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Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
That is it from us from the second T20I of the tour, but don't forget to join us for the third and final match in two days' time. Pakistan will be after a clean sweep while West Indies will seek to keep some pride. Until then, it is goodnight and goodbye from Ranjith, Sreshth and me, Himanshu!
Babar Azam, the winning captain: "The finish from Shadab [with the bat] was very good. Bowlers did well too - especially Shaheen - and it was a team effort. The idea is set to set a target and defend, and play as per the conditions and the wicket. There is grip for the spinners in the second innings, which is why we wanted to bat first. Wasim is improving day by day, and he is only doing well. The more he plays, the more experience he gets. The plan will be to try the bench strength in the next match."
Nicholas Pooran, the visiting captain: "Tough one for us. Big improvement from yesterday. Felt like we lost here due to silly mistakes. Irresponsible from myself too. We tried our best to execute plans. It's our responsibility to carry the game. Unfortunately, we made some mistakes. Very proud of Shepherd. It is an experience for us all, and very proud of how all these guys have performed."
Shadab Khan is the Player of the Match: "When my batting comes, it usually is in the death overs so I practice accordingly. I planned by batting as per the field. And with the ball, it wasn't gripping a lot. I had good rhythm, and I just tried to bowl in the good areas."
Time for the presentations
Abdul Rehman: "MoM should be Shadab khan." --- Who else but him?
Mudassar: "Pak win my heart beats are getting normal now."
Abdul Basit: "great effort by WI"
9.53pm So Pakistan take the game after a brief scare, as West Indies fall just short. Shepherd tried to keep West Indies in the game, but an undefeated 35 off 19 balls wasn't enough in the end. The visitors had only two major contributors in Shepherd and King - Pooran's 26 took too many deliveries for their liking - as Afridi's spell of 3 for 26 sealed it for the hosts.
O Thomas b Haris Rauf 0 (9m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Some drama here. One extra man was outside the circle, and someone observes just before Haris bowls. Could have been a no-ball had he bowled.
Haris around the wicket to Thomas
A chat between Shadab, Haris and Babar
Syed : "Who dropped the catch?" --- Shadab...
Armani: "Remember the name Haris Rauf"
Haris from over the wicket.
Zaid Anjum: "4 sixes needed. Are we going to witness "Remember the Name" for Shepherd?"
Mitchell Starc has broken into the top ten for Test bowlers
A look at the duo's superb year, when they added 1380 runs together at an average of 57.50 in the format
They add 158 together as Pakistan make light work of a chase of 208 against severely depleted WI
Several players in the visiting squad testing positive for Covid-19 forces the development
CWI and PCB to hold meeting to determine fate of tour after all remaining touring party members have been tested again
