West Indies captain Shai Hope (second from proper) flips the coin as Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (second from left) seems to be on on the toss for his or her first ODI on the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on August 8, 2025. — Cricket West Indies
Pakistan on Friday received the toss and determined to area first within the opening ODI of the three-match sequence in opposition to West Indies on the Brian Lara Stadium on Friday.
Pakistan and West Indies have come face-to-face 137 instances within the 50-over format, with the latter boasting a dominant file with 71 victories, whereas the Inexperienced Shirts have emerged victorious on 63 events.
Though West Indies dominate the general head-to-head file, the previous world champions have struggled in opposition to Pakistan in latest bilateral sequence, with their final victory courting again to 1991.
Either side enter the three-match sequence with undesirable momentum of their favour as Pakistan are winless of their final 5 matches, whereas West Indies have only one victory in as a lot of their earlier video games.
Pakistan final performed an ODI in April this 12 months, once they toured New Zealand for a three-match sequence and suffered a whitewash defeat.
In the meantime, West Indies’ final ODI sequence was in opposition to England, which they misplaced 3-0.
Enjoying XIs
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Sufiyan Muqeem.
West Indies: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (c & wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales and Jediah Blades.
