Pakistan v West Indies, T20I series: Combined XI

Pakistan completed a clean sweep over their opponents the West Indies in the 3-match T20I series courtesy of a win in the third T20I at Abu Dhabi. While this preserves the intact win record that Sarfraz Ahmed boasts of, it also seems quite clear that Pakistani limited-overs’ cricket is well and truly on the rise despite the ODI debacle in England.

Moreover, the fact of the matter remains that the West Indies are the champions of the world when it comes to T20 international cricket. By virtue of clinching their second World T20 title, the loss would most certainly come as a blow for the Caribbean islanders and their newly appointed skipper Carlos Brathwaite.

However, with many individual performances in the series catching the eye, a combined XI has been formulated keeping in mind the performances by some of the players in the recently concluded series. That said, here is the best possible XI from the Pakistan v West Indies T20I series.

Khalid Latif

This series was the perfect opportunity for the likes of Khalid Latif to shine. The 30-year old came in place of the withdrawn Mohammad Hafeez with Mickey Arthur flaying the axe on those who are not part of his plans. Latif however, had a further opportunity to shine with the bat when his opening partner Sharjeel Khan seemed to be out of sorts with the bat.

The right-hander got off to what was perceived as the perfect start to the series from his perspective. He impressed with some calculated big-hitting when he smashed a quick-fire 40 at Dubai. He went on to add 55 more runs in the series, concluding his series at 95 runs from 3 matches at an average of 47.50.

What was more impressive was his consistent strike-rate of 107, something he maintained all through the series. The 30-year old also impressed as he concluded the bilateral series as the second highest run-getter for Pakistan.