MULTAN, Jun 07 (APP): Pakistan and West Indies cricket teams all set to play in Multan today to start a brand new era for Pakistan cricket with the metropolis web hosting global cricket after fourteen long years.
The 3 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) are a part of the Super League cycle and both aspects are eager to steady essential points to direct qualify in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, 2023. The teams had been entering the collection with high spirits.
Pakistan defeated Australia with 2-1 in March, which changed into Pakistan’s first ODI series win over Australia in final two decades. This is Pakistan’s fifth Super League collection in which the group had defeated Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia however lost to England.
As a captain, Babar Azam has been at the vanguard of Pakistan’s successes as he climbed to the number one spot within the ICC ODI ranking for batters additionally leads the batting charts with 902 runs at a stratospheric common of ninety.20.
He is the simplest batter to have smashed 5 centuries within the ongoing cycle with Ireland’s Paul Stirling at the back of him with three centuries to his credit.
Pakistan’s 2nd satisfactory batter in the cycle has been Imam-ul-Haq, who enters the series with scintillating performance against Australia in which he scored two consecutive centuries and a breezy 89 no longer out.
The said overall performance by the left-passed opener become instrumental within the series win in opposition to the Kangroos, who have been traveling Pakistan after an extended wait of 24 years.
Imam-ul-Haq has scored 598 runs at 54.36 along side the 2 centuries and five half-centuries in this cutting-edge year.
Fearsome pacers, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi had been the leading wicket-takers for Pakistan inside the Pakistan’s Super League match.
However,Haris’ common of 28.73 turned into a coloration better than Shaheen’s 29.52.
The West Indies brought 30 more factors to their tally during their stopover in Netherlands, defeating the hosts 3-zero.
Pakistan’s rank in ODI as of nowadays is at the fifth spot, whereas the West Indies stands on the 9th spot.
“It is a really interesting second for me to lead Pakistan in Multan for this all-critical collection. Multan is domestic to passionate cricket enthusiasts and it’s miles top notch to be here. I am looking forward to the lovers cheering the go back of worldwide cricket after a prolonged hole, and I am sure they may get to peer some brilliant cricket at the stunning Multan Cricket Stadium,” Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam said.
“This is an crucial series for Pakistan to seize crucial Super League factors. The gamers had been installing a variety of attempt to prepare themselves for the West Indies challenge and we’re eager to win any other collection and bag maximum factors to consolidate our probabilities for direct qualification inside the 2023 World Cup” he delivered.
Whereas the West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran stated that “It feels right to be right here (Pakistan), the guys are assured after gambling properly in Netherlands and we’re hoping to keep our good performances here in Pakistan.”
An ODI win within the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League fixture adds 10 factors to a team’s tally.
The 3 ODIs can be performed on 8, 10 and 12 June with the suits starting at 1600 (nearby time).
