West Indies meet Pakistan on Wednesday in their fifth and final ODI. The match begins at 9 a.m. ET (07:00 p.m. IST). Watch the live stream HERE or ESPN's coverage HERE.
Pakistan leads the series, 2-1. After drawing earlier in the series, Wednesday's ODI is important for the Pakistanis - if they lose, the series will result in a tie. A victory, meanwhile, would win Pakistan the series.
Pakistan has appeared to be the better team, TheSportsCampus.com reports. The squad has thus far batted and bowled more consistently. Pakistan's biggest flaw has been its slow run rate. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq is the squad's leading scorer with 197 runs from four innings, along with a strike rate in the 60s.
Steady bowling from Mohammad Irfan, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi has kept Pakistan ahead of West Indies.
West Indies, despite only trailing one game behind Pakistan, has looked overmatched throughout the series. Marlon Samuels' play has been the brightest spot for the squad. Samuels received one Man-of-the-Match award during this series, and he's the highest run-scorer on the team with 198 runs from four innings. He's been aggressive and played well at No. 4, but it hasn't been enough to give his squad the edge.
The glaring weakness for West Indies has been the batting from its top order batsmen. Opener Chris Gayle has scored only 40 runs from four innings, 30 of which came at one time. West Indies' bowling has performed well behind the efforts of Jason Holder and Kemar Roach in the opening overs, but the remainder of the squad's bowlers have been inconsistent and allowed Pakistan large totals.
TSC predicts Pakistan to close the series on Wednesday with a win.
