The ICC Cricket World Cup Super League collection between those aspects will mark the go back of worldwide cricket in Multan – ending an extended 14-yr wait – having closing hosted Bangladesh in April 2008.
The collection became rescheduled from December 2021, because of a Covid-19 outbreak inside the West Indies crew, to June this year. Crucial CWCSL factors may be up for grabs as both teams lock horns inside the three-healthy contest, beginning June eight.
West Indies are returning from Netherlands, in which they swept a 3-in shape ODI series 3-zero. Currently, they’re sitting in fourth spot on the CWCSL standings with eighty factors from 18 games, whilst Pakistan are 10th with 60 points from 12 ODIs.
Pakistan will move into the series with a high-quality attitude, having won their closing ODI contest, against Australia, through a 2-1 margin at domestic in March-April. The facet will be reinforced by using the return of Shadab Khan, who neglected that series because of an damage.
Imam-ul-Haq (298 runs) and Babar Azam (276 runs) had been the pinnacle run-getters, averaging 149 and 138 respectively. Meanwhile, their pacers were stunning with the ball, an assault that changed into led with the aid of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
In the West Indies camp, Nicholas Pooran’s side noticed a few strong performances from their top three batters against Netherlands. Shai Hope, Shamarh Brooks and Kyle Mayers struck centuries at the same time as Brandon King made an essential ninety one. Their bowlers mixed together throughout the collection.
However, Pooran, who recorded scores of seven, 10 and 7 within the 3 ODIs will look for a strong comeback towards Babar’s aspect.
One of the biggest challenges for both groups could be handling the heat. Temperatures are anticipated to hover around the high 40s, consequently all matches will begin at four pm local time to tackle the stifling conditions.
The remaining time the two teams locked horns in a bilateral affair for 50-over internationals was in September 2016 when Pakistan hosted West Indies in the UAE for a 3-suit collection. Pakistan were dominant as they positioned up large targets in excess of three hundred two times and 285 in the first ODI.
Babar emerged because the breakout famous person and became adjudged Player of the Series for registering sensational rankings of one hundred twenty (his first ODI century), 123 and 117 in 3 fits. He became the 0.33 Pakistan batter to attain 3 consecutive centuries in men’s ODIs and 8th usual.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “This is an vital collection for us because it holds important Super League points. The gamers were installing a whole lot of effort to prepare themselves for the West Indies undertaking and we are keen to win every other series and bag maximum factors to consolidate our probabilities for direct qualification within the 2023 World Cup.”
West Indies head instruct Phil Simmons: “The heat goes to be severe, (but) Pakistan are gambling in the heat, too, so it’ll be an even contest whilst we start the day. How we cope with it earlier than, at some stage in and after goes to help us lots.”
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Zahid Mahmood
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (c), Shai Hope, Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Shermon Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Anderson Phillip, Rovman Powell, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr
