The 1st ODI match of the West Indies tour of Pakistan, 2021-22 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 8th June 2022 at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan.

West Indies had a tour of Pakistan back in December 2021 where the series of three T20 and three ODI matches were scheduled. Three T20 matches were completed but the ODI series was postponed which was rescheduled later. Remember that Pakistan won the T20 series and had a clean sweep against West Indies. Now Pakistan is going to face West Indies in the series of three ODI matches at their home venues. All three matches of this series are scheduled on the beautiful ground of Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan.

Pakistan will be a favorite team to win this match before the start of the match as per today prediction. Pakistan cricket had been improved over the years. They have leaders like Babar Azam who is the number one batter in the ICC ODI Men’s ranking. He is going to open the batting inning for Pakistan with Mohammad Rizwan who is another batter in good form. Remember that Pakistan had won its most recent series against Australia which is the more strong team than West Indies. Pakistan also had won seven out of eight matches played at the home venues.

The batting order of Pakistan is very strong and experienced which is led by Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Imam ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, and Shadab Khan. We are sure that the batters of Pakistan will give a tough time to the bowlers of the West Indies. Pakistan is also rich in the bowling department. Shaheen Shah Afridi had been good with the new ball in the recent matches. Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf are the other bowlers who had a good record while playing in the home conditions. Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, and Khushdil Shah are also available to handle the lower bowling department.

West Indies had played their most recent ODI series against Netherland but the conditions in Pakistan are very different from it. Remember that West Indies had a whitewash against the Netherlands with 3-0. Shai Hope, Shamarh Brooks, and Kyle Mayers were good with the bat and scored centuries. This series against Pakistan will be a big test for these batters. Brandon King was the other batter from the side of West Indies who was just good with the bat and scored a couple of fifties. The batting order of West Indies is good but it will be interesting to see how they face the strong bowling department of Pakistan.

Romario Shepherd, Nicholas Pooran, and Rovman Powell are the other batters who will be taking care of the middle and lower batting order of the West Indies. The big problem of West Indies is their bowling department. Hayden Walsh, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, and Akeal Hossain are the key bowlers of the West Indies. Will they stop the batting order of Pakistan from scoring the runs? this is a big question. If they perform well in the power play overs, they can put the batting order of Pakistan under pressure.

Pakistan had played a total of 939 ODI matches with 494 wins to their name. They had lost 419 matches while their 20 matches were ended with no result and eight matches were tied.

West Indies had played 841 One Day Internationals. They had won 409 matches and lost 393 matches. Their 30 matches ended with no results and 10 matches were tied.

Pakistan had faced West Indies in 134 ODI matches where they won 60 while West Indies won 71 matches. Three matches between these two teams were tied.

As per our cricket match prediction, Pakistan is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Pakistan is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• The bowling unit of Pakistan is in superb form
• Pakistan has a strong batting order on the side
• Pakistan is a well-experienced side as compared to West Indies
• The bowling unit of West Indies is much stronger than Pakistan
• Pakistan also has the advantages of home ground and conditions

Pakistan has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to West Indies, so the winning chances of Pakistan for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Pakistan has a 58% chance to win this match
West Indies has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st ODI match between Pakistan and West Indies is going to be played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match.

The weather forecast in Multan on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we should have a full match.

Pakistan
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi.

West Indies
Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Devon Thomas, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes, Oshane Thomas.

Captain: Imam ul Haq
Vice-Captain: Babar Azam
Nicholas Pooran, B King, S Brooks, Fakhar Zaman, K Mayers, Shadab Khan, A Joseph, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Date: Wednesday, 8th June 2022
Time: 11:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL, 04:30 PM IST

Stadium: Multan Cricket Stadium
Location: Multan, Pakistan
Capacity: 30000
Ends: Main Pavilion End, North Pavilion End
Time Zone: UTC +05:00
Home to: Multan
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 7
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 4
Average 1st Inns scores: 242
Average 2nd Inns scores: 198
Highest total recorded: 323/3 (50 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
Lowest total recorded: 148/10 (38.3 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK
Highest score chased: 233/3 (37.4 Ov) by RSA vs PAK
Lowest score defended: 272/9 (50 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zahid Mahmood, Shahnawaz Dahani.