Pakistan, West Indies face off in decisive ODI series finale today

TRINIDAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan will lock horns with the West Indies in the third and final One Day International of the three-match series today (Tuesday) at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago.

With the series tied at 1-1, both teams are eyeing a crucial win to seal the series. The encounter promises to be a thrilling decider as momentum swings in balance after competitive performances from both sides in the earlier matches.

The match is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time (6:30 PM Pakistan Standard Time).

Earlier this week, West Indies romped to a series-levelling five-wicket victory over visitors Pakistan in the rain-hit second ODI on Sunday evening.

West Indies were set a target of 181 off 35 overs based on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, which they surmounted with 10 balls to spare as player of the match Roston Chase and Justin Greaves put on an unbeaten 77-run stand off 72 balls.

Pakistan face fifth bowler dilemma ahead of West Indies decider

A day earlier, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan acknowledged a dilemma over the fifth bowler and said they would take a late decision on their team combination for Tuesday's series decider following their defeat in the second match.

In the second match, Pakistan's part-time duo of Saim Ayub and Salman Agha conceded a combined 66 runs in seven wicketless overs as West Indies cruised home.

"You could say our fifth bowler gave away too many runs but in recent years, Salman Agha and Saim Ayub have both bowled well for us," Rizwan said after the match.

"Saim didn't have the best day today, but he performed well in the T20Is. That's just part of the game."

Rizwan said they could not read the conditions and several rain delays did not help their cause.

"Honestly, the weather forecast has been completely different from expectations, and it's hard to read.

"We're keeping our options open and will finalise the XI after assessing the conditions."