FILE — West Indies’ Jewel Andrew Roston Chase in motion
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West Indies ended a 34-year One-Day Worldwide (ODI) collection drought over Pakistan by claiming a powerful 202-run victory, and a 2-1 collection win at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
Sensible performances from man of the match Shai Hope on 120 not out, and participant of the collection and quick bowler Jayden Seales who bagged 6/18, delivered a long-awaited victory for the West Indies and breathed a sigh of reduction not solely maroon followers, however a heavily-criticised head coach Daren Sammy.
Batting first, West Indies acquired as much as a aggressive whole of 294/6 because of Hope’s 18th ODI century knock of 120 not out with help from Justin Greaves’ unbeaten 43 alongside Evin Lewis’ 37 and Roston Chase’ 36.
Seales was the decide of the West Indies bowlers as he accomplished an excellent six-wicket haul for 18 runs from 7.2 overs. He was relentless from the beginning, taking three wickets in his first two overs, earlier than he, Motie and Chase mixed to dismantle Pakistan for 92 all out in 29.2 overs.
On ending such a prolonged ODI drought in opposition to Pakistan, captain Hope stated he was, “extraordinarily proud,” of the staff.
West Indies opener Brandon King perished for 5 within the third over.
Lewis and Keacy Carty took a number of overs to settle as they stumbled to 27/1 after eight overs.
Lewis blasted two sixes within the thirteenth over however was caught on the long-on boundary within the subsequent over for 37 from 54 balls.
Hope then got here to the crease and solely 11 runs got here from the subsequent 5 overs. Carty didn’t final, and was dismissed for 17 runs which carried West Indies to 68/3 after 19.1 overs.
Sherfane Rutherford (15) and Hope slowly went on to construct a 45-run stance, and set a agency basis earlier than Rutherford was caught by Talat off Ayub’s off-spin.
Chase joined his captain and the duo breathed new life into their innings as they carried their facet to 175/4 on forty overs.
Shah broke the partnership when he shattered Chase’s stumps. Motie (5) struck a boundary, however top-edged the ball again to bowler Nawaz in the identical over.
With simply seven overs remaining and West Indies at 194/6, Hope upped his recreation with back-to-back sixes off Nawaz and conceded two sixes and a boundary in an 18-run over off Ahmed.
Hope introduced up his 18th ODI century by belting Ali for 4.
Hope and Greaves struck 53 runs from the ultimate three overs to shut on a aggressive 294/6. Hope ended on 120 not out, whereas Greaves had been on 43 not out.
Topping the bowling for Pakistan had been Ahmed (2/34) and Shah (2/72).
In reply, Seales supplied a mesmerizing begin for the maroon as he bagged three top-order wickets inside his two opening overs.
Three balls into the innings, he had Pakistan’s batsman Saim Ayub edged to wicketkeeper Hope after which returned within the third over as he had Abdullah Shaffique caught by Gudakesh Motie earlier than bowling skipper Mohammed Rizwan which sank Pakistan to eight/3 after simply three overs.
Key batsmen Babar Azam (9) and Salman Agha (30) tried to settle the innings however Seales struck once more, trapping Azam in entrance his stumps, as Pakistan found 24/4.
Agha and new batsman Nawaz (13) struggled and issues appeared unhealthy for Pakistan as they acquired to 42/4 from 15 overs.
Nawaz was stumped out by Hope off a supply from Motie. Talat was then bowled by Chase within the subsequent over, and eight runs later, Agha was caught and bowled by Motie which took Pakistan to 70/7.
Mohammed Nawaz (23 not out) and Shah (six) placed on a 22-run partnership, however when Shah was caught and bowled by Seales for his fifth wicket, the remaining two batsmen couldn’t carry out because the guests crumbled for 92 all out.
Seales completed with spectacular figures of 6/18, whereas Motie snared 2/37 and Chase 1/16.
Hope completed the collection as the very best run-scorer (207 runs) with Chase (138 runs) in second whereas Seales (ten) captured essentially the most wickets forward of second-placed Shah (5).
