The third and final game of the ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies will be played on June 12 at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan. Pakistan have already sealed the series and will be looking to clean-sweep it.
After a thriller of a contest in the first game of the series, West Indies needed a win in the second game to keep the series alive. But they were outplayed in the second ODI, suffering a heavy loss and losing the series.
Akeal Hosein starred with the ball as he picked up three wickets to help his side restrict Pakistan to 275 in the second ODI.
Shamarh Brooks top-scored with 42 but the other batters failed to contribute as they were bundled out on 155, losing the game by 120 runs.
“Tough day for us. We bowled well in the first 40 overs. We gave 20 more runs, 250 would have been ideal for us. We need to review it (death bowling) and keep working. It’s a new team as well, we are in rebuilding stage, we can’t get everything right. We learn from his experience. Credit must be given, Nawaz bowled amazingly. We couldn’t build a partnership, we had to dig deep. There were soft dismissals. Today wasn’t our day.” Pooran said
The Caribbean side need to put a much-improved performance in the third game to finish the series on a high. The hosts will be eager to repeat their performance and whitewash West Indies.
Pakistan vs West Indies Probable XIs:
Probable XI for Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi
Probable XI for West indies
Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran (c), Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Hayden Walsh