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Pakistan will take on West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan from Friday, January 17.
While Pakistan is coming into this series on the back of a 0-2 Test series loss against South Africa away from home, Bangladesh is entering this game after drawing the Test series 1-1 against Bangladesh at home.
Pakistan will be led by Shan Masood while Kraigg Brathwaite will lead the West Indies side. In their most recent series at home, Pakistan defeated England by 2-1 in the three-match Test series.
PAK vs WI 1st Test Probable XIs
Pakistan
Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel (vc), Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan
West Indies
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Joshua Da Silva (vc), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Kavem Hodge, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jayden Seales
PAK vs WI 1st Test Pitch Report
The Multan stadium is expected to assist spinners right away. We can anticipate batters to have good enough momentum for a few overs. Though it will be a good contest between bat and ball on the first and second day, spinners will dominate the proceedings as the game progresses into the new few days.
PAK vs WI 1st Test Top Picks
Saud Shakeel
Saud Shakeel ended the England Test series as Pakistan's leading run-scorer with 280 runs from five innings at an average of 56.
Agha Salman
All-rounder Agha Salman was the second leading run-scorer for Pakistan against England, scoring 262 runs from five innings at an average of 65.5.
PAK vs WI 1st Test Captain picks
Noman Ali
Star spinner Noman Ali was the leading wicket-taker against England at home, scalping a whopping 20 wickets from four innings.
Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan was the second leading wicket-taker, picking up 19 wickets from four innings. He will be the next best captain in your fantasy XI.
PAK vs WI Head to Head Dream11 team
Mohammad Rizwan, Joshua Da Silva, Kraigg Brathwaite, Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Sajid Khan (vc), Noman Ali (c), Gudakesh Motie
PAK vs WI Grand League Dream11 team
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Kevam Hodge, Saud Shakeel (c), Agha Salman (vc), Sajid Khan, Noman Ali, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Kemar Roach
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