Summary West Indies won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first in the second Twenty20
PORT OF SPAIN (Dunya News) - West Indies won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first in the second Twenty20 international at Queen s Park Oval in Port of Spain, reported Dunya News.
Pakistan is leading the series 1-nill so far.
Squads
West Indies Team
E Lewis, CAK Walton, MN Samuels, LMP Simmons, KA Pollard, R Powell, CR Brathwaite (capt), JO Holder, SP Narine, S Badree, KOK Williams
Pakistan Team
Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali
Pakistan Innings
Score 49/3 I Overs 10
After being asked to bat first at Queen’s Park, the start of the proceedings was not the favourable for the visiting side. Kamran Akmal was cleaned up by Badree on fifth ball of the first over as he went back to the pavilion without registering a single run to the scoreboard. Babar Azam thumped Badree for four runs as he started his innings in the first over.
On the third ball of second over, Ahmad Shehzad played a glorious square cut for four more of the bowling of Holder. Badree came to bowl again in the third over and conceded just three runs. Moreover, Williams came to bowl his first over and started off with the maiden as Babar Azam wasn’t been able to score even a single run in fourth over.
However, the youngster was able to fetch two boundaries of the next over as he thumped Holder twice in the fifth over. In the next over, Badree came to bowl and conceded just four runs.
Brathwaite came into bowl his first and eighth over of the innings and provided crucial breakthrough as he removed Babar Azam of the penultimate ball. Babar Azam departed after scoring 27 runs. In the next over, Ahmad Shehzad also departed after scoring 14 runs. Pakistan were forced to be on back-foot as two wickets fell in quick succession.
At half-way stage, Pakistan were 49 for the loss of three wickets as Shoaib Malik and Fakhar Zaman were playing on the crease.
