West Indies vs Pakistan, WI vs PAK , Today Match Prediction
West Indies vs Pakistan, WI vs PAK , Today Match Prediction
πππππ : West Indies vs Pakistan
ππππ :August 08,Friday
ππππ :23:30 PM (IST)
πππππ : Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
ππππππππππ : 1ST ODI, 2025
Host West Indies eye ODI redemption against in-form Pakistan at Trinidad
- This summer, West Indies suffered clean sweep at the hands of England in a three-match ODI series played in England.
- Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed have been bankable performers for Pakistan in the limited-overs format.
- For past 12 months, Shai Hope, Keacy Carty and Alzarri Joseph have been consistent performers for West Indies in the 50-over format.
WI vs PAK Match Prediction & Analysis
Host West Indies will face Pakistan in the opening game of ODI series played at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium Tarouba, Trinidad on Friday.
The Men in Maroon will be keen to deliver better performances in the three-match ODI series. Skipper Shai Hope will be hoping that the side can raise their overall game with bat and ball in this opening clash.
In the first match of the one-day series, Pakistan will be hoping to turn things around in limited-overs format. Having lost seven matches out of nine played this season, Skipper Mohammad Rizwan will be keen to field their strongest combo for this opening encounter.
TEAMS PREVIEW
West Indies Preview
West Indies will enter the contest as underdogs, largely because of their recent performances against the Green Shirts in the 50-over format.
After losing the T20I series, West Indies will be keen to put on a strong show in this one-day series against Pakistan.
In the batting department, the Caribbean side will be heavily relying on the likes of captain and star batter Shai Hope, openers Brandon King, Jewel Andrews, middle-order batter Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to work with.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph, Justin Greaves with the spin duo of Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie to claim timely breakthroughs.
Pakistan Preview
In the batting department, the home team will be relying on the likes of captain Mohammad Rizwan, vice-captain Salman Agha, middle-order batter Babar Azam, opener Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique and Faheem Ashraf to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf along with the spin duo of Abrar Ahmed, Sufyan Muqeem to produce timely breakthroughs and dismantle the oppositionβs batting lineup.
Weather Conditions
The average first inning score at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium Tarouba, Trinidad is 350 runs. The weather forecast for the game is going to be sunny intervals with light breeze.
WI vs PAK Pitch Report
Brian Lara Cricket Stadium Tarouba, Trinidad is going to host the opening game of the one-day series played between West Indies and Pakistan.
Toss: To Bat
Brian Lara Cricket Stadium Tarouba, Trinidad is a decent venue for side batting first. The only one-day game played at this venue was won by side batting first.
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