Captain Shai Hope’s (94-ball 120) scintillating and unbeaten century powered the West Indies to “challenging” 294-run total against Pakistan in the decisive and third ODI at the Brian Lara Cricket in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
According to details, Hope smashed nine boundaries and five boundaries to help the home side recover from the early trouble. Justin Greaves, who turned out to be able ally of Roston Chase in the last outing, joined hands with captain Hope to help the West Indies posting a challenge total on the board for the Green Shirts.
Naseem Shah has flummoxed the “hero” of the last outing, Roston Chase, who was once again looking to treat the Pakistan bowlers with great contempt, scoring fiery 29-ball 36, lacing with three boundaries and two sixes.
Chase has creamed three boundaries and two towering sixes in his blistering knock.
Spinner Abrar Abrar has picked up two wickets as the home team lost Keacy Carty (37) and Sherfane Rutherford (15).
West Indies captain Shai Hope, who has always looked for runs, notched another fifty.
Carty has tried to rebound the West Indies’ innings, but he perished on laboured 45-ball 17, studded with only one boundary.
Saim Ayub has removed Rutherford on 40-ball 15, clobbering only one four.
Abrar Ahmed has perplexed Evin Lewis on 54-ball 37, who was looking to provide impetus to the West Indies’ innings.
According to details,Brandon King was undone by fast bowler Naseem Shah. Naseem has trapped King with extra bounce to ensure the latter’s departure back to the pavilion. King could only score 8-ball 5.
TOSS
Pakistan have elected to opt first against the West Indies in a decisive and final match of the ODI series.
For the Green Shirts, Naseem Shah has brought back into the playing XI as the replacement of fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.
West Indies: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (Capt, wk),Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Justin Greaves, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (capt, wk), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmad
