Pakistan beat West Indies by 111 runs in first ODI
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Babar Azam's 120 lifted Pakistan to 284-9 in a match reduced to 49 overs-a-side due to a floodlight failure before bowling out West Indies for 175 in 38.4 overs. The West Indies needed 287 to win.
Post-match presentation
Man of the match Babar Azam
"I was confident that I wanted to play as many deliveries as I could, and that worked out greatly for me in the end. That catch was good too, no doubt."
West Indies captain Jason Holder
"We failed to build momentum. It was a good pitch, and had something in it for the bowlers. We bowled well, I think, but batting needs serious work."
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali
"287 was a terrific total on this pitch and all credit goes to the batsmen for that. But we need to keep on improving. Limited overs cricket is a young man's game and its heartening to see younger players taking on the role of match-winners."
Over 38.4: WI 175-10
Hasan Ali.
Over 38: WI 174-9
Two from the over.
Nawaz.
Over 37: WI 172-9
Gabriel is the last man for Windies.
Hasan Ali is back in the attack.
Over 36: WI 165-8
An eventful over no doubt from Wahab. Wickets, no-balls, boundaries.. it had it all.
Wahab Riaz.
Over 35: WI 154-8
Nawaz.
Over 34: WI 139-8
Sulieman Benn replaces Samuels.
Wahab Riaz.
Over 33: WI 135-7
Three from the over.
Nawaz.
Over 32: WI 132-7
A single from the over.
Wahab Riaz.
Over 31: WI 131-7
Nawaz.
Over 30: WI 120-6
Amir back in action.
Over 29: WI 106-6
Just one from the over.
Imad.
Over 28: WI 105-6
Two from the over.
Nawaz.
Over 27: WI 103-6
Carlos Brathwaite walks in.
Imad.
Over 26: WI 102-5
Nawaz.
Over 25: WI 99-4
Imad.
Over 24: WI 90-4
Kieron Pollard replaces Ramdin.
Nawaz.
Over 23: WI 88-3
Six runs off the over.
Imad.
Over 22: WI 82-3
Malik.
Over 21: WI 65-3
Just a single.
Nawaz.
Over 20: WI 64-3
Six from the over.
Malik.
Over 19: WI 58-3
Two from the over.
Nawaz.
Over 18: WI 56-3
Two from the over.
Denesh Ramdin is the new man in.
Shoaib Malik.
Over 17: WI 54-3
Mohammad Nawaz to join the spin attack.
Over 16: WI 52-2
Four from the over.
Shoaib Malik to contribute with the ball.
Over 15: WI 48-2
Two from the over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 14: WI 46-2
Three from the over.
Wahab Riaz.
Over 13: WI 43-2
Marlon Samuels replaces Brathwaite.
Hasan Ali.
Over 12: WI 41-1
Seven from the over.
Wahab Riaz.
Over 11: WI 34-1
Four runs off the over.
Hasan Ali.
Over 10: WI 30-1
Just a single from the over and Windies are not looking good here. 30 runs from 10 overs.
Wahab Riaz replaces Amir.
Over 9: WI 29-1
Two from the over.
Hasan Ali has replaced Imad.
Over 8: WI 27-1
Darren Bravo in the new man in.
A methodical approach from Amir. West Indies' batsmen were struggling against him. And he decided to increase the pressure by coming around the wicket.
Amir.
Over 7: WI 25-0
Imad.
Over 6: WI 18-0
Three from the over.
Amir.
Over 5: WI 15-0
Just one from the over.
Imad.
Over 4: WI 14-0
A maiden over.
Amir.
Over 3: WI 14-0
Imad Wasim.
Over 2: WI 6-0
Three from the over.
Mohammad Amir.
Over 1: WI 3-0
Kraigg Brathwaite and Johnson Charles open the batting for Windies.
Imad Wasim is the opening bowler.
Over 49: PAK 284-9
Hasan Ali is the last man in.
OUT! Nawaz caught at midwicket.
Brathwaite.
Over 48: PAK 281-8
SIX! Nawaz has woken up the fans here.
Gabriel.
Over 47: PAK 270-8
Wahab goes too. Mohammad Amir is in.
Wicket! Bowled! It was a slower one and Imad fell. Wahab Riaz is the new man in.
Brathwaite.
Over 46: PAK 267-6
Five from the over.
A wide delivery to start the over. Commentators still complaining about the lack of lights on the ground. Lets hope no more mishaps.
Gabriel.
Over 45: PAK 262-6
Imad and Nawaz resume batting for Pakistan after that delay.
Brathwaite.
Play to resume at 8.35pm. 49-overs a side with a 10-minute innings break.
Over 44: PAK 256-6
13 off the over, a good one for the team Pakistan.
Shannon Gabriel to start sixth over.
Over 43: PAK 243-6
Just four runs and a wicket off the over.
Carlos Brathwaite to start his seventh over.
Over 42: PAK 239-5
Narine to start his last over of the day.
Over 41: PAK 231-5
14 runs off the over, the best of the innings so far.
Benn to continue.
Over 40: PAK 217-5
Imad Wasim is the new man in. But that run out... What were they doing out there?
Narine to continue.
Over 39: PAK 211-4
Seven runs.
Benn to continue.
Over 38: PAK 204-4
Four runs off the over.
Narine to continue.
Over 37: PAK 200-4
Five off the over.
Jason Holder to continue.
Over 36: PAK 195-4
Just three off the over.
Narine to continue.
Over 35: PAK 192-4
Six runs a wicket off the over.
Jason Holder to start his sixth over.
Over 34: PAK 186-3
Nine off the over, a good one for Pakistan.
Narine to start his sixth over.
Over 33: PAK 177-3
13 runs off Pollard's over, the best over of the innings so far for the Men in Green.
FOUR! Sliding down to leg side between leg gully and square leg
Pollard to continue.
Over 32: PAK 164-3
Five off the over.
Brathwaite to continue.
Over 31: PAK 159-3
Eight runs off Pollard's third over.
Pollard to continue.
Over 30: PAK 151-3
Just two off the over.
Brathwaite to continue.
Over 29: PAK 149-3
Just four off the over.
Pollard to continue.
Over 28: PAK 145-3
Five runs off the over.
Carlos Brathwaite to start his fourth over.
Over 27: PAK 140-3
Eight runs off Pollard's first over.
Kieron Pollard to start his first over of the day.
Over 26: PAK 132-3
Seven runs off the over.
FOUR! Straight past mid on from Babar. What a player he is.
Carlos Brathwaite to bowl.
Over 25: PAK 125-3
Six off the over.
Benn to continue.
Over 24: PAK 119-3
Just five off the over.
Gabriel to start his fifth over.
Over 23: PAK 114-3
Just two off the over.
Benn to continue.
Over 22: PAK 112-3
Six off the over.
Shannon Gabriel to start his second spell.
Over 21: PAK 106-3
Just a single off the over.
Benn to continue.
Over 20: PAK 105-3
10 runs off Narine's fifth over, a good one for Pakistan.
Narine to continue.
Over 19: PAK 95-3
Just two off Benn's over.
Benn to continue.
Over 18: PAK 93-3
Just three and a wicket off Narine's fourth over. A good one for the visitors.
Narine to continue.
Over 17: PAK 90-2
Just four off Benn's fourth over.
Benn to continue.
Over 16: PAK 86-2
Just three off Narine's third over.
Narine to continue.
Over 15: PAK 83-2
Just two runs a wicket off Benn's third over.
Benn to continue.
Over 14: PAK 81-1
Nine off Narine's second over.
Narine to start his second over.
Over 13: PAK 72-1
Just three off Benn's second over.
Benn to continue.
Over 12: PAK 69-1
Just three off Narine's first over, a good beginning from the off-spinner.
Sunil Narine to start his first over of the day.
Over 11: PAK 66-1
Six runs off Benn's first over.
Sulieman Benn to start his first over of the innings.
Over 10: PAK 60-1
12 runs off the over, another good one for Pakistan.
Holder to begin his fifth over.
Over 9: PAK 48-1
12 runs off the over, the best one for team Pakistan so far.
Brathwaite to start his second over.
Over 8: PAK 36-1
Just one off Holder's fourth over.
Holder to continue.
Over 7: PAK 35-1
10 runs off the over, another good one for Pakistan.
FOUR! On the pads and Babar Azam glides it through leg gully for another boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite to start his first over of the day.
Over 6: PAK 25-1
Just five runs off the over.
Jason Holder to begin his third over of the day.
Over 5: PAK 20-1
10 runs off the over, a good one for Pakistan.
FOUR! Full-pitch and Sharjeel hits one over mid-on for a boundary.
Gabriel to start his third over of the day.
Over 4: PAK 10-1
Just two off the over.
Jason Holder to start fourth over of the innings.
Over 3: PAK 8-1
Just one off the over, a great start by the visiting side so far.
Gabriel to start his second over.
Over 2: PAK 7-1
Just four off Holder's first over.
FOUR! Sharjeel hits one down the ground for the first boundary of the innings.
Jason Holder to start his first over of the day.
Over 1: PAK 3-1
Just three runs and a wicket off Gabriel first over.
Babar Azam the new man in for Pakistan.
OUT! Captain Azhar Ali departs on the first ball of the series.
So it's Sharjeel Khan and captain Azhar Ali to start for Pakistan, whereas Shannon Gabriel to start for West Indies.
Squads
Pakistan
Azhar Ali (c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali
West Indies
KC Brathwaite, J Charles, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, D Ramdin (wk), KA Pollard, JO Holder (c), CR Brathwaite, SP Narine, SJ Benn, ST Gabriel
TOSS: News from the center is that West Indian captain Jason Holder has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
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