Pakistan have won the toss and decided to bat first in the opening Test of the two-match series against West Indies here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Shan Masood(c), Muhammad Huraira, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Khurram Shahzad.
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Keacy Carty, Kavem Hodge, Alick Athanaze, Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (wk), Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The rivalry between Pakistan and the West Indies encompasses 54 Test matches, with Pakistan leading the head-to-head record with 21 wins.
While this is so, the West Indies have 18 victories and a lot of matches result in draws equalling 15 altogether.
The last Test series between these two teams was played in the Caribbean. It was in 2021 and the honours were shared with a 1-1 draw.
Draws: West Indies 15, Pakistan 21, Draws 18, Matches 54
FORM GUIDE
Accordingly, with a disappointing series momentum in its basket, both Pakistan and West Indies lock horns with different mindsets considering the fact that Pakistan are coming off a shocking 2-0 drubbing away defeat against South Africa, while on the other way around, their opponents had contented themselves, away in Bangladesh this past November, with merely a 1-1 dead-end against the Bangladesh hosts.
