The man of Carribean and the man in green will meet each other for the first ODI of West Indies tour of UAE. West Indies and Pakistan will pad up for the first game of 50 over cricket on September 30, 2016, at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah.
Where to Watch
Ten Sports 3
TIMING
4:30 PM
West Indies Team Preview
The West Indies team has a tough team in the UAE as they lost the 3 match t20 series by 3-0. The miseries for Caribbean boys came from the very fits t20 match as their batsman failed to make any impact.
Although, this is a new form of Cricket, so does the ODI specialist has joined the team. Jason Holder will lead the team with the new opening pair of Charles and Lewis. The middle order is filled with the experience of Samuels, Darren Bravo, Keiron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin.
Denesh Ramdin is back with gloves behind the stumps. Meanwhile, Carlos Braithwaite and Jason Holder are the two all rounder that will comfort the captain with their all round ability.
The bowling unit is filled by Sunil Narine and Shannon Gabriel. Also, regular test top order batsman Kraigg Braithwaite is called for the ODI series but it is still a doubt on his participation in the middle order of this team.
West Indies have to come good against the spinners of Pakistan team if they want to do good in the ODI series.
West Indies Squad
Johnson Charles, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin(w), Jonathan Carter, Carlos Brathwaite, Jason Holder(c), Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Alzarri Joseph, Sulieman Benn, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shannon Gabriel.
Pakistan Team Preview
Azhar Ali led side will pad up for the first ODi with confidence that they get by winning the t20 series. Although, Pakistan is coming in this series on the back of list the 5 match ODI series against England by 4-1, but one should not underestimate Pakistan especially when they are playing in second home UAE.
The Pakistan ODI team is in the transition phase and Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam is the interesting aspects of this transition phase. The dashing left-handed batsman Sharjeel has finding started their foot at International level.
Babar Azam has played terrific Cricket in last 3 months and he is looking a good perspective for Pakistan team. The middle order of this team is loaded with the likes of Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Imad Wasim. Pakistan has recalled Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq to the team to provide some solidity in the middle order.
Imad Wasim has impressive everyone with his terrific bowling in the recently concluded t20 series against the same opposition. The bowling unit of this team is led by Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, and Wahab Riaz. Yasir Shah will play the lone spinner in this team. This team has confidence and they just need to play their aggressive brand of Cricket.
Pakistan Squad
Azhar Ali(c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Umar Akmal, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan, Asad Shafiq
PREDICTION
Pakistan is expected to win this match.
