Pakistan will begin their World Cup 2019 campaign with the match against West Indies today. The match will be held at the Trent Bridge in Nottinghamshire. While team Pakistan heaves a sigh of relief with their pacer Mohammad Amir coming back into the squad, team West Indies team look to having a flying start to the tournament. Right from the practice games, Jason Holder-led West Indies made the intentions clear right from their warm-up fixture itself. The team had put up a mammoth total of 421 runs on the board against New Zealand. On the other hand, Pakistan was defeated by Afghanistan and the second warm-up game was washed out due to rains. Now, for this essential game let’s have a look at the weather and the pitch report. PAK vs WI, ICC Cricket World Cup Match 2, Key Players: Shai Hope, Babar Azam, Chris Gayle And Other Cricketers to Watch Out for at Trent Bridge.
So the temperatures are said to remain low throughout the game. The mercy will hover at around 19-21 degree centigrade. Thankfully there are no chances of rains which means the fans can enjoy a full match. The game between Pakistan and England will witness cloudy weather throughout the game. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule in IST, Free PDF Download: Full Timetable of CWC19 Fixtures With Match Timings and Venue Details.
Check out the snapshot of the weather report below:
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Pitch report:
The pitch at the Trent Bridge Stadium is usually suited for batting as it offers a flat wicket. So one expect a high scoring game.
Teams:
West Indies (From): Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Shannon Gabriel, Fabian Allen, Nicholas Pooran
Pakistan (From): Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Sohail
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