[2] In May 2016, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) began looking at the possibility for the series to be held in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq said "At the moment, it looks like (the future) keeping in mind the interest of the audience, who want to watch Test cricket".

[10] However, at the start of the first day of the Test, only 68 fans were inside the stadium, with the figure growing to approximately 600 by close of play.

[11] Pakistan's coach Mickey Arthur said after the conclusion of the day/night Test that "there's some work to do with the pink ball.

[14] Andre Russell was ruled out of the West Indies T20I squad after withdrawing due to a personal matter.