West Indies set to play T20 cricket in the United States

Lauderhill will once again host the Windies in a few T20 matches.

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Kane Williamson of New Zealand leaves the field with Samuel Badree of the West Indies. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

The West Indies have carved a reputation for themselves as one of the most explosive sides in T20 cricket. Albeit they have struggled to find their feet in Test and ODI cricket, the Caribbean team has been unstoppable in the shortest format of the game owing to their fearless and swashbuckling brand of cricket. The Windies are also the reigning World T20 Champions when they won the tournament in 2016.

Apart from their hometown, they have also played in the United States of America (USA). In 2016, they hosted a couple of T20 Internationals against India at Lauderhill. Some of the games in the Caribbean Premier League were also hosted in the nation. After, Lauderhill, Windies are set to play a T20 game at Houston, a city in Texas during a tri-nation series involving Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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An official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) mentioned that the decision has been finalized following discussions with Najam Sethi, the PCB chairman, and Dave Cameron, the Windies cricket president. “It (US series) is an arrangement for this year, and we will see how things pan out later on,” the official was quoted as saying to Indian Express.

The Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill has been the only venue thus for international cricket in the USA. The initiative is also deemed to be a part of the promoting the game of cricket in the nation. With the new stadiums coming to the fore, the game is speculated to spread across a larger audience in the United States.

Meanwhile, the triangular series will be Pakistan and Windies’ second interaction in the year. After the end of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in March, Pakistan will most likely host the Windies for a T20 International series at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

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