the west indies cricket team toured pakistan in april 2018 to play three twenty20 international (t20i) matches. pakistan won the series 3–0. following the conclusion of the series, pakistan's captain sarfaraz ahmed said that "no team will be using security concerns as an excuse in the future. this year or the next year, (international) cricket will come back to pakistan". the pakistan cricket board (pcb) are hoping to play a full international series against a full member side in pakistan by 2020.