TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Led by standout performances from Jayden Seales, Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford, the West Indies claimed a vital five-wicket win through the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern methodology over Pakistan within the second One Day Worldwide to degree the three-match sequence 1-1 right here on Sunday.
Seales grabbed three wickets to guide a powerful bowling show on the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium. When the ultimate set of showers ultimately introduced an finish to Pakistan’s innings after simply 37 overs, that they had laboured to 171 for seven.
The guests gave themselves an outdoor probability of victory by snaring three early wickets. Nonetheless, Participant-of-the-Match Chase completed one run wanting a second successive half century, and Rutherford scored a brisk 45, and the Windies, set a revised goal of 181 in 35 overs, reached 184 for 5 with 10 balls to spare.
Notably, the win additionally catapulted the West Indies previous Bangladesh into ninth place within the ICC ODI rankings, the ultimate automated qualification spot for the 2027 Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan was given an honest if not whirlwind begin by openers Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub, who placed on 37 runs for the primary wicket.
However Seales struck twice in his fifth over; first having Ayub caught at first slip by Justin Greaves for 23 after which bowling the harmful Babar Azam for a three-ball duck, to place West Indies in management.
When the primary rain interruption got here, Pakistan had limped to 60 for 2 in 16 overs.
Nearly instantly after the hour-long break, Jediah Blades had Shafique caught at nice leg for 26. When left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie trapped captain Mohammad Rizwan lbw for 16, Pakistan had slumped to 88 for 4 within the twenty second over.
Hussain Talat tried his greatest to revive the innings in his knock of 31 off 32 balls, however when he was effectively caught low down by wicketkeeper Shai Hope off the bowling of Chase and Salma Agha went after gloving a catch to the keeper of Shamar Joseph with out a run added, Pakistan was in deep trouble at 114 for six.
Hasan Nawaz hit an unbeaten 36 off 30 balls with three big sixes, and along with Shaheen Afridi, who completed on 11 not out, helped the guests enhance their whole till the rains got here once more to convey an abrupt halt to their innings.
Seales was the West Indies’ greatest bowler with 3-23 from his seven overs.
Needing to attain at simply over 5 runs an over, the West Indies discovered themselves in a spot of hassle after quick bowler Hasan Ali had each Brandon King and Evin Lewis caught behind with simply 12 runs on the board.
Keacy Carty endured a nightmare stand on the crease, needing 42 balls for his 16 runs earlier than spinner Abrar Ahmed bowled him to place him out of his distress and depart the Windies 48 for 3 within the thirteenth over.
However skipper Hope and Rutherford got here collectively in a 54-run partnership for the fourth wicket that put the house facet again within the ascendancy.
Rutherford was savage from the beginning, clobbering Afridi for a six and two fours off consecutive deliveries within the seventeenth over.
Spinner Salma Agha was handled even worse within the ensuing over that went for 20 runs, with Rutherford blasting him for 2 sixes and two fours to maneuver into the 40s and carry the West Indies previous the 100 mark.
Pakistan fought again, dismissing each inside 5 runs, with Mohammad Nawaz having Hope stumped for 32 off 35 balls, whereas Rutherford holed out to midwicket off the identical bowler to be out for 45 off 33 balls, laced with 4 fours and three sixes, as the house facet slipped to 107 for 5.
Nevertheless, Chase, who scored 53 within the opening ODI, discovered a stable companion in Justin Greaves, and the pair shared an unbroken stand of 77 off 72 balls to hold their facet to victory.
Chase began nervously, however as soon as he settled in, he hit Ayub for 2 sixes within the twenty seventh over. From thereon, the pair batted sensibly to make sure the sequence could be determined within the remaining ODI on Tuesday. Greaves completed on 26 not out off 31 balls. Mohammad Nawaz (2-17) and Ali (2-35) took two wickets every for Pakistan.
