World Cup 2019, Match 2- West Indies vs Pakistan - Toss Report

West Indies and Pakistan will be seeking a winning start to their World Cup campaign when they take on each other at Trent Bridge on Friday (June 1). Pakistan will have to get rid of their recent poor form in order to start the tournament on a good note. The 1992 winners have lost their last ten ODIs as well as the warm-up game against Pakistan.

? West Indies v Pakistan
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?Trent Bridge
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Pakistan will have to be at their absolute best to get over the line against West Indies who are brimming with confidence. At the start of 2019, West Indies drew the ODI series against England 2-2 to show that they are a force to reckon with in ODIs. The addition of Andre Russell to the team has only made them stronger. The Jason Holder-led side have already shown what to expect from them by smashing 421 against New Zealand in their warm-up clash.

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Toss Report: 

West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first against Pakistan in the second match of the World Cup 2019.

Here is what the captains had to say:

Jason Holder:

“We will field first. I don’t think conditions are going to change much. We had a good camp and two decent warm-up matches. Evin Lewis is not fit and Shannon Gabriel is also not fit.”

Sarfraz Ahmed:

“We wanted to field first because of the moisture on the wicket and overcast conditions. I doesn’t matter, if we survive first few overs then it will be a good pitch.”

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Playing elevens:

West Indies:

Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(w), Andre Russell, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas

Pakistan:

Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir