| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome for the first of the 4-match T20I series between West Indies and Pakistan. The visitors have quite a few new faces who will want to impose themselves and cement a place in the side. They also have a couple of players who are making a comeback into the team after a brief layoff. |
| The hosts, on the other hand, will want to seek revenge for the series which took place in UAE earlier last year. With two of the most unpredictable sides locking horns with each other, it should be a gripping contest of cricket. Join us for the toss. |
| Pitch Report - Ian Bishop doing the pitch report says that there is no live grass on the pitch. Opines that the deck has been rolled really hard. Feels that it should be a good batting surface as he expects the ball to come onto the bat. States that the boundaries are 75 metres far. Ends by saying that it should be a high scoring game. |
| TOSS - PAKISTAN WIN THE TOSS AND ELECT TO BOWL FIRST. So there are two debutants in the match, one for each team. Rovman Powell makes his T20I debut for West Indies. While, Shadab Khan makes his international debut for Pakistan. |
| Sarfraz Ahmed says that they would like to chase in this game. When asked about firepower in the side, he says that there is enough in the team. Opines that with Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez back in the side, experience should not be a problem. States that Imad Wasim and Sohail Tanvir are also back in the team. Mentions that they have prepared quite well for the last two days and hopes that they do well. |
| Carlos Brathwaite says he wanted to bat first and put some runs on the board. States the pitch should not deteriorate too much and should be good for batting. Adds they are confident as they are at home and can only take care of their own game. Mentions Jason Mohammed and Jerome Taylor have been left out. |
| The players are out in the middle. Evin Lewis and Chadwick Walton will open the batting for West Indies. Imad Wasim will start the proceeding with the ball for Pakistan. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : I Wasim to E Lewis, Darted around off, the ball sways a bit in the air, Lewis pushes the first ball towards the fielder at cover. |
| 0.2 : I Wasim to E Lewis, Tossed up outside off, Lewis pushes it hard towards point. The fielder makes a fine stop to save the boundary. The batsmen manage to pick up a single. First runs for West Indies. |
| 0.3 : I Wasim to C Walton, Floated in the line of the stumps, Walton prods forward in defence and gets an inside edge towards the fielder at square leg. |
| 0.4 : I Wasim to C Walton, Quicker one outside off, Walton cuts it to the fielder at point. |
| 0.5 : I Wasim to C Walton, Outside off, Walton stays in his crease and punches it towards mid on for a single. |
| 0.6 : I Wasim to E Lewis, Floated but short around off, Lewis punches it towards long on for a single. |
| Mohammad Hafeez will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Hafeez to E Lewis, Quicker one down the leg side, Lewis fails to clip it on the leg side. The umpire does not signal it as a wide it was quite close to the leg stump. |
| 1.2 : M Hafeez to E Lewis, Leg bye! Again on the pads, Lewis again shuffles across and goes for a clip but he misses. The ball hits the pads and goes fine on the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 1.3 : M Hafeez to C Walton, Full in the line of the stumps, Walton drives it down the ground through mid on for a single. |
| 1.4 : M Hafeez to E Lewis, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 1.5 : M Hafeez to E Lewis, SIX! Lewis gets into the act! Short and outside off, Lewis stays deep in his crease and pulls it with brute power over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 1.6 : M Hafeez to E Lewis, On the pads, Lewis clips it on the leg side for a single. |
| 2.1 : I Wasim to E Lewis, On the pads, Lewis pushes it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 0.0 : A run out appeal against Evin Lewis is referred upstairs by the umpire. It's a direct hit and he looks to be gone to the naked eye. Ahmed Shehzad with a lovely throw. |
| 2.2 : I Wasim to E Lewis, OUT! Shehzad claims a brilliant run out! On the pads, Lewis clips it on the leg side. He rushes for the first run and calls for the second. The fielder from long on rushes to the ball, picks it up quickly and nails it at the striker's end. That's a direct hit and the umpire go upstairs to check it. Replays show that Lewis was struggling and he could not reach in time. Shehzad has made it count on the field. |
| Marlon Samuels walks in at No.3. |
| 2.3 : I Wasim to M Samuels, Samuels gets behind the line of the ball to defend it. |
| 2.4 : I Wasim to M Samuels, Floated outside off, Samuels pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 2.5 : I Wasim to C Walton, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 2.6 : I Wasim to C Walton, FOUR! Good shot! Short and wide outside off, Walton cuts it through the point region for a boundary. |
| Sohail Tanvir is brought into the attack. |
| 3.1 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Full and angling into the pads, Samuels misses his flick and gets rapped low on the pads. |
| 3.2 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Again on the pads, Samuel defends it on the leg side for a quick single. |
| 3.3 : S Tanvir to C Walton, Good length delivery outside off, Walton pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 3.4 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Good length delivery outside off, Samuels goes for a slash but misses it completely. |
| 3.5 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Another good length delivery but this time around off, Samuels goes to poke it but the ball just whizzes past the outside edge. He was beaten due to the away movement. |
| 3.6 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Good length delivery outside off, Samuels stays deep in his crease and punches it straight to the fielder at covers. He makes a really good stop diving to his left. |
| Hasan Ali will have a go with the ball now. |
| 4.1 : H Ali to C Walton, Angling into the pads, Walton goes for a drive. Gets an inside edge into the pads which then goes to the fielder at point. |
| 4.2 : H Ali to C Walton, Full delivery angling in, Walton drives it straight towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 4.3 : H Ali to C Walton, SIX! In the arc...out of the park! Full delivery in the line of the stumps, Walton smacks that over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. Brilliant shot! |
| 4.4 : H Ali to C Walton, Short delivery into the body, Walton mistimes his pull on the leg side. |
| 4.5 : H Ali to C Walton, Short and into the hips, Walton hops a bit and clips it through backward square leg for a couple. |
| 4.6 : H Ali to C Walton, Walton stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 5.1 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, FOUR! Free gifts! Good length delivery into the pads, Samuels stays in his crease and plays it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Length delivery on middle and off, played back down the track from within the crease. |
| 5.3 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Angles across a length ball just around off, Samuels backs away and punches it with an open face towards point. |
| 5.4 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Slower bouncer from Tanvir, completely deceives Marlon Samuels. He ducks and can do nothing to play at that. Good delivery. |
| 5.5 : S Tanvir to M Samuels, Another slower delivery, on middle and off, Marlon drops it on the leg side and both batsmen scurry across for a quick single. Tanvir tries getting to the ball but fails to reach in time. |
| 5.6 : S Tanvir to C Walton, Takes the pace off it once more, Walton clips it through square leg for an easy single. |
| Imad Wasim is back into the attack. |
| 6.1 : I Wasim to C Walton, Darted full on the stumps, Walton drills it back down the ground towards long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : I Wasim to M Samuels, Continues from around the wicket and bowls it flatter around off, Samuels comes down the track and plays it back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : I Wasim to M Samuels, OUT! SAMUELS IS GONE! Although, he was way down the track and it looked like it would go down leg. Dicey call. Flat ball on leg, Marlon steps out and looks to slog it over mid-wicket. Is rapped on the back pad and there's a loud appeal for a leg before. Surprisingly, the umpire raises his finger and the West Indies no.3 batsman is gone. That's a big wicket for Pakistan. |
| Lendl Simmons is the next man in. |
| 6.4 : I Wasim to L Simmons, Fuller outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 6.5 : I Wasim to C Walton, Coming in on a fuller length, on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 6.6 : I Wasim to L Simmons, Hurls it full on off, a solid front foot defense from Lendl Simmons sees the end of Imad Wasim's successful over. |
| The debutant Shadab Khan is introduced into the attack. |
| 7.1 : S Khan to C Walton, Starts off with a top spinner straightaway. Drops it on a shorter length outside off, chopped away square of the wicket on the off side by Chadwick Walton. |
| 7.2 : S Khan to C Walton, OUT! Shadab Khan strikes on his very second ball. His first wicket in international cricket! He loops it up and bowls a terrific googly, Walton prods forward to defend but is rapped on the front pad. Loud shouts for an lbw go up and the umpire, after contemplating long and hard, raises the dreaded finger. West Indies have lost their third wicket, in a spot of bother now. |
| Kieron Pollard, the big man is out in the middle. |
| 7.3 : S Khan to K Pollard, Tossed up well outside off, Pollard comes down the track making good use of his feet and wrists it to long on for one to get off the mark. |
| 7.4 : S Khan to L Simmons, OUT! HE'S DRAGGED IT ON! Shadab Khan with his second wicket of the over. What a start he's having to his career. He loops this on off, Simmons kneels down to paddle it away but ends up getting an inside edge. It goes back and takes the off stump with it. Another wicket down and Pakistan are right on top of this game. |
| Sunil Narine makes his way out to the middle. He has been promoted up the order. Remember, he used to bat in the top-order during the Pakistan domestic league. |
| 7.5 : S Khan to S Narine, Tossed up leg break outside off, Sunil Narine plants his front foot forward and defends. |
| 7.6 : S Khan to S Narine, Beaten! Two wickets and just a run in this over from Shadab Khan. Flatter around off, turning away a bit, beats the outside edge of Narine's edge as he goes back to defend. |
| Wahab Riaz is called into the attack for the first time today. |
| 8.1 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Wide! Starts off with a back of a length delivery down the leg side, wide called by the umpire. |
| W Riaz to K Pollard, Bangs it in short and angles it across, Kieron Pollard stands tall and punches it on the bounce to the short cover fielder. |
| 8.2 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Bowls it just back of a length once more, outside off, another punch from Kieron to the short cover fielder. |
| 8.3 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Keeping it short here once more, a replica of what happened in the previous three deliveries. Punched away for no run. |
| 8.4 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Aims the hips this time, goes off Pollard's thigh pad as he rises a bit to work it away on the leg side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 8.5 : W Riaz to S Narine, Wide! Banged in short but it's a little too short for the umpire's liking. He raises both his arms and signals it as a wide. |
| W Riaz to S Narine, Short and wide outside off, some width on offer which Sunil Narine latches on to. He cuts it away through point and picks up a single as the fielder out in the deep cuts it off. |
| 8.6 : W Riaz to K Pollard, On the shorter side of the length, Kieron looks to pull but it brushes off the thigh pad as it goes behind into the keeper's gloves. |
| 9.1 : S Khan to S Narine, Lovely take. Shadab gets this one to bounce a little extra too. Loops up a googly around off, Narine goes for the big slog sweep but fails to make any connection. |
| 9.2 : S Khan to S Narine, OUT! 3-FER FOR SHADAB KHAN! What a way to introduce yourself on the big stage. He tosses it up outside off, Narine once again brings out the slog sweep. Gets the height, but not the distance. Skies it towards Imad Wasim at wide long on who takes a well-judged catch just inside the rope. Half the Windies side is back in the hut and they've not even touched the 50-mark yet. |
| The debutant Rovman Powell makes his way to the middle. |
| 9.3 : S Khan to R Powell, Serves this around off, blocked with the full face of the bat on the off side. |
| 9.4 : S Khan to R Powell, Rovman Powell is away. Just eases this full ball down to long off for a comfortable run. |
| 9.5 : S Khan to K Pollard, Flat, short and outside off, Pollard goes back, waits for it and runs it towards short third man. |
| 9.6 : S Khan to K Pollard, Turning into the body, it's turned away square on the leg side for a single. |
| Hasan Ali will bowl again. |
| 10.1 : H Ali to K Pollard, Angling into the stumps from a good length, Pollard shuffles across and goes for a flick. He misses it completely and gets rapped on the thigh pad. |
| 10.2 : H Ali to K Pollard, Back of a length delivery into the pads, Pollard again fails to clip it on the leg side. Hits him on the thigh pad and goes past the keeper for a leg bye. |
| 10.3 : H Ali to R Powell, Full around off, Powell drives it back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : H Ali to R Powell, FOUR! First boundary of T20I cricket! Short delivery and Powell camps back in his crease and pulls that one over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : H Ali to R Powell, OUT! Powell has to walk back! Off cutter bowled on a fuller length, angling from around off at 120 kph. Powell gets beaten for lack of pace as he fails to clip it on the leg side. Gets rapped on the back pad and then the players appeal. The umpire obliges them as he raises his finger. The debut knock comes to an end quite early. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is the next man in for Pakistan. |
| 10.6 : H Ali to C Brathwaite, Length delivery outside off, the batsman stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 11.1 : S Khan to K Pollard, Pollard prods forward and defends it. |
| 11.2 : S Khan to K Pollard, Dropped! Floated outside off, Pollard dances down the track and goes for a biggie. He is beaten by the spin as he gets a thick outside edge which flies towards the fielder at backward point. Akmal dives to his right but fails to hold onto it. The batsmen run a single and Shadab will be disappointed. |
| 11.3 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Brathwaite stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 11.4 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Brathwaite pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 11.5 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Floated around off, Brathwaite cuts it to the fielder at point. |
| 11.6 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Fuller outside off, Brathwaite drives it towards long on for a single. |
| Wahab Riaz is back into the bowling attack. |
| 12.1 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, Full down the leg side, Brathwaite nudges it fine down the leg side for a single. |
| 12.2 : W Riaz to K Pollard, FOUR! Short delivery outside off, Pollard pulls it with one hand through the mid-wicket region. Imad Wasim covers some distance and makes a fine stop. He does all of it right but while picking it up, he touches the ropes while getting up. Lucky boundary. |
| 12.3 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Short and wide outside off, Pollard again has a wild swing at it but fails to make contact there. |
| 12.4 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Dug in short, into the body. Pollard stands tall and clips it towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, Good length delivery angling away, Carlos hops and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : W Riaz to K Pollard, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 13.1 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Beautiful delivery! Tossed up outside off, Carlos goes to play at it but gets beaten by the spin. |
| 13.2 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Floated up in the line of the stumps, Brathwaite clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.3 : S Khan to K Pollard, Short and wrong 'un this time, Pollard stays deep in the crease and defends it. |
| 13.4 : S Khan to K Pollard, Long legs of Pollard save him, Flighted outside off, Pollard prods forward and goes for a biggie. He misses it completely but gets his leg back in time as the keeper tries to dislodge the bails. |
| 13.5 : S Khan to K Pollard, Eased down to long on for a single. |
| 13.6 : S Khan to C Brathwaite, Full down the leg side, Brathwaite fails to clip it on the leg side. Gets rapped on the pads. |
| Sohail Tanvir is back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : S Tanvir to K Pollard, Good length delivery into the pads, Pollard fails to clip it on the leg side. Gets rapped high on his pads. |
| 14.2 : S Tanvir to K Pollard, Short delivery outside off, Pollard pulls it away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : S Tanvir to C Brathwaite, Another length delivery in the line of the stumps, Brathwaite gets an inside edge onto his pads and the batsmen pick up a quick single. |
| 14.4 : S Tanvir to K Pollard, Back of a length delivery, Pollard gets it high on his bat as he mistimes his pull towards long on for a single. |
| 14.5 : S Tanvir to C Brathwaite, Length delivery outside off, Brathwaite guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 14.6 : S Tanvir to K Pollard, No ball! Full toss outside off, Pollard slogs it through mid on for a single. Sohail has overstepped there. |
| Free Hit coming up on the next delivery... |
| S Tanvir to C Brathwaite, Wide! Way wide outside off, Carlos tries to reach it but fails to make contact. |
| S Tanvir to C Brathwaite, Comes round the wicket this time, bowls it on a length outside off, Brathwaite goes for a slog but misses it completely. |
| Hasan Ali returns. |
| 15.1 : H Ali to K Pollard, Back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, raps Pollard on the thigh pad as he attempts to flick it away. |
| 15.2 : H Ali to K Pollard, Back of a length ball outside off, Pollard with no foot movement slices it aerially through the big gap in the covers. It rolls away to the deep as a single is taken. |
| 15.3 : H Ali to C Brathwaite, Length delivery angling in, Brathwaite makes room and swings hard. Gets a thick outside edge which flies down to third man. Good fielding placement there from the skipper, avoided a boundary with that. Just a single taken. |
| 15.4 : H Ali to K Pollard, On the shorter side once more, punched away on the off side for a single. |
| 15.5 : H Ali to C Brathwaite, Pounded in short on middle and leg, Brathwaite gets a top edge on his pull short over square leg. Wahab Riaz out in the deep runs to his left to cut it off. Two runs are taken. |
| 15.6 : H Ali to C Brathwaite, Great piece of fielding from Ahmed Shehzad! Terrific stuff! Brathwaite throws the kitchen sink at it and pulls it over mid-wicket. Shehzad out in the deep runs to his right, dives to get to the ball but throws it back in seeing he's going to cross the rope. Brilliant awareness from him. Saved two vital runs for his side. |
| Wahab Riaz is back for a bowl. |
| 16.1 : W Riaz to K Pollard, OUT! POLLARD DEPARTS! Wahab has bowled to the plan and got his man. Banged in short on middle and leg, Pollard pulls this away against the wind. Hits it flat and it's straight into the hands of Imad Wasim at deep square leg. Kieron is out of here and Wahab has a wicket to his name. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder strides out to the middle. |
| 16.2 : W Riaz to J Holder, Back of a length shaping acorss, Jason Holder opens the face and runs it down towards third man for a single. |
| 16.3 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, SIX! WHAT A HIT FROM BRATHWAITE! "Give me something to celebrate" says somebody in the crowd and Carlos obliges. Wahab bangs it in really short, the West Indian skipper makes room and reaches out over his head. Top edges it but gets a lot of power behind it. It skies.... Really skies and clears the long on fence with ease. Brute force! That's a biggie. |
| 16.4 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, Comes from around the wicket and fires it in full on off, Brathwaite walks across, gets behind the line and defends. |
| 16.5 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, Big swing and a miss! Length delivery in the off stump channel, Carlos swings the bat with all his might but only connects with thin air. |
| 16.6 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, FOUR! THAT'S SMACKED! Good over this for WI, 11 runs have come off it. They need more of these. High full toss outside off, Carlos Brathwaite smashes it through extra cover and sends it all the way to the boundary line. |
| 17.1 : H Ali to J Holder, Jason Holder comes down the track and hammers it past the bowler's head. Can only get it towards the mid off fielder though. |
| 17.2 : H Ali to J Holder, Outside off, hit away to the point region for a single. |
| 17.3 : H Ali to C Brathwaite, Nice and full from Hasan Ali, Brathwaite tries squeezing it out behind square on the off side but cannot connect. Good bowling, this. |
| 17.4 : H Ali to C Brathwaite, Spears in an extremely full delivery around off, drilled straight to the short cover fielder and the batsmen take off. Complete the run with ease though. Nicely done. |
| 17.5 : H Ali to J Holder, On a length and outside off, looks to chip it over the cover region probably as he opens his body up a bit. Fails in his attempt to do so. |
| 17.6 : H Ali to J Holder, FOUR! The line is poor and Hasan Ali pays the price. Slower one on the body, Brathwaite pulls it down towards fine leg and sends it across the rope for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, FOUR! Excellent shot. Knew where the fielders were and placed his short to perfection. Knelt across to this full delivery and paddles it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, SIX! That made an incredible sound off the bat! What a hit. Shortish on the body, Brathwaite stands tall and with all his might, pulls it over the mid-wicket boundary and sends it sailing into the stands. The 100 comes up for West Indies. 10 runs off the first 2 balls. Wahab Riaz under pressure here. |
| A couple of fielding changes taking place. Mid-wicket comes in. Mid off goes back to long off. |
| 18.3 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, Great comeback from Wahab. Fires in a yorker outside off, Carlos looks to dig it out but it's just too good for him. |
| 18.4 : W Riaz to C Brathwaite, Quite full just outside off, Brathwaite hammers it right off the middle of the bat down to long off. It's straight to the fielder though so only a single is taken. |
| 18.5 : W Riaz to J Holder, Full on off, Holder off the outer half drives it to covers. A misfield from Kamran Akmal allows the batsmen to come back for the second. That's poor. First the dropped catch and now this. |
| 18.6 : W Riaz to J Holder, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| Sohail Tanvir will bowl the last over. |
| 19.1 : S Tanvir to J Holder, Slower delivery and he deceives Holder very well. He goes for the big hit but is beaten all ends up. |
| 19.2 : S Tanvir to J Holder, Length ball on the pads, slogged through the square leg region for a single. |
| 19.3 : S Tanvir to C Brathwaite, What was Carlos Brathwaite trying to do there? He went for the switch hit it seems. Positioned himself really early to play at it but only managed an inside edge down towards third man for a single. |
| 19.4 : S Tanvir to J Holder, Beaten again! Excellent from Sohail Tanvir. Takes the pace off it once again and deceives the batsman well. Holder looks to go big downtown but fails to connect. |
| 19.5 : S Tanvir to J Holder, DROPPED AND FOUR! Poor from Hasan Ali, did not anticipate the ball well at all. Jason Holder pulls this short ball over square leg. Hasan Ali out in the deep comes running in first and tries to settle himself under the ball but fails to do so. He spills it behind, it falls just inside the rope and that will be a boundary. |
| 19.6 : S Tanvir to J Holder, OUT! And that's the end of the innings! Jason Holder lofts this length ball on the stumps towards mid off where Mohammad Hafeez takes the simplest of catches. WEST INDIES FINISH ON 111/8! |
| Powerful hitting from Carlos Brathwaite in the end has helped the hosts cross the 100-run mark. It all started in the third over of the match when Ahmed Shehzad took the first wicket with a stunning run out to send back Lewis. None of the other top five batsmen could make a difference there. Pollard stayed in the crease for some time but departed when his team needed him the most in the final overs. |
| Brathwaite, on the other end, stayed till the end and played a vital cameo where he scored 34 runs off 27 balls. Jason Holder gave him company in the end. The young leg-spinner Shadab Khan had a wonderful outing on his international debut as he did wonders for his team by returning with figures of 4-0-7-3! All the other bowlers gave him company and kept picking up wickets at regular intervals. |
| Sometimes a total such as this can be a deceptive one but West Indies have to pull out something special from the hat if they wish to win this. Join us in a while as Pakistan come out for the chase. |
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