The third and last T20I between Windies and Pakistan will be played today (April 03) at National Stadium, Karachi. The match will begin at 07:30 PM Local or 08:00 PM IST. The hosts have won both the T20Is and lead the three-match series by 2-0. They would be now looking for a clean sweep and will again start as favorites. Pakistan won the first T20I by 143 runs while second by 82 runs.
PAK- W, W
WI- L, L
With an easy win over the visitors in the first two game, Pakistan is likely to remain unchanged. However, they might test their bench strength in this game. Shaheen Afridi can make his debut in this game.
On the opposite, Windies are expected to undergo one or two changes. There is no update on Veerasammy Permaul injury. He might miss this match also.
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PAK-
Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk), Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali
WI-
Jason Mohammed (c), Samuel Badree, Chadwick Walton, Marlon Samuels, Rovman Powell, Keemo Paul, Andre Fletcher, Rayad Emrit, Kesrick Williams, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Odean Smith
The debutant Hussain Talat has been wonderful in both the games. He has impressed with his batting skills and has over hundred runs in two matches (41 and 63). Babar Azam is also in a good form. Both Azam and Talat are the top run-scorers for Pakistan. In bowling, M Amir will be the key player.
Windies will mainly rely upon Marlon Samuels, Chadwick Walton, skipper Jason Mohammed and Andre Fletcher for putting runs on the scoreboard. In bowling Keemo Paul, Ryad Emrit and Rovman Powell will have to take the charge.
The National Stadium pitch in Karachi is neutral. The wicket favors both batting and bowling. The team batting first is expected to set a target of 170-180 for the opposition.
Avg 1st inn score-203
Avg 2nd inn score-101
Highest Total-203/5 (20 Ov) by Pak vs Ban
Lowest Total-101/10 (16 Ov) by Ban vs Pak
Lowest Defended-203/5 (20 Ov) by Pak vs Ban
The hosts now lead the series by 2-0 and would be looking for another win to end the series with 3-0. With a massive win in both the T20Is (143 runs in 1stT20 and 82 runs in 2nd T20), Pakistan will again start as favorites. On contrary, the visitors have not looked promising in both the games. Although, they played quite well in the second game but failed to clinch a win. Surely, Pakistan is much stronger than the depleted side of Windies.
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