- By Namrata Vijay
- Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:35 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
PAK vs WI 1st Test Live Streaming: Pakistan will lock horns with West Indies for a two-match Test series on Friday in Multan. Its the part of the 2023-25 WTC cycle.
But this series holds no significance as both the teams had performed the worst as Pakistan was lying at the eighth position, whereas West Indies was lying in the ninth position the finalist has already been confirmed as Australia, who recently defeated India in the Test series, will lock horns with South Africa.
Both Pakistan and West Indies have made significant changes in their teams. Pakistan, which will also host the 2025 Champions Trophy next month, had dropped seven players, which played against South Africa earlier this year.
It would be the first time that West Indies would eye their first Test win in Pakistan after November 1990 and will depend on veteran Kemar Roach to go all-guns-blazing at a spin-friendly surface. They will miss the services of fast bowlers Samar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph.
They have added slow-left spinner Gudakesh Motie as the new spinner. Wicket-keeper Amir Jangoo has received a maiden Test call-up for this series. He scored an unbeaten hundred in his debut match against Bangladesh at Basseterre.
Pakistan vs West Indies 1st test Match dates, timing, venue and squads
Where will the first Test match be held?
The first Test match will be held at the Rawalpindi cricket stadium on Friday, January 17.
How can you watch the first test match between Pakistan and West Indies live in India?
The match would be live-streamed on the Fan Code app.
Squads:
Pakistan: Pakistan squad: Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel (vc), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wk), Sajid Khan, and Salman Ali Agha.
West Indies: West Indies squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Joshua Da Silva (vc), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo (wk), Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jayden Seales, and Jomel Warrican.
