Cricket West Indies officials are optimistic that Sabina Park in Jamaica can accommodate its inaugural day-night Test when Australia comes for the third match of their series in July.
Sabina Park has not hosted any day-night international cricket because of the inadequate lighting quality. But Cricket Australia supports the idea of the Test being a day-night event and it is understood that officials will travel to Jamaica this month for a pre-tour inspection.
Australia has never participated in a day-night test match outside their home country. West Indies Cricket Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring expressed his excitement about hosting the first-day night match at Sabina Park and confident on the timely completion of the new lighting system to the required specifications.
He emphasized that they have a robust monitoring system in place to support the Jamaica Cricket Association and the Jamaican government in achieving this goal.
“It is of course subject to the new lighting system that’s being implemented at Sabina Park, that it is finished in time and of course to specification we have in place a very strong monitoring and support system to help the Jamaica Cricket Association and the Jamaican government achieve this. We are certainly looking forward to hosting the very first day-night match.” said Chris Dehring.
West Indies previously hosted a one-day night test against Sri Lanka in Barbados in 2018. Windies will begin their World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle with three tests against Australia at home.
The three home series against Australia, running from June 25 to July 16, will be Darren Sammy’s first assignment as West Indies head coach since taking over from red-ball coach Andre Coley.
The first Test will begin on June 25 at Kensington Oval, Barbados and the second game will be hosted at the Grenada National Stadium on July 03. The final test of the series will begin on July 12 at Sabina Park, Jamaica.
After the test series, the action will shift to white-ball cricket, with the West Indies facing Australia in five T20Is from July 20 to July 28.
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