FLORIDA: West Indies defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the second ODI of the series to level the series 1-1.
The second ODI between Pakistan and the West Indies was reduced to 35 overs due to rain, and the West Indies were given a target of 181 runs.
West Indies achieved the target with 10 balls to spare for the loss of 5 wickets.
Casey Carty was dismissed for 16, captain Shai Hope for 32, and Sharif Rutherford for 45, while Roston Chase was out for 49 and Justin Graves was not out for 26 runs.
Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz took 2 wickets each, and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket.
West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first.
Saim Ayub started the innings confidently but failed to extend his innings and repeated the mistake of the previous match by scoring 23 runs off 31 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six before being caught at slips.
Experienced batsman Babar Azam could not save his wicket on the ball of Sales without opening his account, at that time Pakistan’s score was 37 runs.
Captain Mohammad Rizwan began batting cautiously in his traditional style, supporting Abdullah Shafiq, and scored 60 runs off 16 overs for the loss of two wickets.
Pakistan’s score reached 88 runs with a short partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Hussain Talat; however, captain Rizwan was dismissed on an individual score of 16.
Hussain Talat scored 31 runs off 32 balls with the help of 4 fours and completed the team’s century; however, he was caught by Shai Hope off Roston Chase at the score of 114, and Salman Agha’s innings was also limited to 9 runs, and he returned to the pavilion at 114 runs.
Later, rain intervened once again, and the game was stopped again during the 34th over and when the game started, the match was limited to 40 overs.
Rain affected the game again during the 37th over, and the game was stopped as soon as the over was completed, after which Pakistan could not start batting.
The match was limited to 35 overs, and the West Indies were given a target of 181 runs.
It should be noted that in the first match of the series, Pakistan defeated the West Indies by 5 wickets and took a 0-1 lead in the 3-match series.
Playing Xi
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hassan Ali, Abrar Ahmed
West Indies: Sha Hope (captain), Brandon King, Evan Lewis, Casey Carty, Sheriff Rutherford, Roston Chase, Justson Greaves, Gudakesh Motte, Shemar Joseph, Jaden Sales, Jadeja Blades
