Babar Azam scored his second consecutive century, while Shoaib Malik scored a fluent 90 as Pakistan registered a 59-run win over West Indies in the second One-Day International in Sharjah thereby sealing the series 2-0. Marlon Samuels top-scored with 46.
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“If I go back to our innings when we bowled, I just felt we leaked too many boundaries at a crucial stage of the innings”, Holder said after the game. The best we can do is execute our plans.
Then, the bowlers of the Pakistan stood out and contained the West Indies team on just 175.
“It was a wonderful team effort and the last few games have been good for us”.
Legendary pacer Waqar Younis believes the dramatic sacking of the West Indies head coach Phil Simmons, on the eve of the ongoing tour against Pakistan, has had a negative impact on the Caribbean side’s performance. “He got the better of Benn”, added Holder.
Look, it doesn’t take a genius to appreciate that there is a lot wrong with West Indies cricket as far as the relationship between the administration and several prominent senior players, especially since the departure of Phil Simmons as coach on the eve of this tour.
With a target of 338, it was a odd West Indies reply for much of their chase, as although Kraigg Brathwaite (39 off 66) and Darren Bravo (61 off 74) added 89 for the second wicket, they did so at a slow pace.
Pakistan: Azhar Ali (capt), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Sohail Khan.
Azam and Malik steadied the innings after openers Ali (nine) and Sharjeel Khan (24) fell in the space of three deliveries with the total at 40.
Carlos Brathwaite and Jason Holder bagged two wickets each.
Pakistan followed up their 3-0 T20I series win by sealing the ODI series with yet another clinical display against West Indies in Sharjah.
“The surface is good”. A toothless West Indian bowling attack suffered a blow as Shannon Gabriel pulled out with a sore neck, which handed Joseph his ODI debut on the batting friendly pitch.
Whereas, former captain Sohaib Malik said,”He exhausted to bat his best and winning T20 and ODI series has increased self confidence amongst players”.
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Seamer Holder finished with two for 51 while debutant fast bowler Alzarri Joseph picked up two for 62.
