23: 2nd Test Multan

Nov 27-Dec 1: 3rd Test Karachi

Dec 5: 1st ODI Rawalpindi

Dec 7: 2nd ODI Faisalabad

Dec 10: 3rd ODI, Lahore

Dec 13: 4th ODI, Multan

Dec 16: 5th ODI, Karachi.