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West Indies were brave in chase - Arthur

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said West Indies' come-from-behind win in a record chase of 309 was very brave but conceded his team should have been able to defend their total.

"I think we should probably have got 20 more, with the bat," Arthur said. "But, saying that, we should be defending 308 or whatever it was. But, you know, credit to West Indies; I thought they played really well. They took their time and they chased beautifully, they put us under pressure at the back end and then got over the line.

"I think from about 35 overs - that's when West Indies put us under serious pressure. I thought they were brave: they took the game on and hit the ball extremely well, put us under pressure in the field took the game away from us. It was disappointing that we couldn't close it out. Really disappointed we couldn't execute properly there. Some of our main bowlers fell short of the mark today, and that's the disappointing thing."

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The problem with West Indies is inconsistency

Can they repeat such a feat ???