Pakistan will take on the West Indies in the third of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about Pakistan's Playing 11 vs West Indies for the third match of the series.
Pakistan Playing 11 vs West Indies- 3rd ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025:Openers: Abdullah Shafique, Saim AyubPakistan has looked like a more settled unit as compared to the West Indies in terms of performance because it appears like each player in the team knows their role and knows how to go about it.
The Men in Green, under new coach Mike Hesson, seemed to have identified what their strategy in ODI cricket is going to be, and they are ready to stick to it irrespective of the results.
One of the changes that is quite evident in both white ball squads is the cautious effort to have depth in batting, which is the reason why the Mohammad Rizwan -led side went in with two fast-bowling all-rounders in the first ODI.
The decision to go in with two fast bowling all-rounders meant that the team had to let go of one specialist fast bowler, which proved to be a smart decision as Pakistan chased a score of 281 after being five down for less than 200.
Having said that, the Men in Green have adopted a rotation policy, especially in the bowling department, so it will be interesting to see what bowling lineup they go in with in the final ODI game.
The former World Cup winners are expected to retain the same batting combination for the final game of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies and open the batting with Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique.
Visiting team management would want the openers to get the team off to a good start, as it has been a cause of concern for them in most of the matches in the recent past.
Both Abdullah and Saim will take the upcoming match as another opportunity to cement their place in the ODI, having played only a handful of games in this format.
Saim would want to build on the good form he showed in the T20I series against the same opposition.