Pakistan on Thursday made a clear sweep of the three-match Twenty20 sequence in opposition to the virus-hit West Indies with a formidable seven-wicket win.
Run-machine Mohammad Rizwan completed the yr with 87 runs in Twenty20 Internationals together with his twelfth half-century, whereas captain Babar Azam scored 79 in Pakistan’s 18.5 overs chase of 208-3.
West Indies’ squad was additional diminished on the morning of the match when three extra gamers examined optimistic for coronavirus, growing the variety of six gamers and three assist personnel on the vacationers’ camp.
Captain Nicholas Pooran’s blistering 37-ball 64 was led by West Indies’ top-order batsmen after profitable the toss and electing to bat after 207-3.
Babar stated, Rizwan and I considered going until the top and managing the run charge. Our bench power additionally bought a very good exercise and that is a very good signal for me as a captain.
West Indies sensed the absence of left-arm spinner Akil Hossein, who was one of many three gamers to check optimistic together with Shai Hope and all-rounder Justin Greaves. Hossein had achieved effectively within the final two matches, which Pakistan gained by 63 and 9 runs respectively.
Rizwan and Babar toyed with West Indies’ inexperienced bowling assault when the previous reversed the LBW determination by way of a tv referral off left-arm spinner Gudakesh Moti’s first ball.
Both the batsmen grew to become the primary pair to report a sixth century for the primary wicket and broke the five-set report held by the Indian first wicket pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
Babar, who hit 9 fours and two sixes, placed on a 158-run partnership within the sixteenth over in opposition to a knock ball from Odeon Smith earlier than the Pakistan captain was dismissed at mid-off.
Rizwan hit 10 fours and three sixes earlier than he handed a catch to Pooran, with Pakistan needing solely 24 runs to win. Hard hitting Asif Ali (21 not out) hit two sixes and two fours to take the win with seven balls to spare.
Earlier, West Indies batsmen scored difficult scores within the absence of resting Pakistan pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Shamrah Brooks (49) and Brandon King (43) scored 66 runs within the first six overs, with pacer Mohammad Hasnain (0-49) proving too costly.
Pooran scored at will earlier than retreating by way of Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani, who hit only one boundary in his 4 overs, and completed Brooks’ wicket with 1–23.
Pooran stated, I felt we undoubtedly misplaced momentum within the final two overs. Pakistan bowled effectively on the backend (and) we had been 20 runs quick on this wicket.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
