West Indies send Pakistan in to bat in first Twenty20I

KARACHI - West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the first Twenty20 international at

the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday.

  The West Indies, hit by positive Covid tests in three of their Twenty20
players, brought Devon Thomas and Shamarh Brooks from the ODI squad as
replacements.

  Pakistan are playing three seamers and two frontline spinners.

  The remaining T20I matches are on Tuesday and Thursday, also in Karachi.

  Teams:

  Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider
Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior,
Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

  West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (captain), Shai Hope, Brendon King, Shamarh
Brooks, Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Dominic
Drakes, Oshane Thomas, Devon Thomas

  Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)

  TV umpire: Asif Yaqoob (PAK)

  Match referee: Mohammad Javed. BSS/AFP