Mohammad Rizwan has won the PCB’s Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year award following a stellar 2021 in which he scored 455 Test, 134 ODI and 1,326 T20I runs, besides accounting for 56 batsmen behind the wickets across all formats.

Pakistan have now won 18 T20Is in 2021, the most by any team. Hit by injuries and COVID-19, West Indies will have to do something out of the ordinary to come back into the series.

Pakistan vs West Indies, 1st T20I: West Indies overpowered by Pakistan

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets, in a thrilling last ball finish to win the 3rd and final T20I, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur today.

Pakistan have now won 12 of the 14 T20 Internationals between the two teams, including wins in all the last five clashes between the two teams.

After Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets in the first T20I, they pocketed a series with a comfortable 8-wicket win in the 2nd game.

Pakistan after opting to bat posted 189 for two in their 20 overs and in their response Namibia finished on 144 for five in their 20 overs.

Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi speak to the media after Pakistan's win over India. This was Pakistan's first-ever win over India in a World Cup match in any format whether 50 over or 20 over in their 13th attempt.

Mohammad Rizwan, the wicketkeeper batter of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 bound Pakistan men’s national cricket team, interacted with media via videoconference call today in a virtual media session from Lahore.

Pakistan today announced their 12-player squad for the first One-Day International against New Zealand, which will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. The match will start at 1430 local time.

Pakistan cricket selectors have named an experienced, well-balanced and formidable 15-player squad for the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand and England, and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

West Indies vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Day 5: Pakistan won by 109 runs to level Series 1-1

Such is the modern game that despite the loss of four sessions -including the entire second day – and a number of bad light scenarios, the Test match between West Indies and Pakistan

West Indies ended the third day’s play on 38-3, in reply to Pakistan’s 302-9 declared. Bad light in Kingston, perhaps saving the home side from a further collapse.

West Indies vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Day 2: No play on Saturday due to Rain

Pakistan recovered well from their early innings, they were reduced to 2/3 and in all sorts of trouble after being asked to bat first. It was the skipper Babar Azam and Fawad Alam partnership that really dug them out of a whole.

Mohammad Rizwan, wicketkeeper-batsman and vice-captain of Pakistan men’s Test team, interacted with media via videoconference call today.

West Indies vs Pakistan 2nd Test Preview: Runs at a premium in challenging batting conditions

Covid-19 and rain in Barbados meant this T20I between West Indies and Pakistan have now been reduced to three-match series

The remaining three matches of the series will be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana and better batting surfaces than the ones on offer at Kensington Oval are expected.