Cricket: "Rain helps West Indies win against Pakistan"

Hi and Welcome to the fourth One day International between Pakistan and West Indies. Pakistan has already won the One Day International series and will try to test their bench strength, on the other hand West Indies is struggling to win a single game against strong teams. Is this the time for West Indies to prove they are settling down or will they go down, lets see what happens.

West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad opened the batting and KAJ Roach opened the bowling for West Indies. Pakistan lost Ahmed Shehzad early to Roach. Mohammad Hafeez and Asad Shafiq then played brilliantly and scored 153 runs of 34 overs. After Asad Shafiq was out for 71 to DJ Bravo pakistan crumbled under D Bishoo spin web. Mohammad Hafeez who was batting superbly and scored a century too was bowled by D Bishoo. In no time Pakistan where 220 for the loss of 7 wickets. Late strikes from Tanvir Ahmed took pakistan score to 248 for the loss of 9 wickets in their alloted 50 overs. For Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez top scored with 121 and Asad Shafiq scored 71, for West Indies D Bishoo took 3 wickets.

In reply West Indies opened the batting with LMP Simmons and KA Edwards, for Pakistan Junaid Khan opened the bowling. KA Edwards was out of the very second ball to Junaid Khan. LMP Simmons and DM Bravo played brilliantly and scored 56 runs of 8 overs. Junaid khan took his second wicket in the form of DM Bravo. RR Sarwan gave good support to LMP Simmons and both of them scored 75 runs of 16 overs. Then West Indies lost RR Sarwan and LMP Simmons to Mohammad Hafeez and Tanvir Ahmed respectively. Rain was in the air and west indies where well ahead with the par score. In the 30th over bowled by Shahid Afridi west Indies where little short of the par score, for which DJ Bravo hit a match winning six and the very next moment rain arrived and West Indies win by 1 runs under D/L method. For West Indies LMP Simmons scored 76, for Pakistan Junaid Khan took 2 wickets.


Man of the Match was given to Mohammad Hafeez for his brilliant 121 and for his spell of 1/26.

Score : West Indies 154 for 4 (LMP Simmons 76, Junaid Khan 2/26) beat Pakistan 248 for 9 (Mohammad Hafeez 121, Asad Shafiq 71, D Bishoo 3/37) by one run under D/L method.

Cricket: "Pakistan make it 2-0 with Shehzad's Century"

Hi and welcome to the 2nd One day international between Pakistan and West Indies. After loosing the first One day International West indies are eager to pull one back and pakistan on the other side wants to keep their winning moment intact. Lets see what is the outcome fo the 2nd One day International between Pakistan and West Indies.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. West indies opened with LMP Simmons and DS Smith, both had a slow but steady start until Mohammad Hafeez had DS Smith leg before. LMP Simmons played beautiful shots on one side and west indies started loosing wickets at other end. LMP simmons was out attacking afridi after completing his fluent half century and west indies kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. West Indies finished with a below par 220 of their allotted 50 overs. For West Indies LMP Simmons scored a fluent 51 and MN Samuels 29, for Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez, wahab riaz, saeed ajmal and shahid afridi took 2 wickets each.

In reply pakistan had a cautious start from their openers, Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad. They scored 66 when hafeez was out to D Bishoo trying to increase the runrate in 19th over. Asad shafiq joined Ahmed Shehzad and played sensible cricket and made sure they didnt loose another wicket and added another 66 in next 15 overs until asad shafiq was run out for 23. Then came Misah-ul-haq who made run a ball 43 and gave good support to Ahmed Shehzad in completing his century. Once everything was set in final 5 overs of power play pakistan with wickets in their hands launched the attack and where home with 2 overs to spare. For Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad scored a brilliant 102 and Misbah-ul-haq run a ball 43, for West Indies again D Bishoo bowled brilliantly for his 2 for 36 of 10 overs.


Man of the Match is Pakistan's Ahmed Shehzad for his patient 102

Score : Pakistan 223 for 3 (Ahmed Shehzad 102, Misbah-ul-haq 43*, D Bishoo 2/36) beat West Indies 220 (LMP Simmons 51, MN Samuels 29, Saeed Ajmal 2/23, Mohammad Hafeez 2/38) by seven wickets