Pakistan beat the West Indies 3-0 in the third T20 International (T20I) today. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam guided Pakistan to a 7-wicket victory in Karachi by guiding the team to 208 runs in 18.5 overs.
West Indies openers Brandon King and Shamarh Brooks got the visitors off to a flying start. After captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and chose to bat.
Mohammad Wasim castled King after he scored 42 off 21. Brooks maintained his pace, blasting 49 off 31 balls before succumbing in the tenth over.
Pooran stole the show with the bat after that, batting for 37 balls and scoring 64 runs. The southpaw hit two boundaries and six sixes to help his club reach a big total.
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Darren Bravo also contributed, scoring an unbeaten 34 off 27 balls. But the Windies batting stalled after Pooran’s removal in the 18th over, with only 15 runs scored in the final 16 balls.
Pakistan’s effort was nearly derailed when rookie Gudakesh Motie trapped Mohammad Rizwan LBW with his first ball. But the wicketkeeper appealed and was given a reprieve.
Rizwan made the most of his second chance, scoring 87 runs off 45 balls, including 10 boundaries and three sixes.
Rizwan and Babar Azam were too good for the inexperienced West Indies bowling attack, chipping away at the total at a rapid pace.
He took advantage of his second opportunity, scoring 87 runs off 45 balls, including 10 boundaries and three sixes.
Therefore, Rizwan and Babar Azam were too good for the inexperienced West Indies bowling attack, quickly whittled away at the score.
With more than an over to spare, Asif Ali hammered 21 off 7 deliveries to finish the game with more than an over to spare.
It was Pakistan’s highest-ever run chase in T20Is, and it gave them a comfortable series win.
For his 203 runs in the three-match series, Rizwan was named Player of the Series.
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