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.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’†β€™π’—π’† 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’” π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’†π’•π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻20𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑢𝑫𝑰 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” π’Šπ’” 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’π’†π’π’ˆπ’†. 𝑢𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’˜π’†π’π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏 π‘·π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’”π’•π’‚π’ π’†π’‚π’“π’π’š,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’†π’” π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’ π‘Ίπ’‰π’‚π’Š 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’‚π’Žπ’†.

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

π‘·π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’”π’•π’‚π’ π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’ π‘΄π’π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’‚π’… π‘Ήπ’Šπ’›π’˜π’‚π’ 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’„π’† 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’‚π’Žπ’†: β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† 𝑻20 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’†π’… 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’”π’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’•. 𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 π’†π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’“ 𝒕𝒐 π’„π’‚π’“π’“π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’†π’π’†π’“π’ˆπ’š π’‡π’π’“π’˜π’‚π’“π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑢𝑫𝑰 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂 π’”π’•π’“π’π’π’ˆ π’‘π’†π’“π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’‚π’π’„π’†.”

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