The 3rd T20 Match of the West Indies tour of Pakistan, 2021 is scheduled to play  Thursday, 16th December 2021 at National Stadium, Karachi.

The batting order of Pakistan is dangerous when they play in their home conditions. We also observed this in the previous match where they scored 172 runs in their inning of 20 overs while batting first. Mohammad Rizwan was the highest run-scorer with 38 runs to his name. He smashed four boundaries and one huge six during his inning. Iftikhar Ahmed scored 32 runs while Haider Ali had 31 runs to his name. Shadab Khan remained not out after scoring 28 runs on just 13 balls with the help of one boundary and three huge sixes.

West Indies was known as a dangerous side of the T20 format in recent times but they were poor in the recent edition of the T20 World Cup and also had failed to perform well against Pakistan. There are many reasons behind this. One of the key reasons is that their main and key players are near to retiring and they have many young and un-experienced players in their squad. The bowling department of West Indies was totally failed to give the best performance in the previous match. They leaked 172 runs in their 20 overs inning.

As per our cricket match prediction, Pakistan is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Pakistan is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• The bowling unit of Pakistan is in superb form
• Pakistan had won the series of three T20 matches already
• Pakistan has a strong batting order on the side
• Pakistan is a well-experienced side as compared to West Indies
• The bowling unit of West Indies is much stronger than Pakistan
• Pakistan also has the advantages of home ground and conditions

Pakistan has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to West Indies, so the winning chances of Pakistan for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Pakistan has a 58% chance to win this match
West Indies has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 3rd T20 match between Pakistan and West Indies is going to be played at National Stadium, Karachi. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match.

The weather forecast in Karachi on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we should have a full match.

Wicket-Keeper: Mohammad Rizwan
Batsmen: Babar Azam (c), Brandon King, Fakhar Zaman
All-Rounder: Odean Smith (vc), Romario Shepherd, Dominic Drakes, Shadab Khan
Bowler: Akeal Hosein, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

Date: Thursday, 16th December 2021
Time: 01:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL, 07:00 PM BD

Stadium: National Stadium
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Capacity: 34228
Ends: Pavilion End, University End
Time Zone: UTC +05:00
Home to: Pakistan, Karachi
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 4
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 1
Average 3rd Inns scores: 191
Average 3rd Inns scores: 109
Highest total recorded: 205/3 (20 Ov) by PAK vs WI
Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (13.4 Ov) by WI vs PAK
Highest score chased: 154/2 (16.5 Ov) by PAK vs WI
Lowest score defended: 205/3 (20 Ov) by PAK vs WI

Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain.