If West Indies win3-0 against Pakistan, they will qualify for the 2027 World Cup.
Shakeel-ur-Rehman
The first match of the One Day International series between Pakistan and West Indies is being played in Trinidad today. The three matches series between the two teams are very important for West Indies because if West Indies win3-0, they will be at 9th place in the rankings. And they will qualify for the 2027 Cricket World Cup. The top 10 teams have to go directly and the rest of the teams have to play the qualifiers. For Pakistan, this series will not have any impact on the 2027 World Cup because Pakistan is fourth in the world rankings.
So far, 137 One Day International matches have been played between Pakistan and West Indies. Pakistan has won 63 matches while West Indies won 71.
If we look at the record of the last two decades, Pakistan has won 25 One Day International matches since 2005. They have lost 10 matches. The rest are ties. Pakistan has played 31 One Day International matches on West Indies soil. They have won 15 against West Indies and lost 16. Two matches have been tied. Pakistan cricket team is playing a One Day series in West Indies after 8 years. The last series was played by Pakistan in 2017 and won. The first ODI between the two teams was played on 11 June 1975 at Birmingham. It was the first World Cup match, which West Indies won by one wicket. While the last ODI between the two countries was played on 12 June 2022 at Multan, which Pakistan won by 53 runs. 18 ODI series have been played between Pakistan and West Indies, in which Pakistan has won eleven and West Indies have won six series, with one series being drawn 2-2. West Indies have not won any ODI series against Pakistan since 1991-92. The West Indies’ highest score in a one-day series is 339 for four, which they scored against Pakistan at Adelaide on January 28, 2005. They also won the match. Pakistan’s highest score against the West Indies is 337 for five, which they scored at Sharjah on October 2, 2016. The record for the lowest score in an innings belongs to Pakistan when the entire team was bowled out for 43 against the Black Winds at Cape Town on February 25, 1993. The West Indies’ lowest score against Pakistan was 98 runs, which they scored at Providence on July 14, 2013. The highest run score in the history of one-day matches between the two countries was scored by West Indian Desmond Haynes. He scored 2390 runs against Pakistan at an average of 41.92 in 65 matches. His best score was 142 runs not out. He scored four centuries and 18 half-centuries during this time. Javed Miandad has scored 1930 runs in 64 matches at an average of 33.85. Javed Miandad has scored one century and twelve half-centuries. In bowling, Pakistan’s Wasim Akram has taken 89 wickets in 64 matches against the West Indies. His best bowling was five wickets for 38 runs. Courtney Ambrose has taken 69 wickets in 44 matches for the West Indies. His best bowling was five wickets for 53 runs. The second match in the current series will be played on August 10 and the third match on August 12 in Trinidad.
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