Pakistan (200/6) defeat the West Indies (137 all out) by 63 runs in the first T20 at Karachi

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[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Question is: If Babar had stayed for 10 overs, would Pakistan have reached 200?

[JibranAnsari]

Should have given afridi some rest.

[Markhor]

Surprising to see Shai Hope in the T20 squad given he isn't a natural T20 batsman.

[silentkiller187]

Question is: If Babar had stayed for 10 overs, would Pakistan have reached 200?

yes they would have, if rizwan had gone first over however ...

[JibranAnsari]

Question is: If Babar had stayed for 10 overs, would Pakistan have reached 200?

Yes , pakistan was like 70 something in first 10.

[JibranAnsari]

What a waste of review

[JibranAnsari]

Best shot of the match

[imshally81]

Good conversion.. From 70 runs in 10 overs too 200 runs in 20 over..

[silentkiller187]

everyone calling this windies team c or d cos gayle pollard bravo are missing, i think this team is actually better than the ageing squad they had at the world cup. Pooran seems a smart leader also player to look out for in the future.

[JibranAnsari]

Good conversion.. From 70 runs in 10 overs too 200 runs in 20 over..

Nawaz was amazing at the end

[ha5is12]

Nawaz has become so good man

[Geordie Ahmed]

That was a pathetic shot from King

[Heisenberg111]

What kind of shot was that? lol

[imshally81]

So nawaz strikes

[imshally81]

Nawaz was amazing at the end

Much better than Imad and even Shadab

[silentkiller187]

Nawaz has become so good man

nawaz come up has parallels with rizwans return to form, one to keep an eye out on looks like a better option than shadab currently

[JibranAnsari]

Much better than Imad and even Shadab

He is proving his worth , can play as a third spinner in right conditions in test matches.

[Markhor]

Pooran needs to stay there till the end if WI are to have any hope.

[silentkiller187]

not a good start from wasim jr, lets see how he responds

[Omer2002]

So this start compared to ours...

[silentkiller187]

woww brilliant yorker pooran gone danger man

[Geordie Ahmed]

Was just about to criticise Wasim but tha's a lovely delivery

[JibranAnsari]

Good yorker. Pooran goes.

[JibranAnsari]

Wasim is a very deceptive bowler , his action is ordinary and so is the run up but he is quicker than his action suggests.

[Bull]

Devon Thomas is the most useless player I have ever seen.

[silentkiller187]

another brilliant yorker from wasim jr, havent seen a brilliant yorker froma pak bowlr ina while now we have 2 in the same game

[Bull]

Brilliant ball by wasim but this Devon Thomas is useless player.I m pretty sure west indies have much better players than this awful one

[Bull]

Ian bishop is probably the best commentator out there.

[Galla]

everyone calling this windies team c or d cos gayle pollard bravo are missing, i think this team is actually better than the ageing squad they had at the world cup. Pooran seems a smart leader also player to look out for in the future.

Lewis,hetymer,fabian allen also missing

[silentkiller187]

Lewis,hetymer,fabian allen also missing

yee i think once these names are back in the mix windies have a bright future ahead especially in t20 anyways

[silentkiller187]

2nd time lucky looks plum this time

[Rana]

West Indies are such minnows against Spin

[Rana]

Nawaz is a huge upgrade to Imad with the bat at least

[JibranAnsari]

Nawaz is a superman

[Justcrazy]

Nawaz is a utility player , should be in the playing XI

[Nikhil_cric]

Shadab has been in great form in T20's this year.

[Justcrazy]

Nawaz is a huge upgrade to Imad with the bat at least

He is a specialist batsman , they forced him to be a bowler , he is a genuine top order batter

[PakEngFan]

Nawaz is a huge upgrade to Imad with the bat at least

He’s better then Imad in bowling, batting and fielding and by far too.

[Justcrazy]

Shaheen should have been rested , no need to play him against WI.

[Justcrazy]

WI is finished in 20 20 as well

[WhenSultansBowled]

WI is finished in 20 20 as well

In early T20I years exceptional power hitting was enough but these days teams bowl with plans/fields at each individual batter.

So WI must field multi dimensional top order.

[Justcrazy]

This pakistan team is too good for WI>

Pakistan need to play against better teams.

[realitygaf]

Shaheen Afridi should be rested in next game

[nextover666666]

This match is done and dusted. Will be looking forward to tomorrows game. Good bowling by Wasim Jr. Hope Dahani can get a game tmr.

[shah_1]

Look at the thread

No one is interested

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan win by 63 runs to go one up in the series.

[realitygaf]

Look at the thread

No one is interested

There was more interest in the Bangladesh series

[WhenSultansBowled]

Look at the thread

No one is interested

If Pak were 35/5 then I can assure you this thread would have been at least 10 pages long

One sided games are boring.

[shamaan]

The Most important thing in this series is making sure that the youngsters who have been given a chance perform.
Haider Ali,Nawaz,Wasim Jnr all contributed.

[Kianig89]

Bangladesh West indies Pakistan are no opponents walk in the park for home side

[YousafTheBeast]

Hopefully we persist with this bowling attack for another 3-4 series’. No more Hassan Ali and his garbage bowling and front foot no-balls.

Haris Rauf
Shaheen Afridi
Shahnawaz Dahani
Mohammad Wasim jnr.
m.amir

Easily the best T20i bowling attack in the world right now.

[PakPremi]

yee i think once these names are back in the mix windies have a bright future ahead especially in t20 anyways

I totally agree Pollard, Russell only do anything once in 10 matches. This set of players if persisted could become future stars for WI.

[PakPremi]

Look at the thread

No one is interested

Only because I was busy at work lol.

[Savak]

These spin centric wickets and strategy will not help us for the next T-20 WC which will be held in Australia in 2022.

[The Googly]

Pakistan team is looking good MashaAllah.

Disappointed with the size of crowd. If this reflects how much Pakistan have missed cricket, then there is an issue.

[shah9425]

Good win

[Artaxerxes]

Don’t understand why Shaheen is playing in this series.Dahani or Hasnain should be give an opportunity.

[Nasty Naz]

Pretty great win.

Also worth noting, this is an extremely young squad Pakistan are using. The oldest is Fakhar/Iftikhar/Asif and even then, they're not super old. Except for a few middle order spots which are still trying to nail them, this is a pretty set roster they got here.

Fantastic to see Haider Ali play incredibly well and actually give himself 10-12 deliveries before really launching. That's often been the criticism against him when he is playing big hacky shots too early in his career especially when the team is struggling.

Nawaz batting display was quite impressive as well and to be honest, it's probably the first time I have seen him look confident batting wise. Wasim Jr. with some brilliant classic Pakistani style yorkers and ripping out the stumps. You love to see it.

[sweep_shot]

Congratulations, Pakistan.

Dominant performance.

[Firebat]

Rizwan and Haider set-up record-breaking win for Pakistan

Pakistan became the first men's team to win 18 T20Is in a calendar year, surpassing their own record from 2018, when they beat West Indies by 63 runs in Karachi.

Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Monday after they bundled West Indies out for 137 in their chase of 201. Mohammad Wasim (4/40) picked up a four-wicket haul while Shadab Khan (3/17) had three to his name.

Earlier, Pakistan recovered from two early breakthroughs to post 200/6, thanks to fifties from Mohammad Rizwan (78) and Haider Ali (68)) and a cameo from Mohammad Nawaz (30).

Nicolas Pooran had won the toss in Karachi and opted to field first. Dominic Drakes and Shamarh Brooks were handed their debuts while Brandon King returned to the Windies T20I side for the first time since November 2019 and was slotted at the top with Shai Hope.

The bowlers started brilliantly for West Indies, picking up two wickets inside the Powerplay. Pooran's decision to open with spin paid off immediately as Akeal Hosein (1/19) dismissed captain Babar Azam for a duck in the very first over. Romario Shepherd (2/43) scalped the wicket of Fakhar Zaman in the fifth over, with the batter holing out at long-on for a run-a-ball 10.

At the other end, Rizwan looked comfortable at the crease and made run-making look very easy, scoring 32 out of Pakistan's Powerplay score of 44.

While Ali took his time to get his eye in, Rizwan continued to take the attack to the West Indies bowlers even after fielding restrictions were lifted. He soon got to his half-century, his 11th of the calendar year. The two batters took Pakistan to 83/2 at the halfway stage.

The 12th over bowled by Odean Smith (1/56) changed the complexion of the innings. Ali, who was going at less than run a ball up until that point, smashed two boundaries and a six while Rizwan hit a boundary of his own as they accumulated 20 runs from the over.

Ali continued to dominate the bowlers as tonked a boundary and a six twice in two overs off Drakes (1/43) and Smith.

Thanks to Romario Shepherd (2/43), there was some respite for West Indies. He ended the 105-run stand between the two batters by sending Rizwan back to the hut. Iftikhar Ahmed's stay at the crease didn't last long as he was dismissed for 7.

Despite losing three wickets in three overs, Pakistan finished strongly, thanks to a stunning cameo of 30* from just 10 balls by Nawaz that helped them set a target of 201 for the West Indies.

Like West Indies, Pakistan too struck early in the innings to peg West Indies back. Nawaz carried his form with the bat to the ball as he got King (1) off the first ball of his spell.

Pooran looked in good touch during his 10-ball 18 before Mohammad Wasim cleaned him up. Wasim worked his magic again in the last over of the Powerplay by trapping Devon Thomas (2) in front of the stumps.

Shadab Khan soon got in the act and got the wickets of Hope (31) and Brooks (23) as West Indies lost half their side inside the first 10 overs for 60.

Rovman Powell gave West Indies fans something to cheer about as he smashed a couple of maximums in consecutive overs but had to make the long walk back after Nawaz took a stunning catch in the deep.

Shepherd, who picked two wickets with the ball, showed what he is capable with the bat in hand as he hit two fours and a six to take West Indies past the 100-run mark.

Together with Smith, Shepherd showed some resistance as the ninth wicket pair added 46 runs. Smith took the attack to Shaheen Afridi (1/35) with two fours and a six in his final over but it was the pacer who had the last laugh as he knocked down the middle stump.

Wasim rattled the stumps two more times to pick up his four-for and bundle West Indies out for 137.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2414149

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[Maliq_Mudasir]

Pakistan has dropped 3 catches in the match. Worrying sign, good teams won't give u 2nd chance.

[ARK Rafay]

Question is: If Babar had stayed for 10 overs, would Pakistan have reached 200?

Yes. Babar Azam has lead the side plenty of times to 200 runs. In fact his recent innings against South Africa was 120 something when Pakistan were chasing 200+. He lead Pakistan to victory in that game.