West Indies Women are to tour Pakistan for three One-Day Internationals from November 8 to 14 ahead of their trip for Zimbabwe for the World Cup qualifiers from November 21 to December 5.

The Caribbean women will be one of 10 teams, along with Pakistan, aiming to secure one of three qualifying places for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in February 2022. They will leave directly for Africa once the series has concluded.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have confirmed all the tour logistics and have submitted detailed medical and security plans to CWI for final review, CWI said in a statement on Thursday. The West Indies Women are due to arrive in Pakistan on November 1 for the ODI series that is scheduled to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi.

“This reciprocal tour to Pakistan is an important part of our preparation plans ahead of the World Cup qualifying tournament that is scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe in mid-November,” said CWI CEO Johnny Grave.

“This tour to Pakistan will give the team the chance to play in different conditions compared to the Caribbean and have more high level competitive cricket ahead of aiming to secure one of the three qualifying spots available for the Women’s Cricket World Cup next year,” Grave explained further

With England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket New Zealand pulling out of recent tours to Pakistan citing concerns over the security of their players, Grave said CWI was satisfied that the West Indies will be safe during the short tour.

“The security plan arranged by the PCB is the same high level that the West Indies Men’s and Women’s teams received when they last toured Pakistan in 2018 and 2019, respectively,” he said.

“Independent security advisors, Eastern Star International (ESI) have confirmed to both CWI and WIPA that they are satisfied that the risk is manageable and can be mitigated to an acceptable level of safety.  We will now take a final recommendation to our Board of Directors before the Selection Panel confirms the squad,” the regional cricket body CEO added.

This will be the West Indies Women’s third bilateral series in 2021, after hosting Pakistan and South Africa in the Caribbean this summer. The West Indies players are currently in Antigua for a High-Performance training camp as part of the team’s preparation for the upcoming Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

The West Indies Women will play the first of their three matches on November 8 at the National Stadium in Karachi with the second and third matches set for November 11 and 14, respectively at the same venue.

The West Indies Women last toured Pakistan in January 2019 for three T20 Internationals in Karachi.