SAINT KITTS (May 20) – Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch which has grass on it and is expected to help seamers early on in the innings.
Pakistan is ready to avenge West Indies for Guyana test defeat. Pakistan has lost the low-scoring first test by 40 runs courtesy to their bad to worst batting performance in both of the innings.
Former Pakistan batting greats have called on the national team to step up their game in the batting department in the second Test against the West Indies if they want to level the 2-test series.
On the other hand, West Indies got the required moral booster with the victory in the first test after losing the ODI series by 3-2. They are even confident to sweep the test series by winning the second test starting today (Friday) at Warner Park.
West Indies have replaced opening batsman Devon Smith with teenager Kraigg Brathwaite for the second test. The 18-year-old Barbadian opener Brathwaite is the only change in the 13-man squad as the home team aim to win only their third test series in the last seven years.
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Following final eleven-member squads for both teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Umar Akmal, Mohammad Salman(w), Abdur Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Tanvir Ahmed
West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite, Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brendan Nash, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh(w), Darren Sammy(c), Ravi Rampaul, Devendra Bishoo
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