Pakistan to face West Indies in second T20 today

PORT OF SPAIN (92 News) – The second Twenty20 International match between Pakistan and the West Indies will be played at Port of Spain today (Thursday).

The match will start at 2130 hours Pakistan Standard Time.

Pakistan will be keen to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match Twenty20 International series against West Indies and stay on course for its second consecutive series win in the format against the world champion when the teams meet today.

Shadab Khan’s dream debut in Barbados got the visitor off to a great start to the tour with a six-wicket win. The 18-year-old leg-spinner took 3 for 7 in his four overs to keep West Indies to 111 for 8, a chase Pakistan completed with just under three overs to spare.

The third and fourth matches of the series will be played at the same venue on April 1 and 2. Pakistan is leading the four-match series one-nil.

Teams

West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite (capt), Samuel Badree, Jonathan Carter, Andre Fletcher, Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton (wk), Keswick Williams.

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (capt, wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan.