Pakistan will take on the West Indies in the second of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about Pakistan’s Playing 11 vs West Indies for the second match of the series.
Pakistan Playing 11 vs West Indies- 2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025:
Openers: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub
Pakistan would like to get things right in the ODI format of the game, having had a run of disappointing performances in the last few months, with a first-round exit from the Champions Trophy.
The Champions Trophy exit was followed by a clean sweep in a three-match ODI series against New Zealand.
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Mohammad Rizwan-led side is in desperate need of a series win to gain some confidence for the matches to come.
Having said that, Pakistan’s squad for the ODI series against the West Indies looks a well-balanced one with the return of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, both of whom were not a part of the T20I team.
Other than the two senior players squad also has the likes of Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Nawaz, and Saim Ayub, all of whom have had some game time leading into the series.
The Men in Green will open the batting with Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub, and will hope for the duo to get the team off to a good start in the second of the three ODI games.
Opening has been a cause of concern for Pakistan in the last one and a half years, and the team would wish that the pair of Shafique and Ayub could get rid of that issue.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk/c), Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf
The openers will be followed by former and current captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, respectively, who will bring experience to the middle order.
Babar and Rizwan would want good support from other middle-order batters like Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, and Faheem Ashraf, both of whom will fulfill the role of fast bowling all-rounders.
The visitors might want to bowl first again, like they did in the first ODI, and back their batters to chase whatever score is set by the opposition.
The team management would bank on the middle-order batter to come good in the second as they somewhat did in the first game
Having said that, the batters failed to prolong their innings after getting set, and it took a century stand for the sixth wicket between Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat to get the team over the line.
Rizwan and co. would want to ensure that the top six batters get the job done if they get their eye in, come the next match
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan has named a strong bowling lineup for the ODI series against the West Indies, which includes Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah.
The experienced fast bowling duo will take the new ball in the second ODI from either end and will be trusted to pick wickets in the first powerplay.
Men in Green went in with two fast bowling all-rounders in the first ODI in the form of Faheem Ashraf and Hussain Talat, and are expected to stick with them for the next game.
As far as the spin bowling department is concerned, it will be taken care of by only one specialist spinner, Sufiyan Muqeem.
