Dwayne Bravo hit a gritty half-century in a world record ninth wicket stand to lift West Indies to 115 in the first Twenty20 worldwide against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.
Advertisement
Like the first T20, the second match will also begin at 09:00 pm as Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Bravo smashed paceman Wahab Riaz for a six to reach his half-century and led the recovery from a poor start which saw the West Indies struggling at 46-5 in the first ten overs.
Pakistan welcome the West Indies to the UAE for the second match of three in their series opening T20Is.
Samuel Badree dropped Malik at point before the batsman scored, and Jerome Taylor missed a run out chance off his own bowling just before Malik eventually holed out in the last over. Both these batsmen also established a 66 runs record partnership for ninth wicket.
Carlos Brathwaite called correctly as West Indies, seemingly wary of the dew and a top-order capitulation on Friday, stuck to their tried and tested method of chasing down targets in the shortest format.
Advertisement
He was followed by Khalid Latif (40) and Shoaib Malik (37) while Babar Azam made 19 and Sharjeel Khan could score only two runs.
