Pakistan and West Indies face-off for the second installment in the Pakistan vs. West Indies 2016 series. The match was held at The Dubai National Stadium. After losing to Pakistan in the first match, the T20 Champions decided to field first after winning the toss.
Even though the Green Caps had a shaky start after Sharjeel’s dismissal in the 3rd over after securing only 5 runs, Khalid Latif (40), Sarfaraz (46*), and Shoaib Malik (37) contributed to the scoreboard, taking Pakistan to 160 with 6 wickets in hand.
However for the Indies, they could not reach the defending score, and with 9 wickets down, they could not complete the scores, Pakistan won by 16 runs.
Live Updates
Pakistan is ready to face-off against West Indies with the first installment of the Twenty20 (T20) game in UAE. The first match will be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 23rd September, at 9PM local (5PM BST).
Altogether, the teams will play 3 T20 matches, 3 ODIs, and 3 Test matches in the series. For some time now, the UAE has become a home ground to team Pakistan. Recently, Pakistan played against England, the Test matches came to a draw 2-2, whereas England had the upper hand in the ODIs winning 4-1 and also won the T20.
Pakistan vs. West Indies Schedule
Date: Sep 23, Fri
Match: Pakistan vs. West Indies, 1st T20I
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 9:00 PM (04:00 PM GMT / 08:00 PM LOCAL)
Date: Sep 24, Sat
Match: Pakistan vs. West Indies, 2nd T20I
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Time: 9:00 PM (04:00 PM GMT / 08:00 PM LOCAL)
Date: Sep 27, Tue
Match: Pakistan vs. West Indies, 3rd T20I
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time: 9:00 PM (04:00 PM GMT / 08:00 PM LOCAL)
Pakistan vs. West Indies Squads
Pakistan
Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (c&wk), Khalid Latif, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Saad Nasim, Rumman Raees, Hasan Ali.
West Indies
Squad: Carlos Brathwaite (c), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher (wk), Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton, Kesrick Williams.
Chris Gayle will not be a part as he is unavailable for selection, while Lendl Simmons will also miss out due to medical reasons.
Match Prediction
West Indies to win
Betting Odds
- Pakistan to win: 6/5
- West Indies to win: 4/6
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