TAROUBA: Young batter Hasan Nawaz was handed his One-day International debut after Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first in the opening fixture of the three-match series against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Friday.

Hasan, 22, earned the ODI cap after proving his mettle by demonstrating consistency in T20Is over the last four months.

The right-hander was placed on number six in the team sheet released by the Pakistan Cricket Board ahead of the match, suggesting the team management’s trust on his ability to emerge as the solution to the side’s late-order woes.

All-rounder Hussain Talat, meanwhile, was named in a Pakistan one-day XI for the first time after his debut back in 2019.

Sufiyan Muqeem was selected as the only specialist spinner among an attack spearheaded by Shaheen Shah Afridi and featuring Naseem Shah, with Faheem Ashraf likely to assume duties as the first-change bowler.

Saim Ayub and Abd­ullah Shafique also retu­rned as Pakistan’s opening pair after the former missed the ICC Champions Trophy and the subsequent ODI series in New Zealand.

PAKISTAN: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (captain/wicket-keeper), Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem.

WEST INDIES: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (captain/wicket-keeper), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, Jediah Blades.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2025