Lewis' stunning 91 leads West Indies to seven-wicket win over Pakistan
West Indies' Evin Lewis hits a boundary during the third of four-T20I-match between West Indies and Pakistan at the Queen s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on April 1, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Chasing 138 to win their first match against Sarfraz Ahmed’s men in six outings, the Caribbean giants lost opener Chadwick Walton in the second over.
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However, his loss did not affect the run-chase as Lewis produced astonishing display of power-hitting as he scored 91 off just 51 balls to take his side home with more than five overs to spare.
The 25-year-old left-hander smashed nine sixes and five fours in his innings, as he single-handedly scored more than 65% runs of the team’s total of 138, and was deservedly nominated as the best player of the match.
For Pakistan, left-arm pacers Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir and leg-spinner Shadab Khan claimed one wicket each.
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Earlier, after opting to bat first, Pakistan managed to post 137 for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Opener Kamran Akmal finished the innings with the top score of 48 off 37 balls, whereas Babar Azam scored 43 off 38 balls.
For West Indies, leg-spinner Samuel Badree took two, whereas pacers Kesrick Williams, Carlos Brathwaite and off-spinners Sunil Narine, Marlon Samules claimed a wicket each.
Pakistan lead the four-match series 2-1, and the final match will be played on Sunday at the same venue.
That's it from us today. We will join you tomorrow for the final match of the series. Till then, it's goodbye from Azeem Siddiqui here.
WI 138-3 (14.5 overs)
FOUR! And that's it. West Indies win third T20I by seven wickets.
OUT! Finally Lewis departs after scoring breath-taking 91.
SIX! Another one from Lewis.
Shadab Khan to continue.
WI 127-2 (14 overs)
Twenty four off the over. Brilliant over for West Indies.
Sohail Tanvir to start his new over.
WI 103-2 (13 overs)
Just four off the over.
Wahab Riaz to start his new over.
WI 99-2 (12 overs)
Fourteen off the over. A Great one for West Indies.
Another Six. Lewis is on fire.
Shadab Khan to start his new over.
WI 85-2 (11 overs)
Good one for West Indies.
Nine off the over.
Hasan Ali to start his new over.
WI 76-2 (10 overs)
Eleven off the over. A good one for West Indies
Shoaib Malik to start his first over.
WI 65-2 (9 overs)
Just seven off the over.
Shadab Khan to continue.
WI 58-2 (8 overs)
Just three off the over and a wicket.
Wahab Riaz to start his first over.
WI 55-1 (7 overs)
Just six off the over.
Shadab Khab to start his first over.
WI 49-1 (6 overs)
Twelve off the over. Another good one for West Indies.
Hasan Ali to start his first over.
WI 37-1 (5 overs)
Seventeen off the over, great one for West Indies.
Imad to start his new over.
WI 20-1 (4 overs)
Eleven off the over. Good one for West Indies.
Tanvir to continue.
WI 9-1 (3 overs)
Just two off the over. Good one for Pakistan.
Imad Wasim to continue.
WI 7-1 (2 overs)
Just fiver runs and a wicket off the over. Good one for Pakistan.
Sohail Tanvir to start his first over.
WI 2-0 (1 over)
Just two off the over. Good start for Pakistan.
So it's Chadwick Walton and Evin Lewis to open for West Indies, whereas left-arm spinner Imad Wasim to begin for Pakistan.
So that's it everyone. We will join you for the second half.
PAK 137-8 (20 overs)
Just five off the over and a wicket. Great one for West Indies.
Jason Holder to start his final over.
PAK 132-7 (19 overs)
Just five runs and a wicket off the over.
Williams to start his final over.
PAK 127-6 (18 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off the over.
Jason Holder to start his new over.
PAK 122-5 (17 overs)
Just six off the over. Good one for West Indies
Williams to start his new over.
PAK 116-5 (16 overs)
Sunil Narine to start his new over.
PAK 106-4 (15 overs)
Ten off the over. Good one for Pakistan.
Samuels to continue.
PAK 96-4 (14 overs)
Just three runs and a wicket . Good one for West Indies.
Brathwaite to start his new over.
PAK 93-3 (13 overs)
Just one run and a wicket off the over. Great one for West Indies.
Marlon Samuels to start his first over.
PAK 92-2 (12 overs)
Just six off the over.
Brathwaite to start his new over.
PAK 86-2 (11 overs)
Ten off the over.
Four leg-byes.
Williams to start his new over.
PAK 76-2 (10 overs)
Fourteen off the over. Best over of the innings so far for Pakistan.
Narine to continue.
PAK 62-2 (9 overs)
Just three off the over.
Badree to start his final over.
PAK 59-2 (8 overs)
Ten off the over. Another good for Pakistan.
Sunil Narine to start his first over.
PAK 49-2 (7 overs)
Seven off the over.
Samuel Badree to continue.
Ten off the over. Best over of the innings so far.
Jason Holder to continue.
PAK 32-2 (5 overs)
Seven off the over. Good one for Pakistan.
Carlos Brathwaite to start his first over.
PAK 25-2 (4 overs)
Just six off the over.
Kesrick Williams to start his first over.
PAK 19-2 (3 overs)
Seven off the over. Another good one for Pakistan.
Samuel Badree to continue.
PAK 12-2 (2 overs)
Seven off the over. A good one for Pakistan.
Jason Holder to begin his first over.
PAK 5-2 (1 over)
Just five runs and two wickets. Brilliant start for West Indies.
So it's Ahmad Shahzad and Kamran Akmal to open for Pakistan, whereas leg-spinner Samuel Badree to begin for West Indies.
The news is that Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has won the toss and opted to bat first.