PAK vs WI Match Preview- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025

Pakistan will face the West Indies in the first of the three-match ODI series. The PAK vs WI Match Preview provides today's match details for the first ODI of the Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025.

PAK vs WI Match Preview- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025:

Date and Venue:

The PAK vs WI match will be played on August 8 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. The game will start at 11:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Pakistan

Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Sufiyan Muqeem

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West Indies

Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Jediah Blades, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd

PAK vs WI Key battles:

Babar Azam vs Jayden Seales

Former Pakistani captain Babar Azam, who will be playing an international game after some time, would like to have a good start to the series.

Babar will be up against Jayden Seales, who is expected to take the new ball for the West Indies in the opening match of the series.

Mohammad Rizwan vs Gudakesh Motie

Pakistan's wicketkeeper batter and the captain of the ODI team, Mohammad Rizwan, like Babar, will feature in an international fixture for the first time in a while.

Rizwan, who last played international cricket against New Zealand, would want to lead from the front in the series opener against the West Indies.

Rizwan will face the challenge of Gudakesh Motie, who has been in decent form with the ball in the recent past.

Brandon King vs Shaheen Afridi

West Indies opener Brandon King would like to get the team off to a solid start against an experienced Pakistani bowling lineup.

King will go head-to-head against former Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi, who had a good outing in the three T20Is that preceded the ODI series and would like to replicate the same performance come the first ODI.

Shai Hope vs Naseem Shah

Shai Hope, West Indies' white ball captain, would want to start afresh and make a significant contribution with the bat, being the captain of the team.

Hope will have to tackle the bowling of Naseem Shah, who would like to put his best foot forward and pick early wickets for the team.

PAK vs WI Key Players:

PAK- Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah

WI- Brandon King, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Jayden Seales, Gudakesh Motie

PAK vs WI Weather Report:

There is a 46% chance of rain during the game in Tarouba with a maximum temperature of 30°C and a minimum of 24°C.

Conclusion

Pakistan would like to carry the momentum that they have gained courtesy of a win in the third and final T20I against the West Indies and win the first ODI against the same opposition.

As far as the West Indies is concerned, the Shai Hope-led side would hope for a winning start to the ODI series, having lost 10 of their last 11 international games.