WC Preview: Pakistan v West Indies

Where: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

When: Wednesday Mar 23, 14:30 local, 08:30 GMT, 19:30 AEDT, 21:30 NZDT

ODI Head to Head: Played: 114, Wins: Pakistan 48, West Indies 64, Tied: 2.

Last meeting: Sep 23, 2009 – West Indies 133 (34.3 ov) mislaid to Pakistan 134-5 (30.3 ov) by 5 wickets

World Cup Head to head: Played: 8, Wins: Pakistan 2, West Indies 6

World Cup Last meeting: Mar 13, 2007, West Indies 241 (50 ov) degraded Pakistan 187 (47.2 ov) by 54 runs.

Selection Table:

Likely Pakistan team: Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz.

Fresh from violence a reigning champions Australia, this XI has no reason to be altered.

Likely West Indies team: Devon Smith, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Kemar Roach, Devendra Bishoo, Ravi Rampaul.

Gayle earnings for a impressive person final, as well as can broach a impressive person blow. Paceman Roach comes in for spinner Sulieman Benn upon a prosaic representation in Dhaka.

X-Factor:

West Indies: Chris Gayle – Missed their detriment to India which quiescent them to fourth place in a group, though is a big-game player as well as a three-figure measure from a commanding opener could set them upon their approach to victory.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq – his form in a middle-order has forsaken off after scores of 65, 83 as well as 37 to open a Cup, with 7 as well as a golden steep in his many new digs. A third disaster would appear doubtful from this unchanging contributor, who though ever reaching a century in a one-day format, has a one-day normal in additional of 40. Misbah can state his claims upon a compare should a Caribbean paceman set upon a couple of early blows with a ball.

Summary:

The West Indies have crawled in to a last 8 after losing to some-more achieved opponents, as well as unfortunately for a boys from a Caribbean, they face an additional a single in Pakistan in a impressive person stages.

Neither nation have been picked as a hazard to disintegrate a likes of India as well as South Africa for a shining trophy, though both have talented, match-winning people which can perform upon a large theatre upon Wednesday.

The West Indies have a slight corner with carrying played during a Dhaka belligerent formerly in a contest – nonetheless they outlayed reduction than nineteen overs in a field, as well as reduction than thirteen with a bat in a center as they crushed Bangladesh by 9 wickets progressing this month.

Unfortunately, belligerent laxity will not be sufficient to see a West Indies get over a line, as a crisp batting choice as well reliant upon Gayle, Bravo as well as a similar to will be put to a exam by a trained as well as in-form Pakistan bowling line-up.

Conversely, Pakistan’s batting abyss has pushed a likes of large hitters Shahid Afridi as well as Abdul Razzaq down to spots 7 as well as eight, as well as they should have sufficient energy to allege to a semi-finals for a initial time given they done a last in England in 1999.