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Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Navin : "I live a minute away from the ground and it is bright and sunny, no worries about the weather today" See how do I know if this is true? Prove to me you live there. Go on

Michael: "Wonderful day for cricket in Guyana. No worries about rain today" Well they do say you should follow the two-source rule..

Yannick: "Navin is right, lol. I am in Guyana and this place hot, like hitting the first ball of the game for six. " Right, it seems like we a have a game then, folks.

Will it be Chris Gayle's day today? We've already seen three Jamaican superstars set the world alight at the Olympics, could we have a fourth here in Guyana?

In reply to Narper

In reply to Narper

Zionfras: "Is L.Simmons still injured from that hit he took last game or is this just the squad rotation again?" Yeah, that's what rules him out, Pollard confirmed.

Jos: "Guess they're giving R. Shepherd a run cause this is his home ground."

Asim Zafar: "I'd say a good toss to lose for Pakistan. A blessing in disguise! The wicket should play the same way in both innings and I guess the bowlers would dominate, so I'd say it's more important for the bowlers to know how to bowl on this wicket than the batsmen how to bat." Are you just parroting what Shan Masood said?

Sarath: "Is O.McCoy still injured ? He was mighty impressive vs Aus with his back-of-the-hand slower balls" I'm not sure, but with jostling for positions ahead of the World T20, I'm sure there's an element of experimentation, too. Might explain Andre Russell's absence as well.

West Indies win the toss, and Pollard opts to field first

West Indies: 1 Andre Fletcher 2 Evin Lewis 3 Chris Gayle 4 Shimron Hetmyer 5 Nicholas Pooran (wk) 6 Kieron Pollard (capt) 7 Jason Holder 8 Romario Shepherd 9 Dwayne Bravo 10 Haydn Walsh 11 Akeal Hosein

Pakistan: : 1 Mohammad Rizwan (wk) 2 Sharjeel Khan 3 Babar Azam (capt) 4 Fakhar Zaman 5 Mohammad Hafeez 6 Sohaib Maqsood 7 Shadab Khan 8 Hasan Ali 9 Mohammad Wasim 10 Usman Qadir 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi

Srik: "Will Pak continue to waste big hitting skills of F.Zaman by playing him at no.4/5 ??? He ain't middle order batsman " Possibly true, but in T20 cricket, inflexibility over batting positions is a liability in my opinion.

0.3
Akeal Hosein to Rizwan, 1 run, the arm-ball from Akeal, Rizwan backs away and punches it to long-on for a single
0.2
Akeal Hosein to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, dropped short and at the stumps, Sharjeel swivels across on the pull, but there's a fielder in the deep at mid-wicket, just a single

PAK 5/0 (1) CRR: 5

Sharjeel Khan 3(4)
Mohammad Rizwan 2(2)

Akeal Hosein
1-0-5-0

1.2
Holder to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, nicely played, too full and too straight from Holder, Sharjeel gets inside the line and whips it behind square on the on-side - the fielder in the deep was just brought into the circle and he has no chance

1.6
Holder to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, cracking shot, too full from Holder - Sharjeel gets right underneath the length, once again brings the bottom-hand into play and clears mid-on with ease, runs away to the ropes

PAK 13/0 (2) CRR: 6.5

Sharjeel Khan 11(10)
Mohammad Rizwan 2(2)

Jason Holder
1-0-8-0

2.3
Akeal Hosein to Rizwan, SIX, clubbed, flatter and just outside off - Rizwan swivels across and then pummels the pull over mid-wicket, has enough for the ball to sail over the ropes for a maximum

2.4
Akeal Hosein to Rizwan, no ball, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Rizwan, comes down the pitch, doesn't get too close to the ball - played with the angle and hoists it over long-off for a maximum. He's looking very impressive once again. Worse for Akeal, he has overstepped and Rizwan will get a free-hit next ball

2.4
Akeal Hosein to Rizwan, no run, Rizwan runs down the pitch, gets too close to the ball as it was darted quicker by Akeal - drags an inside edge to square leg

PAK 28/0 (3) CRR: 9.33

Sharjeel Khan 12(11)
Mohammad Rizwan 15(

Akeal Hosein
2-0-20-0

Matt: "Maybe Hosein bowled that no-ball to make up for the missed wide call."

Chris Gayle, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
3.3
Gayle to Sharjeel Khan, wide, another quicker delivery from Gayle, but he fires it down leg, called as a wide
3.3
Gayle to Sharjeel Khan, wide, Gayle pushes one full and down leg, called as a wide
3.3
Gayle to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, almost a one-handed stunner from Pollard, but would go down as a chance. Flatter and wide of off, Sharjeel backed away and slapped it uppishly - Pollard leaped with hisw right-hand but can only palm it away

3.4
Gayle to Rizwan, wide, Gayle pushes one well wide of off as Rizwan shuffled across, left alone and it's called as a wide
3.4
Gayle to Rizwan, FOUR, to backward square leg

PAK 39/0 (4) CRR: 9.75

Mohammad Rizwan 21(12)
Sharjeel Khan 14(13)

Chris Gayle
1-0-11-0

Haris Farooq: "That looked plumb! Why didn't they review?! " -- maybe vice-captain and keeper Pooran wasn't convinced. Impact looked just outside off to me. But I may be wrong. Impact in line, and this was hitting leg stump. Missed chance

Jason Holder [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
4.1
Holder to Rizwan, 1 run, square of the wicket

4.3
Holder to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, lovely shot, too short from Holder, can't bowl those at his pace, Sharjeel swivels across and then pulls it over mid-wicket, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

W
Holder to Sharjeel, OUT
Hit uppishly and straight to mid on! Full, on middle, looks to hammer it over the infield, but it's come off the toe-end of the bat. A fist pump for Holder, and Sharjeel is gone for a 16-ball 20.

Sharjeel Khan c Hosein b Holder 20 (16b 2x4 1x6) SR: 125

Pakistan (4.4/20 ov)
46/1

4.4
Holder to Sharjeel Khan, out Caught by Akeal Hosein!! Good comeback from Holder - pushed this one further up around middle, Sharjeel wasn't fully forward on the drive, wasn't committed to the shot either - just a half-hearted check-punch, didn't bother to keep it down and offers a dolly to Akeal, who clasps onto it with glee. Much needed for the hosts, after that rollicking start

Sharjeel Khan c Akeal Hosein b Holder 20(16) [4s-2 6s-1]

Babar Azam, right handed bat, comes to the crease

PAK 46/1 (4.4) CRR: 9.86

In reply to Narper

how them horseys doing so far. they like this turf?

Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.1
Dwayne Bravo to Rizwan, FOUR, slapped, Bravo starts with a slower ball, but there's plenty on width on offer - Rizwan reaches out and then finds the gap past cover-point with the back-foot drive

PAK 55/1 (6) CRR: 9.17

Babar Azam 1(3)

Mohammad Rizwan 29(1

Dwayne Bravo
1-0-7-0

Romario Shepherd, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

In reply to shivnotout

6.4
Romario Shepherd to Babar Azam, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Babar - Shepherd loses his line and sprays one down leg, flicked away fine and the man in the deep is very square
6.3
Romario Shepherd to Babar Azam, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Shepherd - Babar doesn't bother to go back, transfers his weight onto the back-foot and beats Pollard's dive at mid-wicket, runs away to the ropes

In reply to Narper

AH WATCHING Shepherd.

PAK 66/1 (7) CRR: 9.43

Mohammad Rizwan 31(20)
Babar Azam 10(7)

Romario Shepherd
1-0-11-0

I tell wunnuh this boy is a runs truck lunch cart for plenty customers.

again...he does NOTHING with the ball and doesnt seem to think about it either

In reply to powen001

The Lord is your Shepherd

Hayden Walsh, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
7.1
Hayden Walsh to Rizwan, 1 run, tossed up on off, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single

In reply to Narper

certainly not Romario.

In reply to Narper

Stacy ann says he was working hard in the nets...

lets see if that training shows up in his second over.

PAK 70/1 (8.0) CRR: 8.81

Babar Azam 12(11)
Mohammad Rizwan 33(22)

Hayden Walsh
1-0-4-0

8.4
Akeal Hosein to Babar Azam, no run, that's a ripper and Pooran is quick to break the wickets, but don't think Babar has gone anywhere. The third umpire has a look, no edge and Ultra Edge confirms it, now onto the stumpsing - but Babar is safely inside the creaee. NOT OUT on both counts. Hosein slowed down the pace, dropped in front of off, dragged Babar forward on the push and got it to spin across the right-hander

PAK 76/1 (9) CRR: 8.44

Babar Azam 17(16)
Mohammad Rizwan 34(23)

Akeal Hosein
3-0-26-0

9.5
Hayden Walsh to Babar Azam, SIX, SIX, lovely, wasn't all that short, but this is a slow surface and Babar has plenty of time on the back-foot - rocks back and pulls it hard and wide of long-on for a maximum

PAK 85/1 (10) CRR: 8.5

Babar Azam 24(20)
Mohammad Rizwan 36(25)

Hayden Walsh
2-0-13-0

Malik Murad: "Pak should aim for 220. With such a short boundary and strong batting lineup, WI is capable of chasing any target against any team in the world. "

PAK 89/1 (11) CRR: 8.09

Babar Azam 26(23)
Mohammad Rizwan 38(2

Akeal Hosein
4-0-30-0

PAK 94/1 (12) CRR: 7.83

Babar Azam 29(27)
Mohammad Rizwan 40(30)

Dwayne Bravo
2-0-12-0

12.6
Hayden Walsh to Babar Azam, FOUR, cracking shot, that ruins the over for Walsh - fraction short and wide of off, Babar backs away on the cut and splits the gap between backward point and short third man, no need to run for those

PAK 102/1 (13) CRR: 7.85

Partnership: 56(50)

Romario Shepherd [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
13.1
Romario Shepherd to Rizwan, 1 run, full and tailing in at the pads

13.5
Romario Shepherd to Babar Azam, FOUR, there's no stopping this one though! A 132ks juicy full toss in the slot outside off and Babar hammers it in the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket

PAK 112/1 (14) CRR: 8

Babar Azam 41(33)
Mohammad Rizwan 46(36)

Romario Shepherd
2-0-21-0

In reply to Narper

better over...10 runs...he looked more consistent

14.2
Hayden Walsh to Babar Azam, out Rizwan Run Out!! 1 run completed. That is magical stuff from Evin Lewis. Just had one stump to aim at and he's smashed the bullseye. Rizwan had no chance, even if he had opted to go on a skateboard, would have still found himself short of the crease. Babar's pushed this into the mid-wicket pocket and the duo were determined to complete the second from the onset. Lewis storms in from the deep and pings the stumps on the half-volley despite Hayden Walsh's needless palm-poke at the last second. Rizwan did put in a dive but was nowhere in the frame. There was never a second there.

Rizwan run out (Lewis/Hayden Walsh) 46(36) [4s-2 6s-2]

Groundstaff getting ready

Raza A : "This wicket of rizwan is actually going to help pakistan score more so thank you west indies .. " Are you seeing silver linings in those dark clouds that have gathered above the stadium?

PAK 117/2 (15) CRR: 7.8

Fakhar Zaman 1(2)
Babar Azam 44(37)

Hayden Walsh
4-0-25-0

15.2
Romario Shepherd to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, to sweeper cover

15.4
Romario Shepherd to Babar Azam, SIX, fifty up for the Pakistan skipper! Typical Babar knock. Doesn't give you too many warning bells but goes about his business in a composed fashion. One too many full tosses from Romario Shepherd as he's been dispatched into the mid-wicket orbit by a nonchalant swipe...

Babar Azam *50 {38

15.6
Romario Shepherd to Fakhar Zaman, he is having a horrid day with the ball and it continues to get worse. Gives Fakhar Zaman the room outside off and to make matters worse, it's a low full toss that's been swept away behind square on the leg-side

PAK 134/2 (16) CRR: 8.38

Fakhar Zaman 10(6)
Babar Azam 51(39)

Romario Shepherd
3-0-38-0

Aadil: "is it a passing shower or proper rain" I wouldn't dare speculate about Guyanese weather which everyone assures me is extremely unpredictable

qayyum bhinder: "Danyal plz leave the commentry room, we want to see some cricket " I do apologise. They say the rain doesn't look too bad, but it appeared fairly dark on TV

Jason Holder [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

Mohammad Hafeez, right handed bat, comes to the crease

PAK 134/3 (16.1) CRR: 8.29

16.6
Holder to Hafeez, 1 run, dropped? Looks like it. A little too full outside off and Hafeez drove it off the cue end to the left of mid-off where Bravo misses a relatively easy opportunity sliding across on his haunches

PAK 139/3 (17) CRR: 8.18

Mohammad Hafeez 3(3)
Fakhar Zaman 12(

Jason Holder
3-0-21-2

Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
17.1
Dwayne Bravo to Hafeez, 2 runs, slower length delivery on the stumps, Hafeez hacks and gets it wide of the fielder at deep mid-wicket

17.5
Dwayne Bravo to Hafeez, out Caught by Hayden Walsh!! Dwayne Bravo wins the battle of senior pros. He went round the wicket and dug the ball short whilst gripping the ball with a tilted seam to generate that extra skid and bounce off the surface. Hafeez saw the length and thought it was a six-hitting opportunity

Hafeez c Hayden Walsh b Dwayne Bravo 6(6)


PAK 145/4 (17.5) CRR: 8.13

Khalid Saif: "£Where are power hitters of Pak Team, may be they would be sent in the last over"" If only someone could answer this

17.6
Dwayne Bravo to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Hayden Walsh!! Same fielder. Hayden Walsh couldn't have asked for anything better. Back to back dollies. Dwayne Bravo stuck with his plan of bowling wide outside off-stump and that meant half of Fakhar's hitting arc has been eliminated. He was made to fetch what looked like a wide delivery and only succeeds in slicing a straightforward catch to deep backward point.

Fakhar Zaman c Hayden Walsh b Dwayne Bravo 15(11) [4s-2]

PAK 145/5 (1 CRR: 8.06

Dwayne Bravo
3-0-18-2

18.1
Holder to Maqsood, FOUR, this will help! Maqsood is particuarly strong against anything straight and at the body. Shuffles across his off-stump, picks the full delivery off his pads and whips it effortlessly over short fine for a boundary

Bravo showing once again why he has more wickets than any T20 bowler ever. Delivers time and again.

Ehtisham: "WI has really pulled this on in their favor after that rain break. Sort of strategic time out. Helped WI big time. "

Zain: "I am feel sad for those who were praying for Rizwan and Babar wicket."

Ghaffar: "Pakistan Batting Order Must be 1) Rizwan2)Babar3) Rizwan 4) Babar 5) Rizwan 6) Babar...11) Rizwan"

18.4
Holder to Hasan Ali, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! West Indies have stormed back into this contest in some style after the rain break

Hasan Ali c Dwayne Bravo b Holder 0(1)

18.5
Holder to Maqsood, out Caught by Romario Shepherd!! Holder on a hat-trick! Shepherd may have had an ordinary day with the ball but he's made up for all of it with a spectacular catch in the deep. Just stuck his right mitt out and plucked the ball out of thin air at long-off. It was that slot delivery again from Holder, full and curling in towards off and middle, Maqsood cleared his front leg but failed to clear the fielder

Maqsood c Romario Shepherd b Holder 5(4) [4s-1]

18.6
Holder to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, no hat-trick for Jason Holder! Went for full and at the stumps, Mohammad Wasim goes for the scoop and could only drag it as far as Chris Gayle at short fine. There was an attempt for a direct hit from the big man but couldn't quite get close. Had that hit Mohammad Wasim was a goner

PAK 150/7 (19) CRR: 7.89

Mohammad Wasim Jr 0(1)S

hadab Khan 0(0)

Jason Holder
4-0-26-4

Haris: "16/5 in last 3 overs, west indies are more than happy now, and as Pakistani fain , its heart breaking "

W
Bravo to Shadab, 1 run, OUT
Magnificent from Bravo. Another yorked squeezed back down the ground. Shadab scuttled back for two, but the keeper whipped the bails off just in time so they'll only get one for that. Pakistan finish with 157 and it's West Indies on top at the halfway mark

Shadab Khan run out (Fletcher) 5 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 125

19.6
Dwayne Bravo to Shadab Khan, out Shadab Khan Run Out!! 1 run completed. Never a second there. Shadab smashed it

Shadab Khan run out (Holder/Andre Fletcher) 5(4)

PAK 157/8 (20) CRR: 7.85

Akeal Hosein 4 0 30 0
Jason Holder 4 0 26 4
Chris Gayle 1 0 11 0
Dwayne Bravo 4 0 24 2
Romario Shepherd 3 0 38 0
Hayden Walsh 4 0 25 0

Holder says this is a really good wicket but has something in it for the spinners. Calls it a par score.

Had the innings wrapped up at the rain break at 16 overs, WI would have had to chase 158 in 16. As it is, they need that same total in the full 20.

WI 3/1 (1) CRR: 3 REQ: 8.16

Evin Lewis 2(2)
Chris Gayle 1(2)

Mohammad Hafeez
1-0-3-1

Shaheen Afridi, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1.1
Shaheen Afridi to Gayle, 2 runs, to fine leg

1.3
Shaheen Afridi to Gayle, no run, appeal for leg before but height seems to be the concern! Angled in from a good length and beats Gayle on the inside edge to knock him high on the back pad

1.6
Shaheen Afridi to Lewis, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi stood shell-shocked gesturing what looked like a "What was that" in reaction to Hafeez's fielding

WI 14/1 (3) CRR: 4.67 REQ: 8.47
West Indies need 144 runs

Chris Gayle 6(12)
Evin Lewis 7(4

Mohammad Hafeez
2-0-5-1

3.1
Shaheen Afridi to Lewis, FOUR, proper slog and he's got the placement right has Evin Lewis!

3.5
Shaheen Afridi to Gayle, SIX, when you bowl short to Chris Gayle the pace hardly matters

WI 27/1 (4) CRR: 6.75 REQ: 8.19
West Indies need 131 runs

Chris Gayle 14(16)
Evin Lewis 12(6)

Shaheen Afridi
2-0-21-0

4.6
Hafeez to Lewis, no run, a maiden over in the powerplay from Mohammad Hafeez! Absolute gold. Lewis gets some width outside off but he finds a diving backward point on the late cut...

Mohammad Hafeez
3-1-5-1

5.6
Hasan Ali to Gayle, out Bowled!!

Gayle b Hasan Ali 16(20) [6s-1]

WI 31/2 (6) CRR: 5.17 REQ: 9.07

West Indies need 127 runs in 84 balls

Chris Gayle 16(20)
Evin Lewis 13(14)

Hasan Ali
1-0-3-1

WI 35/2 (7) CRR: 5 REQ: 9.46
West Indies need 123 runs in 78 balls

Shimron Hetmyer 2(2)
Evin Lewis 14(18

Shadab Khan
1-0-3-0

7.4
Usman Qadir to Lewis, SIX, bang! Front leg out of the way, back knee on the ground and in a very nice position for the slog sweep, neat bat swing through the line and the connection was so sweet. Files a long way over mid-wicket

WI 46/2 ( CRR: 5.75 REQ: 9.33
West Indies need 112 runs in 72 balls

Evin Lewis 22(22)
Shimron Hetmyer 4(4)

Usman Qadir
1-0-11-0

WI 50/2 (9) CRR: 5.56 REQ: 9.82
West Indies need 108 runs in 66 balls

Shadab Khan
2-0-7-0

9.3
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Lewis, SIX, lofted down the ground

WI 59/2 (10) CRR: 5.9 REQ: 9.9
West Indies need 99 runs in 60 balls

Shimron Hetmyer 8(9)
Evin Lewis 31(29)

Mohammad Wasim Jr
1-0-9-0

In reply to Narper

Hetmyer bowled for 17.

Croft doing commentary?

11.5
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Hetmyer, out Bowled!! Keeping it straight on a sluggish surface works for pacers. This is more back of a length because the pitch doesn't have great carry. Hetmyer was shaping up for a might slog across the line, yes the ball was there to be hit but he went too far across with bent knees

Hetmyer b Mohammad Wasim Jr 17(1 [4s-1]

PAK 157/8 (20)
WI 71/3 (12) CRR: 5.92 REQ: 10.88

West Indies need 87 runs in 48 balls

Mohammad Wasim Jr
2-0-14-1

Mohammad Hafeez [3.0-1-5-1] is back into the attack
12.1
Hafeez to Pooran, no run, appeal for LBW, not given. Maybe missing leg.

WI 72/3 (13) CRR: 5.54 REQ: 12.29
West Indies need 86 runs in 42 balls

Nicholas Pooran 2(7)
Evin Lewis 33(31)

Mohammad Hafeez
4-1-6-1

Hasan Ali [1.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack
13.1
Hasan Ali to Pooran, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Pooran taps it to cover

im back...

yup Shepherd is not ready
Fletcher either -

Hetmeyer.... I aint have anything else to say...yet

In reply to Narper

Hafeez four overs 1-6!

What the hell?

In reply to mikesiva

WASTEUNDIES SKUNTS are not good enough to tackle spin just as you skunt.

DEDING WID LAF SKUNT.

WI 76/3 (14) CRR: 5.43 REQ: 13.67
West Indies need 82 runs in 36 balls

Hasan Ali
2-0-7-1

In reply to powen001

In reply to Narper

Lewis retired hurt, or is it, retired ill?

Shadab Khan [3.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
14.1
Shadab Khan to Pollard, wide


WI 78/3 (14.1) CRR: 5.51 REQ: 13.71
West Indies need 80 runs in 35 balls

WI 84/3 (15) CRR: 5.6 REQ: 14.8
West Indies need 74 runs in 30 balls

Kieron Pollard 5(4)
Nicholas Pooran 6(13)

Shadab Khan
4-0-22-0

15.3
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Pooran, SIX, full toss, powered over mid-off. Babar Azam tries to do a Romario Shepherd at the long-off fence, but he's not that tall. Pooran didn't get height on this one,
15.2
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Pooran, SIX, there's the timing. Mohammad Wasim erring in length and dishing out a slot ball. Pooran in nicely position to muscle that over mid-wicket having cleared the front leg out of the way

WI should win this lets see what happens

15.4
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Pooran, FOUR, , pace on the ball again and pace off the bat too. Full toss outside off stump, Pooran slices it past backward point and three Pakistani players converge

In reply to problemjay

Luck will have to be the lady today

they tief Pakistan a wide

Polly mentoring young Pooran.


most impressive

WI 102/3 (16) CRR: 6.38 REQ: 14
West Indies need 56 runs in 24 balls

Nicholas Pooran 22(1
Kieron Pollard 6(5)

Hasan Ali [2.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack
16.1
Hasan Ali to Pollard, no run, very good short of length delivery angling in,

16.3
Hasan Ali to Pooran, SIX, what is wrong with Pakistan? They took pace off and controlled the batters so well, suddenly have forgotten the cutters and West Indies are pouncing on them.

In reply to Narper

never seen Pooran this crisp and clean...
He hit that six sooo hard I thought it was Polly

In reply to powen001
The cow kick down the bucket milk hahahahahahhahaha

WI 112/3 (17) CRR: 6.59 REQ: 15.33
West Indies need 46 runs in 18 balls

Nicholas Pooran 30(21)
Kieron Pollard 8(

Hasan Ali
3-0-17-1

17.1
Shaheen Afridi to Pooran, no run, oh that should have gone into the stands. Pooran lined up for a mighty loft over long-on, was a full ball in the slot, got an inside edge onto pad

In reply to Brerzerk

this will call for batting...better pelt in the pig too

17.4
Shaheen Afridi to Pooran, FOUR, this is the problem of trying the yorker. Shaheen Afridi didn't miss this by much.

In reply to Narper

lawd..this Flow feed supeeeerrrr slllow behind yall...

like ah whole 90 seconds

17.5
Shaheen Afridi to Pooran, FOUR, this is cruel for the bowler. He's actually bowled a pretty decent ball following Pooran with a yorker, againt just half a foot off the mark, but Pooran swing hard and got decent connection to find the mid-wicket fence

WI 123/3 (1 CRR: 6.83 REQ: 17.5
West Indies need 35 runs in 12 balls

Nicholas Pooran 39(26)
Kieron Pollard 9(9)

Shaheen Afridi
3-0-32-0

18.2
the roar from the dressing room and the fans as soon as the ball left the bat tells you Pooran hit this quite well. Pakistan continue to offer pace on the ball and they continue to get punished. This is a good hit over long-off as Hasan Ali overpitched

18.3
Hasan Ali to Pooran, SIX, stunning! Stunning is the word. Hasan Ali went for the yorker, almost a yorker, but Pooran stayed deep in the crease, bent his knees to get the under the ball and used his wrists so brilliantly to get under the ball and muscle it straight down the ground for a 28-ball fifty.

Nicholas Pooran *51 [28

In reply to Narper

Pooran half century!

Well done young man.

In reply to mikesiva
like it or not men hearing about Jesus today.who vex loss

18.5
Hasan Ali to Pollard, no run, there you go! Slow, short, into the wicket and Pollard misses the pull shot. Played way too early and got hit on the body. Just 110kph

WTF Pouty??????

In reply to Brerzerk

In reply to Narper

West Indies need 20 runs in 6 balls

WI 138/3 (19) CRR: 7.26 REQ: 20

West Indies need 20 runs in 6 balls

Kieron Pollard 11(12)
Nicholas Pooran 52(29)

Pouty to face

In reply to Narper

Should have been expecting slower balls. He real mess up there.

19.1
Shaheen Afridi to Pollard, 2 runs, to deep square leg


Shaheen Afridi to Pollard, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

In reply to WIForever

Pollard ate up some important deliveries there.

In reply to mikesiva




Shaheen Afridi to Pollard, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.2

19.2
Shaheen Afridi to Pollard, out Caught by Mohammad Wasim Jr!! Low full toss, not timed and it's taken! Pollard walks off dejected. Oh dear, how often have you seen Pollard not smash a low full toss over the rope. Shaheen Afridi very lucky that Pollard only got a leading edge. And imagine where that ball would have gone had he middled when a leading edge went as far as deep cover. Pollard closed the bat face a tad too early. 18 off 4 now, Pooran crosses over to take control
Pollard c Mohammad Wasim Jr b Shaheen Afridi 13(14)

WI 140/4 (19.2) CRR: 7.24 REQ: 27

West Indies need 18 runs in 4 balls

In reply to Narper

Pooran farming the strike from Holder.

In reply to mikesiva

West Indies need three sixes now

Pouty effed up today....Nicky poo alone cant do it.

In reply to mikesiva



West Indies need 14 runs in 1 ball

WI 144/4 (19.5) CRR: 7.26 REQ: 84
West Indies need 14 runs in 1 ball

In reply to Narper



Pakistan won by 7 runs

19.6
Shaheen Afridi to Pooran, SIX, lovey shot to end the game. Full and outside off stump, Pooran reaches and slices this one one leg over point. This is why he wanted to keep strike for the entire final over.

PAK 157/8 (20)

WI 150/4 (20)

Pakistan won by 7 runs


Nicholas Pooran 62(33

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Mohammad Hafeez

Pooran for Captain!

Hope I'm original.

The really bad thing is that the WI fans have now become so completely used to licks that it doesn't even cause fight here anymore!!!