Visitors chase down 153 in the fourth innings after an excellent partnership as Pakistan win series 2-1.

By Abdullah Ansari (3rd November, 2016)

Toss: Pakistan won the toss, Misbah-ul-Haq chose to bat first.

Teams

Pakistan: Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz.

West Indies: KC Brathwaite, LR Johnson, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, J Blackwood, RL Chase, SO Dowrich (wk), JO Holder (c), D Bishoo, ST Gabriel, AS Joseph.

Pakistan began in a disappointing manner as Wahab came on to bowl and the first ball went for four. That really set the tone as Brathwaite got to his fifty as well. Yasir Shah failed to be much of a threat as West Indies comfortably moved towards their target. Dowrich got to his fifty as well despite a couple of plays and misses as West Indies finished with a flourish, taking less than eight overs in total to wrap up an excellent victory.

Summary: An unexpected result as not many would have backed a low-rated West Indian side against a dominant Pakistan team in UAE. Credit to the West Indian bowlers for their efforts to take 20 wickets and bowling out Pakistan for low scores while Kraigg Brathwaite was immense in both innings. Pakistan have much work to do with several disappointing dismissals for the batsmen. Next up for Pakistan is a tour to New Zealand followed by a tour of Australia - tough challenges coming up.

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