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Windies win toss, fielding vs Pakistan in first T20I

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Karachi – West Indies won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the first Twenty20 International on Monday at the National Stadium.

Left-arm fast bowling all-rounder Dominic Drakes and batsman Shamarh Brooks have been included in the West Indies line-up for their T20I debuts.

Teams:

PAKISTAN: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

WEST INDIES: Nicholas Pooran (captain), Brandon King, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Shamarh Brooks, Devon Thomas, Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Dominic Drakes, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Oshane Thomas.

UMPIRES: Aleem Dar, Ahsan Raza.

TV UMPIRE: Asif Yaqoob.

MATCH REFEREE: Muhammad Javed.

RESERVE UMPIRE: Rashid Riaz.

(AR)

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