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Summary The five-match one day international series between Pakistan and West Indies is starting today.
The match will be played in Saint Lucia where the Windies defeated the visitors in the opening Twenty20 match by seven runs. The surface lost pace noticeably over the course of the Twenty20 match and more of the same can be expected in the first ODI.The teams have faced each other in 115 ODIs and the hosts remained victorious on 65 occasions and suffered defeat in 49 games, while two contests resulted in a tie.West Indies have not beaten Pakistan in an ODI series since a 2-0 success in Pakistan over three matches in November 1991 - the second match was tied.Pakistan won the only two matches between the two nations to be played in St Lucia, by 40 and 22 runs, whitewashing the series with an impressive 3-0.
