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The first One Day International between Pakistan and West Indies has been abandoned without a single ball bowled due to an unfit ground. Heavy rains in the last three days have left the ground water logged. The groundstaff just didn’t have any realistic chance to get the ground dry through out the day. The five-match series is now effectively a four-match one with the second ODI to be played on the 7th at Faisalabad which is also a day night affair.
The good news for Pakistan cricket today is that Inzamam-ul-Haq has completed his four-ODI ban according to the ICC although there wasn’t a single ball bowled. This match at Rawalpindi was the fourth ODI that he would have missed following the ICC verdict on the Oval Test Match forfeiture. Inzamam now takes the charge from Younis Khan who had led the side in his absence during the three matches in the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan Possible Squad for 2nd ODI : Inzamam-ul-Haq (Captain), Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal (Wicket Keeper), Abdul Razzaq, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Rehman
West Indies Squad for the Series : Brian Lara (Captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Daren Ganga, Runako Morton, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin (Wicket Keeper), Ian Bradshaw, Dave Mohammed, Daren Powell, Jerome Taylor, Corey Collymore