There will be no international cricket at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground this year, despite the venue receiving high praise from the International Cricket Council (ICC) following last year’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.
When Cricket West Indies (CWI) unveiled the 2025 official schedule for the Windies’ Senior Men’s and Women’s teams on Wednesday, no international fixtures were allocated to the St Lucia ground for either squad.
The schedule outlines home and away matches across all formats for the Men in Maroon and the Maroon Warriors.
Men’s Fixtures
On the men’s side, the Daren Sammy-coached squad will continue to make strides towards direct qualification for the upcoming white-ball competitions, namely the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, and the 2027 ICC 50-Over World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
In this regard, they will compete in T20 and ODI series against Ireland and England as part of a UK Tour from May 21 to June 15. During this period, Shai Hope’s men will seek back-to-back series wins against England, following the Windies’ victory during the “Rivalry” series in October and November last year.
Returning home in June, the Men in Maroon will kick off their ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle with a three-match series against Australia, as the two teams battle for the Frank Worrell Trophy. This series will also mark the first time head coach Sammy, recently appointed as Test coach, will take charge of the team.
Additionally, the July 12-16 Test match at Sabina Park in Jamaica will be the first time international cricket returns to the iconic venue since 2022. A five-match T20 International series with fixtures in Jamaica and St Kitts and Nevis will close off the Australian tour of the Caribbean.
Pakistan will follow Australia for white-ball action in the summer, with three T20I internationals in Florida and three ODIs in Trinidad and Tobago. From September to December, the Windies will embark on tours of India (two Test matches), Bangladesh (three T20Is and three ODIs), and New Zealand (five T20Is, three ODIs, and three Test matches), with the exact dates to be announced later.
Women’s Fixtures
On the women’s side, the main hurdle will be qualification for the ICC 50-over World Cup, scheduled to take place in India.
Hayley Matthews’ team will first contend with a qualifying tournament in Pakistan in April, as the Maroon Warriors failed to achieve direct qualification to the marquee international tournament. To attain qualification, the West Indies will need to place in one of the top two spots in the tournament.
Following their qualifying campaign, the Windies Women will compete in three T20Is and three ODIs in a challenging white-ball series against England. Additionally, a historic white-ball series against South Africa will take place at the 3Ws Oval in Barbados, marking the first-ever white-ball action at the venue.
FULL FIXTURE LIST
Men’s Tour of UK
ODI Series vs Ireland (Malahide, Dublin)
May 21, 2025 – 1st ODI
May 23, 2025 – 2nd ODI
May 25, 2025 – 3rd ODI
ODI Series vs England
May 29, 2025 – 1st ODI (Headingley)
June 1, 2025 – 2nd ODI (Cardiff)
June 3, 2025 – 3rd ODI (Kia Oval)
T20I Series vs England
June 6, 2025 – 1st T20I (Trent Bridge)
June 8, 2025 – 2nd T20I (Bristol)
June 10, 2025 – 3rd T20I (Rose Bowl)
T20I Series vs Ireland (Stormont, Belfast)
June 12, 2025 – 1st T20I
June 14, 2025 – 2nd T20I
June 15, 2025 – 3rd T20I
West Indies Men’s Home Series vs Australia
Test Series
June 25–29, 2025 – 1st Test (Kensington Oval, Barbados)
July 3–7, 2025 – 2nd Test (Grenada National Stadium)
July 12–16, 2025 – 3rd Test (Sabina Park, Jamaica)
T20 Series
July 20, 2025 – 1st T20 (Sabina Park, Jamaica)
July 22, 2025 – 2nd T20 (Sabina Park, Jamaica)
July 25, 2025 – 3rd T20 (Warner Park, St Kitts)
July 26, 2025 – 4th T20 (Warner Park, St Kitts)
July 28, 2025 – 5th T20 (Warner Park, St Kitts)
West Indies Men’s Home Series vs Pakistan
T20 Series (Broward County, Florida)
July 31, 2025 – 1st T20
August 2, 2025 – 2nd T20
August 3, 2025 – 3rd T20
ODI Series (Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad)
August 8, 2025 – 1st ODI
August 10, 2025 – 2nd ODI
August 12, 2025 – 3rd ODI
West Indies Women’s Tour of England
T20 Series
May 21, 2025 – 1st T20 (County Ground, Derby)
May 23, 2025 – 2nd T20 (Central County Ground, Sussex)
May 26, 2025 – 3rd T20 (Chelmsford)
ODI Series
May 30, 2025 – 1st ODI (Spitfire Ground, Kent)
June 4, 2025 – 2nd ODI (Grace Road, Leicestershire)
June 8, 2025 – 3rd ODI (Taunton)
West Indies Women’s Home Series vs South Africa
ODI Series (3Ws Oval, Barbados)
June 11, 2025 – 1st ODI
June 14, 2025 – 2nd ODI
June 17, 2025 – 3rd ODI
T20 Series (3Ws Oval, Barbados)
June 20, 2025 – 1st T20
June 22, 2025 – 2nd T20
June 23, 2025 – 3rd T20
Mark my words, UWP will try to use this information and try to gain milage out of it.
Politics aside, although hailed as the best ground in the West Indies, crowd support tends to be minimal.
I believe the ministry of sports don’t [care] and so does sports st. Lucia inc. In the past poor advertising in St. Lucia with regards to international cricket. The bodies believe that whenever there is a game here everybody should automatically know and turn up. Again a horrible evidence of negotiations skills lacking. These facilities are always left to the demise of tax payer funding with little or no returns. This is pure craziness at its best. I think there should offset maintenance cost with some jazz and do some backanall shows
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