WI vs PAK 1st T20 – West Indies vs Pakistan Series: The eagerly awaited four-match T20I series between Kieron Pollar West Indies and Babar Azam’s Pakistan will begin at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Wednesday. This will be the sixth bilateral T20I series between the two teams, Pakistan have dominated the West Indies with wins in four out of the previous five T20I series – WI vs PAK 1st T20 Live Streaming on FanCode, Follow Ball by Ball LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
WI vs PAK 1st T20: Pakistan declares, ‘we will beat West Indies in West Indies once again’
West Indies won the one-off T20I match between the two sides in 2011, Pakistan have held the upper hand since. Overall, out of 14 T20I matches, Pakistan have maintained a stranglehold with 11 wins and a mere three defeats. Of these, seven matches have been staged in the West Indies, with Pakistan winning five and losing two.
Training photos from West Indies and Pakistan camps ahead of the first #WIvPAK T20I.
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— ICC (@ICC) July 28, 2021
WI vs PAK 1st T20 – West Indies vs Pakistan Series: In the 2018 T20I series that was staged at the National Stadium Karachi, Pakistan won the three-match series, 3-0.
West Indies vs Pakistan HEAD to HEAD:
The last time the two teams played a T20I series on the Caribbean soil was in 2017 with the visitors winning the four-match series 3-1.
In the latest ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, Pakistan are placed at the fourth-spot with 261 points while the Kieron Pollard led West Indies are placed seventh with 235 points.
In case of a clean sweep victory, Pakistan will jump to the third-spot with 263 points.
Amongst the batters, Pakistan captain Babar Azam is currently ranked number two while his opening partner, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is ranked seventh. West Indies’ opener Evin Lewis is at number eight.
WI vs PAK 1st T20: Fabian Allen, the West Indian left-arm-spinner is ranked number 10 among bowlers while Pakistan left-arm-fast Shaheen Shah Afridi is at the number 13 spot in the rankings for T20I bowlers.
West Indies v Pakistan Series: Full Schedule
1st T20I, July 28, Bridgetown, Barbados – 7:30 PM IST
2nd T20I, July 31, Providence Stadium, Guyana – 8:30 PM IST
3rd T20I, August 1, Providence Stadium, Guyana – 8:30 PM IST
4th T20I, August 3, Providence Stadium, Guyana – 8:30 PM IST
Test series
1st Test, August 12-16, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica – 8:30 PM IST
2nd Test, August 20-24, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica – 8:30 PM IST
WI vs PAK Test Series: Squads
West Indies Squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh.
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Usman Qadir, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sohaib Maqsood.
