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West Indies will be looking to come back strongly after suffering a crushing defeat in the opening One Day International (ODI) against Pakistan on Wednesday. The two teams will square off again for the second ODI at Multan on Friday. The touring team will have to win this encounter to stand any chance of winning the series. To be fair, both West Indies and Pakistan had put up a formidable batting performance in the inaugural game.

The Caribbeans piled up 305 runs on the back of a century by Shai Hope whereas Babar Azam’s ton and Khushdil Shah’s heroics helped Pakistan close the game out successfully. The prevalent conditions seem to be favouring the batsmen and hence the team that improves on the bowling front as compared to Wednesday will gain an edge in this particular contest.

PAK vs WI 2nd ODI Possible Playing 11

Pakistan would like to carry on their momentum and name an unchanged side for this particular encounter.

Pakistan: 1: Fakhar Zaman, 2: Imam-ul-Haq, 3: Babar Azam (C), 4: Mohammed Rizwan (wk), 5: Khushdil Shah, 6: Mohammed Haris, 7: Shadab Khan, 8: Mohammad Nawaz, 9: Shaheen Afridi, 10: Hasan Ali, 11: Haris Rauf.

West Indies will be temped to ring in some changes especially in their bowling unit. But the Caribbeans would do well provided they alter their strategies, inculcate some bowling discipline and go full throttle against the Pakistanis on Friday.

West Indies: 1: Shai Hope (WK), 2: Kyle Mayers, 3: Sharmarh Brooks, 4: Nicholas Pooran (C), 5: Brandon King, 6: Rovman Powell, 7: Romario Shepherd, 8: Akeal Hossain, 9: Alzarri Joseph, 10: Hayden Walsh Jr, 11: Jayden Seales.

Key Players To Watch/Key Stats

Pakistan:

• Babar Azam is on a run of three consecutive centuries and he has already scaled this feat twice in his ODI career so far. He will be a no-brainer pick in any fantasy XI for this game.
• Imam-ul-Haq showed some fine form in the last game as he played convincing strokes to steer to his half-century. The southpaw has scored 363 runs at an average and strike rate of 121 and 99.73 respectively in 2022 so far.
• Shadab Khan was the pick of the bowlers in the first ODI as he conceded merely 36 runs in 10 overs and even dismissed Brandon King. He can trouble the Caribbeans with his spin-bowling skillsets and add some crucial runs with the bat late down the order too.
• Shaheen Afridi has the raw pace and prowess to make the ball talk even on dead tracks. Him striking early on will hold the key for Pakistan’s fortunes as it could trigger a sudden fall of wickets in the West Indian batting line-up.
• Haris Rauf is another player who possesses the ability to trouble batsmen even in unfavourable conditions. He took four wickets in the last game and has made a promising start to his ODI career by scalping 23 dismissals in merely 12 games so far.

West Indies:

• The team will bank on Shai Hope to fetch them some runs at the top of the order. He has notched two centuries and a half-century in 10 innings this year.
• Nicholas Pooran will have to shoulder some additional responsibility in this arguably inexperienced batting line-up. He could be instrumental in tackling Shadab and keeping the scoring rate upbeat in the middle-overs.
• Sharmarh Brooks played a fine 70-run knock on Wednesday and had scored a century in West Indies’ preceding ODI vs Netherlands this week as well.
• Alzarri Joseph has done an incredible job in taking 75 wickets in 46 ODIs so far. He managed to notch two dismissals for just 56 runs in 10 overs even in the first ODI when several Caribbean bowlers went for plenty with the ball. He should be Pooran’s strike bowlers especially in the conditions prevalent in Pakistan.
• Romario Shepherd can deliver volatile returns but he has the all-round abilities to the turn the game on its heads at any point in the game. He could be a high-risk/high-return pick in the all-rounders category of the fantasy XI.

Other Stats & Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 135, Pakistan 61, West Indies 71, three ties.
• Pakistan has won seven out of their last 10 ODIs vs West Indies.
• West Indies is playing an ODI series in Pakistan after nearly 16 years.
• Babar Azam has scored more ODI centuries vs West Indies (5) than any other country.
• Nicholas Pooran averages only 14.67 in the six ODIs that he has captained West Indies in so far.

Multan Pitch Report & Weather

Viewers can expect yet another batting-friendly track in Multan for this game. The spinners from both the sides will be instrumental in plugging the flow of runs in the middle-overs. Raw pace along with hard lengths could help the pacers strike some wickets early on. The temperature is predicted to be around 45°C at the start of the game but weather will slightly ease out during the second innings in the evening.

PAK vs WI 2nd ODI Dream11 Prediction 10 June 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Shai Hope, Mohammed Rizwan
• Batsmen: Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq
• All-rounders: Shadab Khan
• Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Alzarri Joseph, Haris Rauf

Match Prediction

Pakistan seems to have all their bases covered and look to be well-set to optimize the conditions for their benefit. West Indies will have to put up a significantly improved bowling performance to prevent the home team from taking a decisive 2-0 lead in the series. Cricblog predicts a victory for Pakistan in this game.