Five reasons why West Indies will defeat Pakistan to win the 3rd ODI

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle (Getty Images)

3. Charles and Gayle

The opening pair of Gayle and Charles has failed to light this series on fire but their potential is such that they can simply snatch the match away in no time. Moreover, they cracked the whip in the last Tri-Nation series, winning two matches for the West Indies with two brilliant individual performances.

Charles especially has the ability to apply himself, though, he suffers from a major flaw in that he does not rotate the strike frequently enough. Gayle, on the other hand, was has been very wasteful in the series.

He has not even given the lethal Pakistan pace-battery a challenge in the series so far which is a disappointment for the neutral viewer who had been waiting with bated breath for the mouth-watering contest. He can be surprisingly moody, and that makes him a constant threat.