West Indies to Host Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Pakistan in 2026 Home Season

The West Indies men’s cricket team is gearing up for an exciting 2026 home season, with a series of matches scheduled against Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Pakistan. The tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan will include Test matches, while the New Zealand tour will feature five ODIs.

Sri Lanka Tour

Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica will host the white-ball matches against Sri Lanka between June 3 and 14. The Test matches will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, starting on June 25 and July 3.

The schedule for the Sri Lanka tour is as follows:

• June 3 – 1st ODI at Sabina Park, Jamaica
• June 6 – 2nd ODI at Sabina Park, Jamaica
• June 9 – 3rd ODI at Sabina Park, Jamaica
• June 11 – 1st T20I at Sabina Park, Jamaica
• June 13 – 2nd T20I at Sabina Park, Jamaica
• June 14 – 3rd T20I at Sabina Park, Jamaica
• June 25-29 – 1st Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda
• July 3-7 – 2nd Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua & Barbuda

New Zealand Tour

The New Zealand tour will only feature five ODIs, to be played at Guyana’s National Stadium (first three) and Kensington Oval in Barbados (last two) between July 11 and 21.

The schedule for the New Zealand tour is as follows:

• July 11 – 1st ODI at Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
• July 13 – 2nd ODI at Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
• July 16 – 3rd ODI at Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
• July 19 – 4th ODI at Kensington Oval, Barbados
• July 21 – 5th ODI at Kensington Oval, Barbados

Pakistan Tour

Pakistan will visit the Caribbean for two Tests, to be played from July 25 to 29 and August 2 to 6, both in Trinidad & Tobago, but at different venues: the first at Brian Lara Cricket Academy and the second at Queen’s Park Oval.

The schedule for the Pakistan tour is as follows:

• July 25-29 – 1st Test at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
• August 2-6 – 2nd Test at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

The Test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be part of the ICC World Test Championship, where West Indies are currently placed last (ninth) after seven losses in eight games in the ongoing 2025-27 cycle.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has promoted the home season as ‘WI OUTSIDE!’, an initiative that captures the spirit and energy synonymous with cricket in the Caribbean. CWI chief executive Chris Dehring said, ‘WI OUTSIDE! is a celebration of that spirit and an invitation to every cricket fan and proud West Indian to come out, fill the stands, wave their flags, and create the kind of atmosphere that makes West Indies cricket special.’