On July 31, 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados will be the host venue of Pakistan vs West Indies, the 2nd T20I of a four-match series on the Pakistan tour of West Indies. We preview the match and make our Pakistan vs West Indies T20I Prediction. In a match between two strong T20 sides, we give West Indies the edge.
Match Predictions
Last Meeting
In a rain-curtailed first t20I of the four-match series on July 31, Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. In bowling friendly conditions, their bowlers made a quick impact, causing Lendl Simmons to retire hurt with the scoreboard reading 16 for no loss in two overs. On the very next ball, Evin Lewis lost his wicket to Hasan Ali. The bowlers continue to make inroads and reduced the West Indies to 51/4 in 6.1 overs. With the match reduced to 9 overs a side, West Indies managed to reach a modest score of 85/5. Kieron Pollard was the top scorer for the hosts, scoring 22 from nine balls. Nicholas Pooran who made 13 from 11 balls was the only other player to get into double figures.
Pakistan’s Hasan Ali was their most impressive bowler taking 2/11 in his two overs. Mohammed Wasim, Mohammed Hafeez, and Usman Qadir took a wicket each. Unfortunately for Pakistan, who would have fancied their chances of scaling the modest target, rain intervened once again, causing the match to be abandoned.
Likely XIs
West indies: Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein
Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Md Rizwan, Babar Azam, M Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, M Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir
Head-to-Head
Pakistan have established a 4-0 h2h advantage over the West indies in the last five matches between the sides, with one match abandoned without result.
Match Prediction
In our PAK vs WI Match Prediction, we believe that West Indies will beat Pakistan in the 2nd T20I on 31 July.
Summary
Though Pakistan enjoy a 4-0 h2h advantage, we consider West Indies favourites to beat Pakistan. The hosts are at full-strength, with the formidable quartet of Pollard, Gayle, Russell, and Bravo at their disposal. Their recent performance in the home series versus Australia that they won 4-1 tells us why even a strong Pakistan side will find it a daunting task to beat the current T20 world champions in their home conditions.