2nd ODI: Pakistan win by 59 runs, bag series 2-0 against West Indies

Pakistan beat West Indies in the second of the three-match ODI series by 59 runs in Sharjah on late Sunday.

With the victory, Pakistan bagged an unassailable 2-0 lead against the visitors and will be looking to whitewash them to move to the eighth position in the ODI team rankings.

In their 338-run chase, Windies never looked into contention for a victory. Darren Bravo (61) and Marlon Samuels (57) tried to make a match out of it but their efforts went fruitless.

For Pakistan, Wahab Riaz took two wickets while Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir bagged one wicket each.

Earlier, Pakistan continued their astounding form against West Indies as they set a target of 338 runs for the visitors.

Pakistan, who opted to bat first, were once again led by Babar Azam's ton who scored 123 off 126 ball courtesy nine boundaries and a six.

He was assisted by Shoaib Malik who scored 90 off 84 balls and hit six maximums to set the tone for a big total of 337-5.

Despite losing the openers, Azhar Ali and Sharjeel Khan, early Pakistan did not look like a team which was beaten 4-1 by England in their last ODI series.

Later, Sarfraz Ahmed also pitched in with a quick-fire 60 off 47 balls to help Pakistan set a daunting total for the Jason Holder-led Windies team.

For West Indies, Alzarri Joseph and Holder bagged two wickets each. Sunil Narine also accounted for one batsman.

Post-match ceremony

Man-of-the-match Babar Azam: I just wanted to play all the overs. We wanted to build a big partnership. Shoaib backed me, never let me go under pressure. Fitness is very important. Nothing special, I eat what everyone else eats.

Jason Holder: Pitch was good, we gave 30 odd runs more. It was difficult to go from ball one. Every game counts. We have quite to play for still.

Azhar Ali: It was a wonderful team effort. Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik played really well. They assessed the conditions very well. We know every game is important. We are making a lot of improvements. In the head, it was a good effort from the fast-bowlers. We could have had a perfect ending if we had taken the catches. Ground fielding was good but we should take the catches. I think I am hitting the ball pretty good in the nets. I just need some time out there to get myself settled.

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Over 50: WI 278-7

Only four off the over. Pakistan win the match by 59 runs and bag the series 2-0.

Nawaz to bowl the last over. Windies need 64 off 6 balls.



Over 49: WI 274-7

Over 48: WI 271-6

Only five off the over.



Over 47: WI 264-6

Six runs off the over.



Over 46: WI 258-6

Seven more off his over.



Over 45: WI 251-6

Seven off the over.



Over 44: WI 244-6

Goes for 11 in his over.



Over 43: WI 233-6

Over 42: WI 231-5

Over 41: WI 223-5

Six runs off the over.



Over 40: WI 217-5

Wahab.



Over 39: WI 208-4

Over 38: WI 197-4

Over 37: WI 194-3

Over 36: WI 182-3

Over 35: WI 174-3

Six runs off the over.



Over 34: WI 168-3

Only three off the over.



Over 33: WI 165-3

Over 32: WI 149-3

Over 31: WI 141-3

Six runs off the over. Windies need 197 off 19 overs now.

Hasan Ali again.



Over 30: WI 135-3

Nawaz goes for six singles in his over.



Over 29: WI 129-3

Three runs, a RUN OUT and a dropped catch in the over.

Hasan Ali.



Over 28: WI 126-2

Goes for only five in his over.

Amir steams in again.



Over 27: WI 121-2

Over 26: WI 113-2

Only three off his over.



Over 25: WI 110-2

Over 24: WI 107-2

Over 23: WI 100-2

Over 22: WI 92-2

Marlon Samuels joins Darren Bravo in the middle.

Wicket-maiden because of this

Over 21: WI 92-1

Over 20: WI 84-1

Seven off the over.

FOUR! K Brathwaite ends the boundary drought for Windies.

Malik again.



Over 19: WI 77-1

Nawaz goes for four in his over.



Over 18: WI 73-1

Only two off Shoaib Malik's over.



Over 17: WI 71-1

Only one run off Mohammad Nawaz's over.



Over 16: WI 70-1

One-bye maiden from Malik.



Over 15: WI 69-1

Goes for only four runs.



Over 14: WI 65-1

Over 13: WI 61-1

Over 12: WI 55-1

Only four runs off the over.



Over 11: WI 51-1

Five runs off the over.



Over 10: WI 46-1

Only three runs off the over.



Over 9: WI 43-1

FOUR! Nudged by Darren Bravo towards fine leg with the fielder up in the circle.

Hasan Ali.



West Indies have managed to score at five run per over but they have lost one of their openers to Mohammad Amir as Imad Wasim took an easy catch at covers.



Over 50: PAK 337-5

Over 49: PAK 324-5

Holder bowls the penultimate over.



Over 48: PAK 319-4

Over 47: PAK 306-4

Over 46: PAK 287-4

Five runs off the over.

Imad Wasim join Sarfraz Ahmed.

What a knock by the 21-year-old

Over 45: PAK 282-3

Seven runs off the over.



Over 44: PAK 275-3

Over 43: PAK 264-3

Seven runs off the over.



Over 42: PAK 257-3

Over 41: PAK 246-3

Babar Azam will face the next over on 99*.



Over 40: PAK 240-3



Over 39: PAK 236-3

Babar moved to 93*.



Over 38: PAK 231-3

Five runs off the over.



Over 37: PAK 226-3

Five runs off his over.



Over 36: PAK 221-3

Four runs off the over.



Over 35: PAK 217-3

Over 34: PAK 211-3

Narine.



Over 33: PAK 203-2

Five runs off his over.

Over 32: PAK 198-2

Over 31: PAK 191-2

Five runs off the over.



Over 30: PAK 186-2

Six runs off the over.



Over 29: PAK 180-2

Jason Holder is back.



Over 28: PAK 173-2

Joseph gives only five in his over.



Over 27: PAK 168-2

Over 26: PAK 148-2

Six runs off his over.



Over 25: PAK 142-2

Over 24: PAK 137-2

Over 23: PAK 130-2

Over 22: PAK 124-2

Over 21: PAK 116-2

Benn again.



Over 20: PAK 110-2

Three runs off his over.



Over 19: PAK 107-2

SIX! Full-toss and Malik clears the long-on boundary.



Over 18: PAK 99-2

Three runs off Narine's over.



Over 17: PAK 96-2

Seven runs from Brathwaite's over courtesy a FOUR by Babar Azam.



Over 16: PAK 89-2

Narine goes for two in his over.



Over 15: PAK 87-2

FOUR! Malik targeting Bratwaite for boundaries.

Mix-up

Brathwaite.



Over 14: PAK 77-2

Five runs off the over.



Over 13: PAK 72-2

Seven runs off the over.

First SIX of the match

Over 12: PAK 65-2

Only four off the over.



Over 11: PAK 61-2

Over 10: PAK 55-2

Five runs off the over.



Over 9: PAK 50-2

Over 8: PAK 45-2

Only two runs off his over.



Over 7: PAK 43-2

A maiden over from the West Indies captain.

Holder.



Over 6: PAK 43-2

Shoaib Malik comes in.

Joseph.



Over 5: PAK 40-1

Babar Azam is new man in for Pakistan.

Holder.



Over 4: PAK 34-0

Five from the over.

Joseph.



Over 3: PAK 29-0

Holder.



Over 2: PAK 7-0

Alzarri Joseph.



Over 1: PAK 1-0

Azhar Ali and Sharjeel Khan to open the batting.

Jason Holder to begin bowling for West Indies.



Toss: Azhar Ali won the toss and elected to bat first.