Pakistan vs West Indies 3rd T20 Prediction

If WI Bat First

Predicted Score: Around 150

They have been pathetic with the bat in hand so far in this series. The entire top and middle order has failed to score runs expect Dwayne Bravo who hit a fifty in the first match. Charles, Samuels and Pollard are the others who will be expected to take West Indies to the predicted total. Since the pitch should be better for batting, we predict opener Charles to top-score for his team.

For Pakistan, it was Imad Wasim in the first match and Sohail Tanvir in the next who produced match-winning performances with the ball. Wasim took a five-wicket haul while Tanvir was at his lethal best picking up three wickets. Both these bowlers have been very tidy with economy rates under four. Tanvir is taking wickets consistently for Pakistan in T20 cricket and he should be backed to be their top bowler. If these two bowlers replicate their performances, West Indies will find themselves in another big hole to crawl out from.

Pak vs WI Head-to-Head in T20Is

Pakistan and West Indies have now faced each other six times in T20Is with the former winning on four and the latter on two occasions. The hosts now have two consecutive victories over the visitors in this format of the game. The two teams have never met in a T20 contest at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the past.

Our Prediction

With the T20 series already out of their grasp, West Indies will be playing for pride on Tuesday. They are the reigning World T20 champions but they aren't playing like one at the moment. Though they haven't bowled badly, it is their batting that has let them down in both the games. The Windies batsmen just don't seem to have any answers against this fiery Pakistani bowling attack.

It is true that the West Indies have performed way below their standards, but credit should not be taken away from Pakistan. Their bowlers, be it pacers or spinners, have been spot on and their batsmen have batted sensibly. They have done very well in capitalizing on the T20 win they got in England.

West Indies have not played a T20 game at this ground before. But again, most of the Pakistani players in this current squad too have not played here in the past which neutralizes the advantage. However, one thing that could bother the hosts is their T20 record at this ground. They have won only one out of their four games here and this should keep the visitors hopeful. But then again, they have ended up winning back-to-back matches at Dubai - on a ground they didn't have a good record either.

West Indies, despite the two losses, are still an extremely dangerous side in T20 cricket and they will be looking to end the series on a high. But Pakistan appear stronger in these conditions and so we predict them to win this match and complete a 3-0 wipeout.