In the Twenty20 cricket international in Florida, Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets in an over to help Pakistan defeat the West Indies by 14 runs.
Saim Ayub’s 57 deliveries from 38 deliveries gave Pakistan a 178 for 6.
When West Indies opener Johnson Charles and 18-year-old Jewel Andrew scored in response at just over six an over the halfway point, the debate about whether that was above or below a par target at this venue was partially resolved.
Left-arm spinner Nawaz dramatically altered the game after giving up 20 runs in his first three overs.
As the West Indies fell to 75-3 in the 12th over, he added Charles (35) and Gudakesh Motie (33), who had a breakthrough to end the 72-run opening stand.
West Indies lost four wickets for five runs when skipper Shai Hope (2) took a full delivery from Ayub into the deep in the following over.
Ayub, who scored a half-century and returned to bowl with a score of 2-20, said it was important to form partnerships and not become alarmed because the pitch was difficult to play on.
West Indies won 164-7 with some lofty tail-end hitting from Jason Holder, who hit four sixes in his unbeaten 12-ball 30 and Shamar Joseph, who hit 21 from 12. The final score was also more respectable with a pair of sixes.
After suffering significant Test and T20 series losses to Australia, that lopsided encounter put an end to any chance the West Indies would face Pakistan. Early in the week, the Australians cruised to a historic 8-0 victory over the Americans in the Caribbean.
Salman Ali Agha, the captain of Pakistan, stated that his team “started strong and came out even better.”
When Ayub and Fakhar Zaman combined for an 81-run second-wicket stand to increase the score to 107 in the 12th over, Pakistan were within a 200-run target at the start of the second over.
However, Holder slammed Ayub lbw for 57, putting an end to a 38-ball innings with five boundaries and two sixes for the crucial breakthrough. Shamar Joseph, who was called after four overs, kept Pakistan’s starting attack under control and returned 3-30.
Source: Aljazeera
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