Pakistan will face the West Indies in the first of the three-match ODI series. The PAK vs WI Match Preview provides today's match details for the first ODI of the Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025.
PAK vs WI Match Preview- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025: Date and Venue:The PAK vs WI match will be played on August 8 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. The game will start at 11:30 PM IST.
Squads:PakistanMohammad Rizwan c, Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Sufiyan Muqeem
West IndiesShai Hope c, Jewel Andrew, Jediah Blades, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd
PAK vs WI Key battles:Babar Azam vs Jayden SealesFormer Pakistani captain Babar Azam, who will be playing an international game after some time, would like to have a good start to the series.
Babar will be up against Jayden Seales, who is expected to take the new ball for the West Indies in the opening match of the series.
Mohammad Rizwan vs Gudakesh MotiePakistan's wicketkeeper batter and the captain of the ODI team, Mohammad Rizwan, like Babar, will feature in an international fixture for the first time in a while.
Rizwan, who last played international cricket against New Zealand, would want to lead from the front in the series opener against the West Indies.
Rizwan will face the challenge of Gudakesh Motie, who has been in decent form with the ball in the recent past.
Brandon King vs Shaheen AfridiWest Indies opener Brandon King would like to get the team off to a solid start against an experienced Pakistani bowling lineup.