West Indies vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I at Providence, WI v PAK, Aug 01 2021 - Match Result

USAMA HASSAAN T: "Considering weather update and facilities on ground it's looking difficult that match will start again.Bcz if rains stop, still the water on ground will be a new challenge to get dried." Yeah if it rains with the current intensity we could be in trouble

Cheers Himanshu. Yep, so the update is it's still raining heavily and very gloomy. We still have time before losing overs though, but it is getting to that stage

11.37am There is still no update from the ground, so we are safe to assume that the weather has yet to clear up.

And while you wait for the rain to stop, express your thoughts to Danyal now.

zack: "a little rain and then no rain made hungarian prix a race to remember today. wish cricket wouldn't have been so prone to the weather."

Kelvin: "I live a few meters from the Stadium here in Guyana, and I must say its not looking too good, it continues to rain very heavy here... "

Sankalp: "Gayle and Fletcher opening together in T20 international reminds of 2009 WC match vs Aus 12 years back!" --- Hope you didn't miss out when Gayle was repeatedly sending Lee out of the ground at The Oval.

Meanwhile, you can always head over to the Hundred, where the London Spirit play the Southern Brave in the women's fixture and the Trent Rockets host the Birmingham Phoenix among the men.

11.22am With that, the rains return. It looks pretty heavy, as the players rush back and the ground staff pulls the cover on to the pitch.

Andrew : "Looking gloom here. Not seeing a patch of clear sky" --- All you need is hope in the heart.

Talha: "Where is Thilak Rama the scoring machine" --- He's having a rare rest, just like Shaheen Afridi.

Azweer: "@Ehtisham: You Genius...!!!"

Hamid: "And it's raining, sixes? Yes, and it's literally raining as well..." --- It's all happening at the moment, Hamid.

Wasim from the other end. Over the wicket

Around the wicket to Gayle, who has a cap on his head. A slip in place

The ball is being sanitised, as the batters have a word

Over the wicket to Fletcher. It's dark and cloudy around, mind you.

11.14am The teams take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, with Hafeez having the new ball.

Ehtisham: "Last time WI batted first and the game resulted in NR. Fingers crossed for this one."

Mariam: "Good decision to rest Shaheen here. Although Hasnain should have been given a chance over Rauf here. He performed well against Eng and has CPL experience too"

11.12am Thanks Danyal. Who's in for a Gayle masterclass today? He'll be opening the innings after all.

Right, we're moments away from play. Himanshu comes in to take you through the first half.

West Indies have won the toss, and will bat first. "Let's have a crack first and see what happens, he says. We need consistency in everything we do. Evin Lewis misses out and Andre Russell's back."

One change to Pakistan, with Shaheen Afridi sitting out for Haris Rauf. Rare rest for Afridi, that.

West Indies: 1 Andre Fletcher 2 Chris Gayle 3 Shimron Hetmyer 4 Nicholas Pooran (wk) 5 Andre Russell 6 Kieron Pollard (capt) 7 Jason Holder 8 Romario Shepherd 9 Dwayne Bravo 10 Haydn Walsh 11 Akeal Hosein

Pakistan: : 1 Mohammad Rizwan (wk) 2 Sharjeel Khan 3 Babar Azam (capt) 4 Fakhar Zaman 5 Mohammad Hafeez 6 Sohaib Maqsood 7 Shadab Khan 8 Hasan Ali 9 Mohammad Wasim 10 Usman Qadir 11 Haris Rauf

Syed Shaaf: "Is Pakistan kidding us? bringing rauf back for shaheen?rauf shouldn't be even included in the world cup plans..this guy needs alot of cricket to match the international standards... really frustrated with the decision" It's a rest for Afridi, whether Rauf should have replaced him is a different matter, though

10:50am: The groundstaff are using ropes to remove water from the ground, and the Super sopper's out, too. The toss will take place in 10 minutes if no further rain, with the game to begin in 25

Earl Horatio Ma: "tired to hear the moniker, 'West Indies is a powerhouse batting team', yet in the previous series- SA, Aust now Pakistan they, are yet to pass 250 in any of the matches. Is this an indication for the test series?" 250?!! You've been watching the high jump at the Olympics too much judging by how high you've set the bar.

Mridul: "WI batting order should be likeHetmyer Lewis Gayle Pollard pooran ....this should be top 5....all are great strikers of the ball"

Osman Mazhar: "I am hoping Pakistan tries out something different with the batting order today, should try sending Sohaib "

Evin Lewis, who retired hurt yesterday with what was initially put down to cramps and later heat exhaustion, is practicing at the moment.

10.40am: The rain has stopped and the covers should come off momentarily

Mossy: "Sometimes previews are the best part of the game. Especially in rained out matches." That sounds like a back-handed compliment but I will very much take it

Ehtisham: "A passing shower or a heavy one?" Guyanese people on here, what do you think? (And please, please, if you're not in Guyana don't pretend to be!)

Fawad Tariq: "Danyal, can you please do anything other than commentary? Every time when you do commentary, rain starts to pouring. Ah Danyal. " It's raining in Lahore, too, though, which I don't mind.

Noushad: "Match without preview.. just like cup without tea..!!" Better than tea without a cup though isn't it..

Mohammad Rizwan's talking about becoming the leading T20I runscorer in a single year. Talks about his mentality, ensuring he focuses on each game with the same intensity and understanding what the easiest scoring options are. It's been a remarkable few months for him

10.30 am: The toss has been delayed because it's just started to rain. The covers are being rushed on

Josh: "Today is the day for the spiceman" I suspect you'd get very, very good odds on that

Rovaid Khan: "Now please don't omit commentary feedbacks because it is back to back games..." Perish the thought..

Amit Sindhu: "Previews are important, helps in making dream 11 teams :)"

Awais Iqbal: "I love previews... I actually did my IELTS reading part preparation by reading previews, match reports and articles on Cricinfo... My favorite writer on Cricinfo is Anantha Narayanan... Please convey my greetings to him if possible.. A big fan of him! " How fascinating. I love this little preview admiration fan club we've found ourselves in.

Colin Croft, doing the pitch report, expects the chasing side to do well today. Talks about cracks opening up on the pitch.

Naresh: "Almost everyone who visits the site, do read the preview. At least I do so. Well, hoping for a good contest today, weather permitting! " Always appreciated, they take effort to write!

10.05am Hello! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's coverage of the third T20I between West Indies and Pakistan as the hosts try to keep the series alive.

Rizwan Shahid: "Where is today preview" Good question! I know why you'd think I didn't write it out of sheer laziness, but when we have back-to-back games, we don't do previews. Good to know someone reads them, though

For what it's worth, there is rain forecast at some point, but we don't have live pictures yet.