Pakistan win toss, bowl first against West Indies in first ODI

TAROUBA: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series against West Indies at Brian Lara Stadium on Friday.

Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan and ace batter Babar Azam are back in the mix after the Green Shirts’ series win in the T20I series.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (capt, wk), 5 Salman Agha, 6 Hasan Nawaz, 7 Hussain Talat, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Naseem Shah, 11 Sufiyan Muqeem

West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Evin Lewis, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Shai Hope (Capt, wk), 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Roston Chase, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Gudakesh Motie, 9 Shamar Joseph, 10 Jayden Seales, 11 Jediah Blades

HEAD TO HEAD

Pakistan and the West Indies have played a total of 137 matches, with the West Indies leading the head-to-head with 71 victories. Pakistan has won 63 matches, while three games ended in a tie.

Matches 137, Pakistan 63, South Africa 71

It’s worth noting that after the series opener today, Pakistan and West Indies will play subsequent ODIs at the same venue on August 10 and 12, respectively.

Squads

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.

West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Jediah Blades, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Johann Layne, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd.

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