Major women’s tours in pipeline for Windies next year

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has rolled out an itinerary for the next year, highlighting two key women’s tours as it moves to further develop women’s cricket.



As early as January, the West Indies women are expected to tour India and are also expected to host South Africa later in the year.



Details have not been released for the tour of India while the WICB is yet to confirm the Proteas trip to the Caribbean, scheduled for August/September.



Earlier this month, the side won the 20/20 title in the International Cricket Council Challenge in South Africa and also finished second in the one-day tournament.



The itinerary will see the Caribbean 20/20 being played from January 9 to 24, just prior to the start of the four-day first class championship that will run from February 1 to April 12.



West Indies will host two Test tours next year, with Pakistan arriving in April followed by India in June.