This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 2nd Test between West Indies and Pakistan that is scheduled to start on the 20th of August 2021.
After a thrilling contest of five days, West Indies finally managed to win the first Test match against Pakistan by one wicket. The second and last Test match of the series will kick-start from Friday in Jamaica.
West Indies will be satisfied after the close victory against the visitors in the last match. Their pace bowlers did the job for the team as they bowled out Pakistan under 220 in both innings. Jayden Seales and Kemar Roach picked 8 and 5 wickets respectively. In the batting section, the skipper Braithwaite played a match-winning knock of 97 in the first inning. Jason Holder and Blackwood also scored fifty for the home side.
Pakistan needs to find a solution to their batting lineup ahead of this second Test match of the series. They will be eyeing to win this match and level the series against West Indies. Babar Azam scored 55 in the second innings but other batsmen failed to make an impact in the batting section. However, they bowled well in both innings as Afridi picked 4 wickets in each inning and Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali also picked 3 and 4 wickets respectively.
Match Details
Venue: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Pitch and Weather: The pitch of Kingston assists pace bowlers with seam and swing. As we witnessed in the last Test match, the pacers will always be in the game at Kingston. However, batsmen can also score big runs after settling their eyes on the wicket. The average first inning score will be around 250 in this match. The temperature will be cloudy throughout the Test match as some showers are expected during the second and fourth day of the match.
Date & Time: August 20, 8.30 IST, 11 AM Local
Probable Playing XIs
West Indies are likely to field the same playing11 which played in the last match. Kieron Powell and Nkrumah Bonner are likely to get one more chance in this match in the top order. Roston Chase and Blackwood contributed with the bat in the middle order along with Jason Holder. Mayers will look to score some runs and end his drought of runs in this match. The bowling department is likely to remain the same as all bowlers bowled well in both the innings for West Indies.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s top order failed to score big runs in the last Test match. Imad Butt and Abid Ali will open for Pakistan in this match. Azhar Ali will look to convert his starts into big runs. Fawad Alam scored a half-century and Faheem Ashraf also looked in good touch. In the bowling department, all pacers bowled well in the last match however, Yasir Shah had an average match due to less help for spin bowlers.
West Indies
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Kieran Powell, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican, and Jayden Seales
Pakistan
Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohd Rizwan (wk), Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, and Faheem Ashraf
Match Prediction
West Indies dominated the last Test match in all departments. However, Pakistan is a very good side to be ignored but West Indies will start as favorites to win this match due to current form and home conditions.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Kraigg Braithwaite scored 97 runs in the first inning of the first Test match. Jermaine Blackwood scored 22 and 55 runs and also looked good against the pace bowlers of Pakistan. Azhar Ali failed to score big as the former skipper will be eyeing to score big in this match. Babar Azam will be an obvious pick from Pakistan.
Wicket-Keeper: Mohammad Rizwan is the only best option available from the wicket-keeping section. He got starts of 30 runs in both the innings in the last Test match and he will also give points with his glove-work.
All-Rounders: Jason Holder is an ideal pick from the all-rounder section. He scored a half-century in the first innings and also picked four wickets in the first Test match. Faheem Ashraf scored 44 and 22 runs and also picked 3 wickets so he can be picked as a second all-rounder in this match.
Bowlers: Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi are automatic choices from the bowling section. Hasan Ali picked 4 wickets and Shaheen Afridi picked 8 wickets in the last match. Jayden Seales put up a man-of-the-match performance in the last match. Kemar Roach can be picked as the fourth bowling option.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Tips: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(VC), Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Braithwaite, Mohammad Rizwan, Jason Holder(c), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Jayden Seales, Kemar Roach.
Captain – Jason Holder
Jason Holder is the top-ranked Test all-rounder in the world. He picked four wickets and scored a half-century so he will give maximum fantasy points. So he can be picked as captain in this match.
Vice-Captain – Babar Azam
Babar Azam is the best batsman from Pakistan in this match. He scored a half-century in the last match so he can be picked as vice-captain in this match.
Dream11 Team
