Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 133/9 | RR: 6.65

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi2 (5b)
  • Sufiyan Muqeem1 (1b)
  • Shamar Joseph4-0-22-1
  • Jason Holder4-0-19-4

Wow, that is some comeback! West Indies have ticked all the boxes in the bowling department and managed to keep a lid on the score, picking wickets at frequent intervals and not allowing Pakistan to boss the innings. 133-9 looks very chaseable unless they shoot themselves in the foot. Agha and Nawaz managed to give some respectability to the total. Holder was the pick of the bowlers, took 4-19 and was effective in the powerplay as well as death overs. Hosein was supremely accurate, conceded 16, and Shamar made pace bowling look good!

19.6
0
Joseph to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, express pace, fires in quick and full in the channel, too good for thee to lay bat on it, tries to slash and only grabs fresh air, what an outstanding bowling effort from West Indies and a remarkable death bowling show!

Usama: "Nothing gives you recognition like red-ball cricket. We see Shamar Joseph, and the memories of that Test in Australia pour into the mind."

19.5
0
Joseph to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, banged in short on off, pace off and one short ball ball signaled for the over, Shaheen could not connect on the pull

DaWolf: "@Arjuna - if you compare Holder to Andre Russell. Russell is more famous but Holder has had a far more significant international career, while Russell has prioritised T20 leagues."

19.4
1
Joseph to Sufiyan Muqeem, 1 run, love his action, around the wicket, spears it full and zings it in at middle, somehow manages to connect and blocks it towards silly mid on vacant area
19.3
W
Joseph to Hasan Ali, OUT, sharp pace as usual, over the wicket, tad short on attacking off-stump line, saw him sashaying across his stumps and dragged his length back, kept it wide, he plays a nothing stand tall shot and the keeper runs back to take a gem of a catch, wickets continue to tumble, been a chaotic innings

Hasan Ali c †Andrew b Joseph 8 (13m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80

19.2
1
Joseph to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, fantastic yorker on middle, swing hard and gets some bat on it, scurries through a run as Shamar hunts it down quickly to his left
19.1
0
Joseph to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, cranks up the pace, comes around the wicket and thumps it fuller and wider of off, unable to lay bat as he tried to cut

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 131/8 | RR: 6.89

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi1 (1b)
  • Hasan Ali8 (9b)
  • Jason Holder4-0-19-4
  • Roston Chase2-0-11-1
18.6
1
Holder to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, around, short ball into the pitch on middle stump line, gets his bonce away from the line and swats it to fine leg area and that brings an end to a unblemished spell from the seasoned maestro, a complete bowling performance from former West Indies captain, third best figures for him in T20Is and he has become the leading wicket-taker for West indies in this format
18.5
W
Holder to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT, rises from a length and is floating outside off, takes the bait and goes big downtown, was shoulder-height delivery, took the aerial route and found Shamar Joseph to perfection at long-on, Holder making shedding wickets easy, can he get a fifer?

Mohammad Nawaz (3) c Joseph b Holder 2 (16m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

18.4
1
Holder to Hasan Ali, 1 run, shanked into the acres of spaces at midwicket
18.3
2
Holder to Hasan Ali, 2 runs, yanks front leg out of the way and bonks it to midwicket region, was a fuller delivery just outside off
18.2
1lb
Holder to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 leg bye, low full toss dipping on leg, off the pad to leg slip

Arjuna: "As a player for all formats how far is Holder away from getting recognised as a 'great' all-rounder?"

18.1
1lb
Holder to Hasan Ali, 1 leg bye, around the wicket, near yorker on middle, stifled appeal for an lbw but there were two sounds and looks like an inside edge, clipped behind square on leg

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | PAK: 125/7 | RR: 6.94

  • Hasan Ali5 (6b)
  • Mohammad Nawaz2 (4b)
  • Roston Chase2-0-11-1
  • Gudakesh Motie4-0-39-2
17.6
1
Chase to Hasan Ali, 1 run, full and just outside off, slammed downtown to long off
17.5
2
Chase to Hasan Ali, 2 runs, quick again and fuller outside off, loses his shape and throws kitchen sink at it, ambitious and finds a thick edge, ball lands away from deep backward point
17.5
1w
Chase to Hasan Ali, 1 wide, quick and fires in a yorker but once again cannot keep it inside the guideline on off as Hasan chases it
17.5
1w
Chase to Hasan Ali, 1 wide, sprays it outside off stump and away from the marker on off
17.4
1
Chase to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, quick full toss on middle, pinged to the left of Chase who makes an acrobatic diving stop, magnificent piece of fielding
17.3
0
Chase to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, looped onto a good length with some room, chopped to backward point
17.2
0
Chase to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, length and slid across off, finds the man at point
17.1
1
Chase to Hasan Ali, 1 run, over the wicket, length on middle, swept to fine leg, went hard

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 118/7 | RR: 6.94

  • Hasan Ali1 (3b)
  • Mohammad Nawaz1 (1b)
  • Gudakesh Motie4-0-39-2
  • Jason Holder3-0-15-3

Moeed: "I said this before the start of match, Faheem has to be dropped if Pakistan are to be competitive vs top teams. He might score some runs on his days while below standard in bowling. I'd trust Shaheen to have a better all round game than Faheem tbh"

16.6
1
Motie to Hasan Ali, 1 run, nudged to the on side and it brings an end to a wonderful over, inspired bowling change
16.5
0
Motie to Hasan Ali, no run, flighted full on middle, clips it back to Motie

Harshad: "Did you know Salmon swims upstream!"

16.4
0
Motie to Hasan Ali, no run, quicker and drifting in sharply at middle, covers his stumps and hurriedly jabs it away to cover point

King'Amir: "Hasan home is 300 km away from my hometown. In layyah (Hasan Hometown) everyone want to hit the ball out of the ground."

16.3
W
Motie to Faheem Ashraf, OUT, lobbed up on a length and it turns in a touch from outside off, he steps forward and gets behind the line to casually punch it back to Motie and he takes a simple catch, on a hattrick! It's been a procession as Pakistan continue to nosedive and are running out of batters

Faheem Ashraf c & b Motie 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7A AthanazeJ Andrew
2nd19SD HopeJ Andrew
3rd15SD HopeSE Rutherford
4th12RL ChaseSD Hope
5th17RL ChaseG Motie
6th26G MotieKU Carty
7th2JO HolderKU Carty
8th29JO HolderR Shepherd
9th8JO HolderS Joseph