The final and decisive ODI of the series between West Indies and Pakistan took place on August 12 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. The West Indies delivered a commanding performance, defeating Pakistan by a huge margin of 202 runs to seal the three-match series 2-1.
Batting first, the Caribbean side set a competitive target of 295 runs. However, Pakistan’s chase fell apart dramatically as they were bowled out for just 92 runs.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍.”
said West Indies captain Shai Hope, who led the innings with a brilliant 120 runs.
Jayden Shields’ Six-Wicket Haul Star of the Match
The match summary reveals Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first. West Indies posted a total of 294/6 in their 50 overs, thanks to key contributions from Shai Hope (120) and Justin Graves (43). Pakistan’s bowling attack saw Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmad pick up two wickets each, while Sam Ayub and Mohammad Nawaz took one wicket apiece.
When Pakistan came out to chase, they crumbled under pressure. West Indies pacer Jayden Shields was exceptional, claiming 6 wickets for just 18 runs in 7.2 overs, dismantling the Pakistan batting lineup. Fellow bowlers Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase supported well, taking 2 and 1 wickets respectively.
“𝑱𝒂𝒚𝒅𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍; 𝒊𝒕 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒘𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏,” 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Pakistan’s highest scorer was Salman Agha with 30 runs, but the rest of the batting order struggled to make any significant impact, resulting in a total collapse at 92 all out in just 29.2 overs.
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