WI vs PAK

WI vs PAK, The white-ball series now transitions to the 50-over format as the West Indies (WI) host Pakistan (PAK) for the first ODI of their three-match series. The opening ODI is set for Friday, August 8, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.

Pakistan clinched the recent T20I series 2-1 in a closely fought contest, winning the first and third matches by 14 and 13 runs respectively. The lone victory for the West Indies came courtesy of an impressive all-round performance by Jason Holder. Now, the hosts will be eager to start the ODI leg strongly and avenge their T20I defeat.

WI vs PAK: Team Updates and Key Players

West Indies have decided to rest pacer Alzarri Joseph for workload management, bringing in Romario Shepherd as his replacement. On the Pakistani side, Saim Ayub returns to the squad after recovering from a fractured ankle earlier this year. Pakistan will look to carry their momentum from the T20Is into the ODI series and secure a win on Friday.

“𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻20𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝑫𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆.

Match Details and Pitch Report

  • Match: WI vs PAK, 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025
  • Date & Time: Friday, August 8, 11:30 pm IST
  • Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
  • Live Streaming: FanCode (app and website)

The Brian Lara Stadium pitch is known for assisting pace bowlers early on. As the match progresses and the ball loses its shine, spinners from both sides are expected to play a more significant role.

Head-to-Head Stats and Predicted Lineups

Historically, the West Indies and Pakistan have met 137 times in ODIs. West Indies hold a slight edge with 71 wins compared to Pakistan’s 63, while 3 matches ended in ties. Their most recent ODI clash was on June 12, 2022.

WI vs PAK: Predicted Playing XI

West Indies:
Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Jeavor Royal, Shai Hope (c & wk), Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Justin Greaves, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales

Pakistan:
Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem

𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒘𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆: “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻20 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕. 𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝑫𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆.”

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