WI vs PAK 1st Test Live: Day 1, Imran Butt, Abid Ali open innings for Pakistan; PAK 15/0 (4); Follow Live updates: The first Test between West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica will also be their first campaign in the second edition of the World Test Championship. West Indies have won the toss and elected to field first. The turf at the venue is green, a good batting wicket and the teams can expect some good runs on the board.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Butt | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 | |
| Abid Ali | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 | |
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 15/0 (4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jayden Seales | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|
Babar Azam: Toss is not in our hands, unfortunately. We have four quicks, one spinner and six batsmen. We have practised hard and we are looking forward to this Test series. Winning always gives you confidence and we are confident of doing well in this series.
Kraigg Brathwaite: We are gonna have a bowl first. The pitch has a bit of moisture. We want to make use of that moisture. There are two changes from the last Test. The guys are raring to go. It’s not going to be easy but we are looking forward to the challenge.
Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi
West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Kieran Powell, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican
While Pakistan had won the T20I series 1-0, neither Windies nor the visitors had their arms as the series saw three matches being completely washed out by the rain. With little to no cricket action offered in the white ball, the series proceeds to the red ball action where Pakistan and West Indies will lock horns in the two Tests at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.
Both the contending teams will be eyeing to put forth their best as they go on to play the very first Test of the second ICC World Test Championship. Though the baggage of their latest Test matches would still be on their mind, the opportunity is to learn from them and come stronger as they start afresh in the new edition of the WTC.
WI vs PAK 1st Test Live: The venue of the two Tests- Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica will see the grass wither and pitch trod as cricket action at the venue resumes nearly after two years. August-September 2019 was the last that a cricket contest was played at the venue. Since then Sabina Park, Kingston has not witnessed any international matches across cricketing formats on its turf.
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WI vs PAK 1st Test: Weather condition
As per myweather2.com, the venue will have a minimum temperature of 24 degrees and the maximum temperature can rise up to 38 degrees on August 12- the opening day of the first Test. Moreover, clouds will lade the sky on and off. The afternoon is predicted to have slight showers.
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— ICC (@ICC) August 11, 2021
WI vs PAK 1st Test Live: Day 1, Rain likely to play spoilsport as West Indies aim to bounce back in Test series – Follow Live updates
Match Details
Aug 12, Thu – Aug 16, Mon
Pakistan WWWWL
WI vs PAK 1st Test: Pitch condition
With the geographical conditions of the venue- being the driest part of Kingston, Sabina Park had earlier been one of the hardest and fastest pitches in West Indies. This means that the turf was a boon for Windies high-arm tall bowlers back then.
Cut to now, the of late years have witnessed Sabina Park’s turf undergoing a massive metamorphosis. Unlike before, the surface has slowed down. Clearly, the turf will assist spin bowlers and will trouble the batsmen as will come slightly late on to the bat.
WI vs PAK 1st Test: Stats Attack
- In 1998 the game was called off after 10.1 overs as the pitch was termed dangerous. This is the second shortest Test match in history.
- Rostan Chase is just 57 runs to reach 2000 Test runs.
- Since 1977 West Indies have not defeated Pakistan at Sabina Park.
- Pakistan’s victories came in 2005 and 2017.
WI vs PAK 1st Test: Weather condition
As per myweather2.com, the venue will have a minimum temperature of 24 degrees and the maximum temperature can rise up to 38 degrees on August 12- the opening day of the first Test. Moreover, clouds will lade the sky on and off. The afternoon is predicted to have slight showers.
West Indies vs Pakistan Test Squads
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper) (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imran Butt, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Yasir Shah (subject to fitness) and Zahid Mahmood
West Indies squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva, Jahmar Hamilton, Jermaine Blackwood (vc), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Rahkeem Cornwall, Chemar Holder, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Kieran Powell, Jomel Warrican
Earlier, Pakistan’s right arm bowler- Hasan Ali reckoned, “We want to start the new ICC World Test Championship campaign with a win.”
Men in green’s pace bowler is proud of what their bowling contingent had done with the ball in the past. “Our bowling unit has given some good performances in the past. The coaches have trust in our abilities, we as a bowling unit have trust in our abilities and we are looking forward to doing well in the forthcoming matches. Look we have Yasir Shah back in the side along with Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah. We have good bowlers in our team who can perform well in these conditions,” Hasan added.
On an individual front, Hasan wishes to carry forward his form previous form in the upcoming Tests. “We are looking forward for the Test series. I will try to carry my form forward as my previous series with the red ball was also a good one.”
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