WCL 2025: Predicting West Indies XI for match 11

West Indies Champions will be up against the Pakistan Champions in the 11th match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 on Saturday, July 26, at Headingley in Leeds. West Indies have won one out of three games so far this season and are in fourth place. In the last game against Australia, the West Indies scored 142 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Australia chased down the target of 143 runs in just 9.3 overs with eight wickets in hand.

Let’s look at the probable playing XI of the West Indies Champions XI for the 11th match of the WCL 2025 –

Top Order: Dwayne Smith, William Perkins, and Chris Gayle (c)

Dwayne Smith, William Perkins, and Chris Gayle are likely to be there in the top order of the West Indies. The openers, Smith and Perkins, have not been in the best of form in the three games so far. Gayle is the third-highest run-scorer for the West Indies and has scored 44 runs in three games at a strike rate of 110.

Middle Order: Lendl Simmons, Chadwick Walton (wk), and Kieron Pollard

Lendl Simmons and Chadwick Walton have been two of the best batters this season. Simmons has made 61 runs in three games at a strike rate of 101.66. Walton is the leading run-scorer for the West Indies and has amassed 110 runs in three outings. Pollard has not bowled in the three games so far and has made 40 runs so far at a strike rate of 160.

Lower Middle Order: Dwayne Bravo and Ashley Nurse

Dwayne Bravo and Ashley Nurse are likely to be in the lower middle order. Bravo is the third-highest wicket-taker this season for the West Indies and has picked two wickets in two outings. He has scored 35 runs at a strike rate of 134.61. Nurse has not had a great outing, having managed just four runs and one wicket in three games.

Bowlers: Sheldon Cottrell, Nikita Miller, and Shannon Gabriel

Sheldon Cottrell, Nikita Miller, and Shannon Gabriel are likely to be the three bowlers in this game. Gabriel and Cottrell have scalped two wickets each, while Miller has picked one wicket.