Pakistan beat West Indies by 16 runs in second T20I
West Indies player Marlon Samuels (R) walks as Pakistan's players celebrate taking a wicket during the T20I match between Pakistan and West Indies at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
As a result, the hosts take 2-0 unassailable 2-0 lead against the World T20 champions, who had another day to forget in the field.
Windies captain Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Both team's fielded an unchanged playing eleven, which meant there was no Muhammad Amir on show for team Pakistan.
The Men in Green had a shaky start when opener Sharjeel Khan departed at the score of just five in the third over on the bowling of Samuel Badree for the second time in the series.
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However, opener Khalid Latif (40),captain Sarfraz Ahmed (46*) and veteran Shoaib Malik (37) made useful contributions with the bat, as the hosts finished with a decent score of 160 for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply, the West Indian side was once again rocked by early wickets and only managed to score 144 for the loss of nine wickets in their quota of 20 overs.
For Pakistan, Sohail Tanvir and Hasan Ali picked three wickets each, whereas Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz and Wahab Riaz picked one wicket each.
The final match of the series will be played on Tuesday at Abu Dhabi.
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Sarfraz Ahmed: The credit goes to all the boys. The way we batted, fielded and put effort in the field, it was a real team effort. It is a good sign that all youngsters are performing for Pakistan. I just wanted to come and be positive, and the way Shoaib Malik played with me, the credit goes to him as well. The boys are putting in hard effort in the field, it is visible on their performance as well.
Carlos Brathwaite: We didn’t come to party and we lost the series as a result. 150 would have been a par-score on that track, but we couldn’t bat well. If we would have batted a little better, we could have chased it down. It is disheartening. We all feel it, but Pakistan was a better side.
So till then, its good bye from Azeem Siddiqui and Ali Mangi.
With this win, the hosts takes the three-match series 2-0 with one still to play on Tuesday.
So its all over, and its another victory for team Pakistan and captain Sarfraz Ahmed.
Over 20: WI 144-9
13 runs and wicket off Wahab's last over of the innings.
Wahab Riaz to bowl the final over of the innings.
Over 19: WI 131-8
13 runs off the over, but Hasan picked a crucial wicket of the West Indian captain.
FOUR! Slow ball and Jerome Taylor paddle sweeps one through fine leg for a boundary.
Hasan Ali to start second last over of the innings.
Over 18: WI 118-7
14 runs off Wahab's third over. Another good one for West Indies.
FOUR! Short and Narine cuts one through extra cover for another boundary.
Wahab Riaz to start his third over.
Over 17: WI 104-7
15 runs off Hasan's over, the most expensive one of the innings so far.
Hasan Ali to start his third over.
Over 16: WI 89-7
Just two runs and a wicket off Tanvir's final over of the day.
Sohail Tanvir to start his final over of the day.
11 runs and two wickets off Hasan Ali's second over.
Hasan Ali to start his second over of the day.
Over 14: WI 76-4
Just four runs off Wahab's over.
Wahab Riaz to start his second over.
Over 13: WI 72-4
Nine runs off Nawaz's over.
Nawaz to start his third over of the day.
Over 12: WI 63-4
12 runs off Wahab's first over, the most experience over of the innings so far.
FOUR! Another poor delivery, and Fletcher pulls one through square leg for a boundary.
Wahab Riaz to start his first over of the day.
Over 11: WI 51-4
Just six runs off Imad's over, a good one for Pakistan.
Imad to start his final over of the day.
Over 10: WI 45-4
Just six runs and a wicket off Nawaz's second over.
Mohammad Nawaz to start his second over of the day.
Over 9: WI 39-3
Just six off Imad's third over.
Imad Wasim to start his third over of the day.
Over 8: WI 33-3
10 runs off Hasan's first over, a good one for the visitors.
Hasan Ali to start his first over of the day.
Over 7: WI 23-3
Shoaib Malik to start his first over of the day.
Just two runs and a wicket off Tanvir's second over.
Sohail Tanvir to start his third over of the day.
Over 5: WI 18-2
Three runs off Nawaz's first over.
Mohammad Nawaz to start his first over of the day.
Over 4: WI 15-2
Just one run and a wicket off Tanvir's over.
Sohail Tanvir to start his second over of the match.
Just three runs and a wicket off Imad's second over.
Imad to start his second over.
Over 2: WI 11-0
Sohail Tanvir to start the second over of the innings.
Over 1: WI 3-0
Just three off Imad's first over.
So it's Imad Wasim to start for Pakistan.
Over 20: PAK 160-4
Just seven runs and a wicket off Bravo's last over, a very good finish for the visitors.
Dwayne Bravo to start last over of the innings.
Over 19: PAK 153-3
Eight runs off Taylor's last over.
Taylor to start his last over of the day.
11 runs off Narine's last over, another good one for Pakistan.
Narine to start his last over of the day.
Over 17: PAK 134-3
14 runs off Taylor's third over.
Jerome Taylor to start his third over.
Over 16: PAK 117-3
Seven off Bravo's over. A good one for West Indies.
Dwayne Bravo to start his third over.
Over 15: PAK 110-3
10 off Brathwaite's last over, a good one for Pakistan.
Brathwaite to start his fourth over.
Over 14: PAK 100-3
11 runs off Narine's over.
Narine to start his third over.
Over 13: PAK 89-3
Three off Brathwaite's third over.
Brathwaite to start his third over.
Over 12: PAK 86-3
Five runs off Narine's
Narine to start his new over.
Over 11: PAK 81-2
Eight runs off Brathwaite's second over.
Brathwaite to start his second over of the day.
Over 10: PAK 73-2
11 runs off the over, another good one for Pakistan.
Dwayne Bravo to start his second over of the day.
Over 9: PAK 62-2
Four runs and a wicket off Brathwaite's first over of the day.
Captain Brathwaite to start his first over of the day.
Over 8: PAK 58-1
13 runs off Bravo's first over, a big one for Pakistan.
Dwayne Bravo to start his first over of the day.
Over 7: PAK 45-1
Six runs off Badree's final over of the match.
Badree to start his last over of the day.
Over 6: PAK 39-1
Seven runs off Narine's first over.
Sunil Narine to start his first over of the day.
Over 5: PAK 32-1
Eight runs off Badree's third over.
Badree to start his third over.
Over 4: PAK 24-1
11 runs off the over, the best one for team Pakistan so far.
FOUR! Four leg-byes for Pakistan.
Taylor to start his second over of the day.
Over 3: PAK 13-1
Nine runs and a wicket off the over.
Badree to start his second over.
Over 2: PAK 4-0
Just two off Taylor's first over.
Jerome Taylor to start his first over of the day.
Over 1: PAK 2-0
And it's Samuel Badree to start for West Indies.
So it's Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif to start for Pakistan.
Both teams are going in with the same line up, which means no Muhammad Amir once again for Pakistan.
TOSS: So the news from the middle is that West Indies captain Carlos
Brathwaite has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
PITCH REPORT: The pitch looks slow and the cracks are opening up. However, it is expected that the captain who wins the toss will opt to bowl first due to hot and humid conditions, which means dew factor will come into play in the second half of the match.
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