Pakistan vs West Indies Prediction, 1st Test, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Pakistan will lock horns with West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, starting on Friday, January 17.

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Pakistan, led by Shan Masood, is coming into this series after losing to South Africa by 0-2 away from home. However, in their last Test series at home, they bagged a 2-1 series win against England and would be confident enough to secure another comfortable series victory.

On the other hand, West Indies drew their most recent Test series against Bangladesh at home 1-1. Moreover, they went on to draw their practice game against Pakistan A. However, with in-form spinners set to challenge WI batters, it would be an interesting contest to watch.

PAK vs WI, 1st Test Details

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Match: Pakistan vs West Indies, 1st Test

Time & Date: 10:00 AM IST, January 17 to 21

Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

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PAK vs WI, 1st Test Pitch Report

The last Test played at this venue was in October 2024, when Pakistan scored a whopping 152 runs to win over England. Noman Ali scored an eight-wicket haul in the four innings of that encounter. The conditions will assist spinners a lot. However, batters might have their fair share in the initial overs.

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 Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Pakistan

Pakistan is coming into this series on the back of a 0-2 Test series loss against South Africa away from home. On the other hand, West Indies drew the Test series 1-1 against Bangladesh at home. With Pakistan hosting this series, we can expect spin heavy hosts to come out on top quite comfortably and take a lead by 1-0.

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