{"id":1312,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/dubai-will-host-its-first-day-night-cricket-match\/"},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","slug":"dubai-will-host-its-first-day-night-cricket-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/announcements\/dubai-will-host-its-first-day-night-cricket-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Will Host A Day-Night Test Match For The FIRST Time And Fans Are Ecstatic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cricket is coming to the city very soon.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Pakistan Cricket Board announced that\u00a0Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the first ever day-night Test in the UAE,\u00a0with Pakistan and West Indies set to face-off in a pink\u00a0ball match from 13\u00a0October. How exciting is that??\u00a0The first was hosted by Australia against New Zealand last year.\u00a0Sadly, with this format, there’s no calling in sick now.<\/p>\n

Pakistan will take on West Indies…<\/h3>\n

The world’s number one test team will take on West Indies with the pink ball. The play, tea and dinner timings for the Test haven’t been announced yet.<\/p>\n

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Breaking: The second ever day\/night Test will be played between Pakistan and West Indies in Dubai from October 13 to 17 this year. #PakvWI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 25, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The tour includes…<\/h3>\n

Three T20 Internationals,\u00a0three One-Day Internationals and three Test matches which begin on 23 September.<\/p>\n

The high point…<\/h3>\n

Pakistan will host West Indies in a Test series for the first time in ten years. The last time was when\u00a0Brian Lara signed off his significant\u00a0Test career in Karachi.<\/p>\n

Also, it’s a form of\u00a0preparation\u00a0for Pakistan before their Australia tour in December.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Brian Lara (@bcl375400)<\/a> on Mar 30, 2015 at 8:26pm PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Six\u00a0first-class day-night matches have been played in UAE…<\/h3>\n

The remaining six of the 12 matches\u00a0played in Asia have been in\u00a0Pakistan (three), India (two)\u00a0and Bangladesh (one).<\/p>\n

Matches with\u00a0the pink ball and under floodlights\u00a0are pretty challenging…<\/h3>\n

Pink balls\u00a0deteriorate more slowly than white balls,\u00a0but have better night visibility making them the most suitable for day-night Test cricket. However, the\u00a0abrasive nature of the grounds in Asia make it difficult. Players have stated the lack of\u00a0grass on the pitch in Abu Dhabi\u00a0along with lights and visibility issues make it tough.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The schedule:\u00a0Pakistan vs West Indies, 2016\u00a0<\/h3>\n

T20s<\/strong><\/p>\n

23 September: First T20 International –\u00a0Dubai\u00a0<\/p>\n

24 September: Second T20 International –\u00a0Dubai\u00a0<\/p>\n

27 September: Third T20 International –\u00a0Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

ODIs<\/strong><\/p>\n

30 September: First One Day International D\/N –\u00a0Sharjah<\/p>\n

02 October: Second One Day International D\/N –\u00a0Sharjah<\/p>\n

05 October: Third One Day International D\/N –\u00a0Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n

13 to\u00a017 October: First Test match D\/N –\u00a0Dubai<\/p>\n

21 to\u00a025 October: Second Test match –\u00a0Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

30 October to\u00a03 November: Third Test match –\u00a0Sharjah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cricket is coming to the city very soon. The\u00a0Pakistan Cricket Board announced that\u00a0Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the first ever day-night Test in the UAE,\u00a0with Pakistan and West Indies set to face-off in a pink\u00a0ball match from 13\u00a0October. 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