Pakistan begin their World Cup 2019 campaign on Friday against West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
The match will start at 02:30 PM (PST), and the Green Shirts have announced their 12-member squad. The details suggest that veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik and young pacemen Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Afridi have not been selected for today’s game. Hasan Ali is the 12th man.
Pakistan and West Indies have played ten matches against each other in the World Cups in which the Windies emerged victorious seven times and the Green Shirts won thrice.
History
1975: West Indies won by one wicket
1983: West Indies won by eight wickets
1987: Pakistan won by one wicket
1987: West Indies won by 28 runs
1992: West Indies won by ten wickets
1999: Pakistan won by 27 runs
2007: West Indies won by 54 runs
2011: Pakistan won by 10 wickets
2015: West Indies won by 150 runs
Highest scores
Pakistan: 266 runs
West Indies: 310 runs
Lowest scores
Pakistan: 113 runs
West Indies: 112 runs
Cricket pundits are expecting an exciting contest between both teams due to their unpredictability.
Conditions
Nottingham is expected to be cloudy for the most part, with some sunny intervals in between. Rain is expected to stay away, but the overcast conditions could make Gayle against Amir and Wahab Riaz an intriguing contest.
Squads
Pakistan (12 members): Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali (12th man), Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz
West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas