In the first quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, between Pakistan and West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to opt for batting first at the green-grassed wicket.
Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi has made one change in the playing XI, which stopped the 34 World Cup matches winning streak of defending champion Australia on Saturday, March 19. Saeed Ajmal comes in the playing XI for Abdur Rehman. Once again Shoaib Akhter has to sit on the bench.
The Caribbean captain Darren Sammy also made three changes in the playing XI from the last match against India in the first quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. He brought Chris Gayle, Kemar Roach and Shivnarine Chanderpaul - replacing Kirk Edwards, Andre Russell and Sulieman Benn.
The Caribbean team is leading by 6-2 against Pakistan in Cricket World Cups, but recently West Indies have lost five of their matches to Pakistan on six occasions.
It'll be do-or-die situation at the knock out stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
From both teams only Devon Smith is in the top 20 run-getters in the tournament so far.
An interesting fact about the Shere Bangla National Stadium is that in the last five occasions since the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 warm-up match, the team that has played first has won four matches. West Indies is the only team who has won a match after batting second at this venue.
Here are the playing XI of Pakistan and West Indies in the first quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka:
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi (capt), Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal
West Indies: Devon Smith, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas (wk), Darren Sammy (Capt), Devendra Bishoo, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
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