Pakistan will take on the West Indies in the first of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about Pakistan's Playing 11 vs West Indies for the first match of the series.
Pakistan Playing 11 vs West Indies- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025:Openers: Abdullah Shafique, Saim AyubPakistan would be high on confidence after registering a 2-1 series win against the West Indies, as the Men in Green were going through a lean patch after a shocking series defeat against Bangladesh.
The former ODI World Cup winners would like to take the momentum of the T20I series win into ODIs against the same opposition.
The Men in Green will be led by Mohammad Rizwan for the ODI leg of the tour, which sees the return of experienced players like Naseem Shah and former captain Babar Azam.
Having said that, Pakistan dealt a major blow before the start of the series with senior batter Fakhar Zaman being ruled out of all three ODI games.
An injury to Fakhar means that Pakistan are certain to open the batting with Saim Ayub and Abdulla Shafique at least in the opening match of the series.
The duo is relatively inexperienced in the ODI format of the game and would want to make the most of the opportunity that has come their way.
There is not much to talk about the performances of both openers as both of them have played a total of 33 matches, with Shafique being the senior partner with 24 ODI appearances.
Ayub, on the other hand, has played just nine ODI matches so far in his international career.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan wk/c, Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad NawazThe lack of experience at the top will be covered by a middle order, which comprises the likes of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Salman Ali Agha.