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Dubai: In-form Pakistan are ready to launch a pink-ball spin assault on struggling West Indies when they do battle in Asia's first day-night Test from Thursday in Dubai
Spin duo of Yasir and Zulfiqar will test the visitor in first day-night Test in Asia.
The excitement of playing the first pink-ball Test on Asian soil will be tempered by the threat Pakistan's spin twins pose as West Indies seeks a dramatic turnaround in fortunes on what has been a disappointing tour of the United Arab Emirates thus far.
Overwhelmed 3-0 in both the preceding Twenty20 International and One-Day International series, West Indies must prepare for a trial by spin when the three-match Test series starts at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
The day-night Test will be the first experience of playing with a pink ball in international cricket for both Pakistan and West Indies.
Arch-rivals India relegated Pakistan to number two with recent victory over New Zealand but Misbah-ul-Haq's men have a prime opportunity to close the gap in the three-match series against the West Indies and are strong favourites.
Pakistan have included in-form batsman Babar Azam, 21, for his first Test after he racked up 360 runs during the one-day series against the West Indies.
The spin duo of Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar might prove too much for the spin-wary West Indian batsmen, especially in the unfamiliar day-night format with the pink ball and under lights.
West Indies comes in as clear underdog, having also lost a four-match home series to India 0-2 in July-August.
Coach Phil Simmons, who guided them to the World Twenty20 title in April this year, was sacked prior to this tour after the team lost 2-0 to India in a four-match series in August.
But captain Jason Holder said the West Indies -- down in eighth in the Test rankings -- are ready to bounce back.
Teams from:
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan, Imran Khan.
West Indies: Jason Holder (capt), Kraigg Brathwaite, Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Shai Hope, Leon Johnson, Alzarri Joseph, Marlon Samuels, Jomel Warrican.
Stats and trivia
Umpires & referee:
Ground Umpires - Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel
Tv umpire: Ian Gould
Match referee - Jeff Crowe
Reserve umpire - Shozab Raza
Match facts
13-17 October 2016 (day/night)
Start time 1400 local (1000 GMT)
