Pakistan downed West Indies by 136 runs in the third and final ODI in Abu Dhabi, registering a 3-0 whitewash on Wednesday.
Babar Azam scored 117 and skipper Azhar Ali made 101 in Pakistan's 308-6 before the West Indies were restricted to 172 in 44 overs.
Pakistan won the first two games by 111 and 59 runs -- both in Sharjah.
The cleansweep followed Pakistan's 3-0 whitewash in the preceding T20I series.
Arthur wants Pakistan among top four
Post-match presentation
Man-of-the-match Babar Azam: "Team plan has always been to play as many deliveries as possible. Shoaib [Malik] even joked that it's not everyday a player achieves this mark, so I am proud of my innings."
West Indies captain Jason Holder: "We need to work a lot in both batting and bowling. We can only control what's in our hands, and that's our game, so we have to be professionals despite all the administrative issues we are facing."
Azhar urges nation to be patient
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali: "Most important thing today was to win 3-0 and we achieved that. Babar Azam has been spectacular in this series. But we have to be even more hungry in the future in order to progress as a national side. I would like to thank the crowd here as well for supporting us throughout the series."
#Pakistan win one-day series against West Indies, claim 8th spot in ODI rankings https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq@TheRealPCB #Cricket #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/CAVoz7RDUw
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Over 44: WI 172-10
A comical RUNOUT to end West Indies' misery as #Pakistan win by 136 runs https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/tZbWTCztX4
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Gabriel is the last man in for West Indies.
.@WahabViki celebrates his 100th ODI scalp. Joseph departs. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/12yOomO5Jb
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Wahab.
Over 43: WI 170-8
Four from the over.
Nawaz.
Over 42: WI 166-8
Five from the over.
Wahab.
Over 41: WI 161-8
Joseph is the new man.
Another one goes. Reverse sweep gone wrong. Love Sohail Khan's reaction there. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/MCPpHSXFIN
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Benn is in.
That was too easy for @SarfarazA_54 and @mnawaz94 . Narine departs. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/WZrPAOwsH0
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Nawaz.
Over 40: WI 159-6
Narine is the new man in.
Holder unable to hold on anymore. How many times will @simadwasim hit the stumps like that. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Ha51KrGj0c
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Imad.
Over 39: WI 158-5
Two from the over.
Wahab.
Over 38: WI 156-5
Three from the over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 37: WI 153-5
Holder smashes @WahabViki for a FOUR https://t.co/gf7BVkJsgQ #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/uJwQO5x9ai
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Wahab.
Over 36: WI 147-5
Three from the over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 35: WI 144-5
Four from the over.
Sohail Khan.
Over 34: WI 140-5
Three off the over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 33: WI 137-5
Five from the over.
Sohail Khan back in the attack.
Over 32: WI 132-5
Holder goes for a SIX off Nawaz. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/F8Ix3ud74l
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Nawaz.
Over 31: WI 122-5
Three from the over.
Imad.
Over 30: WI 119-5
Captain Jason Holder replaces Pollard.
A forward diving catch from @realshoaibmalik and Pollard walks back. Five more needed by #Pakistan https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/0wU2gl3Rjh
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Nawaz.
Over 29: WI 117-4
Three from the over.
Imad.
Over 28: WI 114-4
Two off the over.
Nawaz.
Over 27: WI 112-4
Six from the over.
Imad.
Over 26: WI 106-4
Three off the over.
Nawaz.
Over 25: WI 103-4
Six from the over.
Wahab.
Over 24: WI 97-4
Two from the over.
Nawaz.
Over 23: WI 95-4
Kieron Pollard walks in.
Rizwan shows his prowess. Intelligent fielding. Runs to dismantle wickets. Samuels walks back to pavilion.
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/kJcGD6Zz4i
Wahab.
Over 22: WI 93-3
Four from the over.
Denesh Ramdin walks in.
Malik.
Over 21: WI 87-3
.@WahabViki makes Bravo edge to Sarfraz. Seven more wickets required by #Pakistan https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/54qM6MdQzP
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Wahab Riaz.
Over 20: WI 83-2
Six from the over.
Malik.
Over 19: WI 77-2
Two from the over.
Wahab Riaz.
Over 18: WI 75-2
Marlon Samuels replaces the opener.
Malik traps Brathwaite for an LBW. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/ERnlaGOzgi
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Malik.
Over 17: WI 73-1
Bravo with the first SIX of Windies' innings https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/NEPAA0N2Lv
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Nawaz.
Over 16: WI 66-1
Five from the over.
Malik.
Over 15: WI 61-1
Brathwaite slashes that into the gap.
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https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/3hwHksBGdj
Mohammad Nawaz into the bowling attack.
Over 14: WI 53-1
Three from the over.
Shoaib Malik.
Over 13: WI 50-1
A maiden over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 12: WI 50-1
One from the over.
Shoaib Malik replaces Sohail Khan.
Over 11: WI 49-1
Three from the over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 10: WI 46-1
Darren Bravo replaces Lewis.
Sohail Khan strikes. That's how you do it. No need for umpires or reviews. Lewis falls. WI 45-1https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/MMPA2opK9k
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Sohail Khan.
Over 9: WI 41-0
Three from the over.
Hasan Ali to replace Imad.
Over 8: WI 38-0
Reviewed by #Pakistan this time and NOT OUT again. That's really unfortunate for Sohail Khan.https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/JGm1OxdP3S
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Unlucky there for Sohail Khan. The umpire gave it out but it was reviewed by the batsman and NOT OUT it ishttps://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/IbxME4MySW
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Sohail Khan.
Over 7: WI 36-0
It's a solid start for Windies. Two boundaries off @simadwasim WI 36-0https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/K7IS2GnA5m
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Imad Wasim.
Over 6: WI 27-0
Sohail Khan hit for another boundary. The skipper might cut his spell short. https://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Dk4ytBIYue
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Sohail Khan.
Over 5: WI 21-0
Two from the over.
Imad Wasim.
Over 4: WI 19-0
Brathwaite cracks that one away through square point for FOURhttps://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/YSzBCKWH5F
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Sohail Khan.
Over 3: WI 10-0
Four from the over.
Imad Wasim.
Over 2: WI 6-0
Brathwaite with a FOURhttps://t.co/gf7BVl13Fq #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/ouUhC1EdBc
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Sohail Khan.
Over 1: WI 1-0
Evin Lewis and Kraigg Brathwaite to open for Windies.
Imad Wasim to start the bowling for Pakistan.
Over 50: PAK 308-6
Mohammad Nawaz is in.
Pollard.
Over 49: PAK 303-6
Poor delivery, poorer shot, easy catch. Imad Wasim's innings comes to an end.
OUT! Poor delivery, poorer shot, easy catch. Imad Wasim's innings comes to an end. PAK 304-6 (49.2) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/GGAWq5i93q
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
What was Imad Wasim trying to do there? https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI @simadwasim pic.twitter.com/UinfrFV0Bh
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
FOUR! Sarfraz pulls off a scoop and rolls on the ground. PAK 303-5 https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/gonCeLZXnb
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Joseph.
Over 48: PAK 294-5
A review for LBW by the West Indies. But that hit way outside the off-stump. Imad could not be anymore safer.
Pakistan are dealing with singles and doubles here. Why taking foot off the gas now?
Pollard.
Over 47: PAK 287-5
Imad Wasim walks in.
LBW! Rizwan goes. He reviewed it but it ended up on umpire's call. Tough luck.
Mohammad Rizwan is the new man in.
Joseph.
Worthy of applause indeed:
Standing ovation, handshakes and hugs from team members. Great moment for a great youngster @babarazam258! https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/OJXpIQlWvh
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Over 46: PAK 280-4
BOWLED! Babar Azam tries to go over short fine leg's head but misses it. However, great innings once again https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/AO6VBlGexC
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Kieron Pollard.
Over 45: PAK 272-3
Eight from the over.
Joseph.
Over 44: PAK 264-3
THREE CENUTRIES ON THE TROT! @babarazam258 becomes third Pakistani to do so! Great knock https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/mDhLDZnUW8
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Only two Pakistan batsmen - Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar - have made hundreds in three successive ODI innings
Narine.
Over 43: PAK 258-3
Eight from the over.
Holder.
Over 42: PAK 250-3
Four from the over.
Narine.
Over 41: PAK 246-3
Seven off the over.
Holder.
Over 40: PAK 239-3
Sarfraz Ahmed comes in at number five.
OUT! @realshoaibmalik walks in and walk out quickly. PAK 239-3 (39.4) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/1PzJBlUfEs
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Narine.
Over 39: PAK 236-2
Shoaib Malik in.
BOWLED! Soon after his ton, Azhar Ali went haywire and missed the slow ball. PAK 232-2 https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/qfyex8WLIp
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Holder.
Over 38: PAK 231-1
CENTURY! Azhar Ali answers his critics with a ton. Well played captain https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI @AzharAli_ pic.twitter.com/xieSoaP4xn
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Benn.
Over 37: PAK 226-1
Azhar moves to 98*.
FOUR! Babar Azam goes wide off gully https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/UePdMRTJNd
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Holder after the drinks break.
Over 36: PAK 217-1
Five runs off Benn's over.
Over 35: PAK 212-1
Six from the over.
Holder.
Over 34: PAK 206-1
Four from the over.
Benn.
Over 33: PAK 202-1
FOUR! Babar Azam with a timed and well-placed shot https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/8ylCJ9Y1S2
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Holder.
Babar Azam becomes the first Pakistan batsman to score more than 300 runs in a three-match ODI series https://t.co/rJlqi2vw9G #PAKvWI
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 5, 2016
Over 32: PAK 194-1
FOUR! Azhar Ali moves to 89 with this shot. He is oozing with confidence today https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/1ARY2A6Qs9
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Joseph.
Over 31: PAK 186-1
FOUR! Babar Azam guides a short ball towards midwicket off Jason Holder https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/n1KJ3OzsSB
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Holder back in the attack.
Over 30: PAK 180-1
FIFTY! Babar Azam gets another half-ton. Can he convert it into a ton today as well? https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/1N9tpzHOOS
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Joseph.
Over 29: PAK 176-1
Four from the over.
Narine.
Over 28: PAK 172-1
FOUR! Short and wide and Babar Azam cracks it towards extra cover https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/07HVgOtJbd
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
13 from the over.
Joseph.
Pakistan leggie Yasir Shah practicing with the pink ball for the day-night Test against Windies https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/xSnnuYuyxR
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Over 27: PAK 159-1
FOUR! Sliced with one hand by Babar Azam for the deep-point boundary https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/fEkwmTkRrR
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Narine.
Over 26: PAK 152-1
FOUR! Edge, no slip and Babar Azam will add one more boundary to his account https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/gR6QSGS0NE
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Gabriel.
Over 25: PAK 144-1
SIX! After six boundaries, Azhar Ali unleashes a slog sweep to clear midwicket. PAK 144-1 (25) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Td1ofy4tXj
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
FOUR! BAbar Azam dances forward and places it towards unguarded midwicket boundary https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/6y0VJg8hQm
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Benn.
Over 24: PAK 131-1
Five from the over.
Gabriel.
Over 23: PAK 126-1
FOUR! Slammed towards midwicket by Azhar Ali https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/nZxy7A4eTy
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Benn.
Over 22: PAK 117-1
Six from the over.
Gabriel.
Over 21: PAK 111-1
Three from the over.
Benn.
Over 20: PAK 108-1
A 50 for the captain. Not bad at all for @AzharAli_https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/57uAe8Dea0
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
.@babarazam258 spanks that one for a SIXhttps://t.co/RedJMMcYwj PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/IqqgpDkc20
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Narine.
Over 19: PAK 99-1
Two off the over.
Benn.
Over 18: PAK 97-1
Six from the over.
Narine.
Over 17: PAK 91-1
Two off the over.
Benn.
Over 16: PAK 89-1
Two from the over.
Narine.
Over 15: PAK 87-1
Babar Azam is the new man in. Will he make another century?
Looking forward to see Babar Azam bat tonight.Hopefully we will reach Indore on time to see the game.
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 5, 2016
OUT! Sharjeel walks on 38. Sulieman Benn strikes first ball. PAK 85-1 (14.1) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/oyhnm4R7Jm
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Benn.
Over 14: PAK 85-0
Three off the over.
Sunil Narine.
Over 13: PAK 82-0
Five from the over.
Sulieman Benn.
Over 12: PAK 77-0
Three from the over.
Holder.
Over 11: PAK 74-0
Eight from the over.
FOUR! Swept with grace by Azhar Ali. Got down and made clean contact with the ball https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/1X7xDVe47v
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
K Brathwaite.
Over 10: PAK 66-0
Six runs from the over.
Holder.
Over 9: PAK 58-0
Five runs and lack of boundaries.
K Brathwaite.
Over 8: PAK 53-0
Just one off the over.
A hint of Younus Khan in Azhar Ali. Jumping and dancing in his stride https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/UNH6YXCcWy
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Holder.
Over 7: PAK 52-0
Two from the over.
K Brathwaite.
Over 6: PAK 50-0
Another FOUR from the last delivery by Sharjeel.
FOUR! This time, Sharjeel places it to perfection. He is blossoming as an opener for Pakistan https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/lCMTnIBqcn
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Jason Holder to join in the bowling attack.
Over 5: PAK 43-0
The spin slowed down Pakistan... but only by a bit since Sharjeel smashed a FOUR off the last ball.
FOUR! Sharjeel cuts and that too hard to bag a boundary. PAK 43-0 (5) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/J9WD2TX1Ev
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Kraigg Brathwaite to try with off-spin.
Over 4: PAK 36-0
That's a good over for Pakistan. 13 from it.
FOURx3! This time its Sharjeel, slightly short and on his legs and he glanced it towards square leg https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/SUbuEJqcGx
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
FOURx2! Boundaries flowing for Pakistan and Azhar Ali https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Ok43MtIWMw
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
FOUR! Azhar Ali cracks one past gully towards the boundary https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Y0sqAcK8x2
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Gabriel.
Over 3: PAK 23-0
Six from the over.
FOUR! All timing and no power makes Sharjeel look classy. PAK 23-0 (3) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/wtD7wJLZnI
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Alzarri Joseph.
Over 2: PAK 17-0
FOUR! Azhar Ali throws his weight behind a straight drive. PAK 17-0 (2) https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/cNdhLhJpft
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Start of the over by Sharjeel.
FOUR! Timed to perfection without any real power by Sharjeel off Gabriel https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Ep8gVKw2w2
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Shannon Gabriel.
Over 1: PAK 8-0
FOUR! Driven towards midwicket by Azhar Ali to end the over.
Azhar Ali and Sharjeel Khan will open the innings for Pakistan. Alzarri Joseph has the new ball.
Azhar Ali's dismissals in the first two ODIs. Can he fire today? https://t.co/RedJMMcYwj #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/1cFFHX8SEm
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) October 5, 2016
Toss
Pakistan win toss and elect to bat first.
Azhar Ali: The motivation is there because we were not performing well in this format. One change; Sohail Khan in for Mohammad Amir.
Teams
Pakistan: Azhar Ali (c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali
West Indies: KC Brathwaite, E Lewis, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, D Ramdin, KA Pollard, JO Holder (c), SP Narine, SJ Benn, AS Joseph, ST Gabriel
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