England to tour West Indies for five T20Is, three Test matches in 2022
England are set to tour West Indies for five T20Is and three Test matches in 2022. Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the same on Monday (October 18). This would be England’s first-ever five-match T20I series against West Indies and it would be interesting to see how it pans out. With the ICC World Test Championship being underway, the Test series also holds a significant relevance.
All five T20I matches will take place in Barbados across a nine-day period from January 22 to 30 next year. With England and West Indies being two of the strongest T20 teams going around, the series is set to witness some exciting action between the willow and the ball. Notably, West Indies will tour India after the T20I series against the Three Lions.
Hence, the Test series will be played in March when the Caribbean side returns back home. The series will be played for the newly created Richards-Botham Trophy.
England vs West Indies Test series to be played for Richards-Botham Trophy
“Following West Indies’ white-ball tour of India in February 2022, the West Indies will welcome England back to the region for a three-match Test Series to compete for the newly created Richards-Botham Trophy. This new trophy honours two legends of cricket, Lord Ian Botham and Sir Vivian Richards, whose friendship and on-field heroics became synonymous with some of their respective teams greatest Test match moments,” the ECB said in an official statement.
The Test Series will get underway on March 8, 2022, at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground (SVRCG) in Antigua. The action will then move to the Kensington Oval in Barbados and subsequently to the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada.
Schedule of England’s 2022 Tour of West Indies
Saturday, January 22 – 1st T20I West Indies v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Sunday, January 23 – 2nd T20I West Indies v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Wednesday, January 26 – 3rd T20I West Indies v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Saturday, January 29 – 4th T20I West Indies v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Sunday, January 30 – 5th T20I West Indies v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
March 8-12 – 1st Test Match West Indies v England at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
March 16-20 – 2nd Test Match West Indies v England at Kensington Oval, Barbados
March 24-28 – 3rd Test Match West Indies v England at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada.
