Pakistan thumps West Indies by 63 runs in 1st T20

Mohammad Rizwan hit 78 runs and quick bowler Mohammad Wasim took 4-40 as Pakistan thumped a depleted West Indies by 63 runs within the first Twenty20 on Monday.
Rizwan elevated his tally this yr to 1,201 runs in 27 T20s with one other masterful knock that stood out in Pakistan’s imposing 200-6 after being despatched in to bat.
Haider Ali opened up within the latter half of the innings with a career-best 68 off 39 balls that featured 4 sixes and 6 boundaries.

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The West Indies folded for 137 in 19 overs as Wasim bowled spectacular yorkers to assert his career-best figures, and Shadab Khan grabbed 3-17.

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“Rizwan and Haider Ali played handy knocks and the way (Mohammad) Nawaz finished was outstanding,” Pakistan skipper Babar Azam stated.

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Babar added that the best way the West Indies batsmen struggled in opposition to the spin of Shadab and Nawaz was encouragement to choose an additional spinner for the remaining two T20s.

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The guests are touring with out a number of T20 specialists, and suffered a serious blow on Saturday when quick bowler Sheldon Cottrell and allrounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers had been dominated out of the collection after testing optimistic for the coronavirus in Karachi.
The West Indies gave debuts to quick bowler Dominic Drakes, who claimed 1-43, and batsman Shamarh Brooks, who made 5.
“We gave away 20 runs more in the field and there were a few boundaries off the edges, too,” stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran stated.

“I loved the effort and energy from the guys tonight. We are a young side, but it all comes down to execution.”
Earlier, Rizwan, who made 78 off 52 balls, and Haider mixed in a beefy 105-run, third-wicket stand after the West Indies bowlers did effectively briefly within the batting powerplay.

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Babar was dismissed for his third ever duck when he edged left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein.
But as soon as seeing off Hosein’s overs, Rizwan and Haider scored at will in opposition to the quick bowlers with Odean Smith having a forgetful night time on the National Stadium with costly figures of 1-56.
Smith had some comfort when he took two sensible catches within the deep to dismiss Rizwan and Haider, however Mohammad Nawaz offered an ideal end with a blistering knock of an unbeaten 30 off 10 balls.
Wasim uprooted the off stump of Pooran (18) and trapped Devon Thomas (2) because of yorkers, and returned to assert two tailenders in his final over.
Opening batsman Shai Hope top-scored with 31 whereas Smith (24) and Romario Shepherd (21) narrowed the margin of defeat after West Indies slumped to 88-7 within the 14th over.
The second T20 is on Tuesday adopted by the ultimate sport on Thursday. The collection shall be adopted by three ODIs — additionally in Karachi — from Saturday.