Sept 25. (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan beat two times world champions West Indies by 16 runs in the second Twenty20 in Dubai on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan had won the first match by nine wickets on Friday.
Check the match report of the match below:
# West Indies Captain Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and opted to field.
# Pakistan post 160-4 in their 20 overs.
# Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed (46 not out), Khalid Latif (40) and Shoaib Malik (37) were the main scorers for the team.
# For West Indies, Captain C Brathwaite, S Badree and DJ Bravo took 1 wicket each.
# Pakistan bolwers restricted West Indies to 144/9 in their 20 overs.
# Sohail Tanvir took three wickets for 13 runs. Tanvir has completed 50 wickets in the shortest format and now has 52 victims in 53 matches.
# Hasan ali also took three wickets but he conceeded 49 runs from his four overs.
# For West Indies, Sunil Naraine remained top scorer with 30 runs.
# Sarfraz Ahmed was awarded man of the match for his quick 46 not out from 32 balls.
# "We have made good strides and it's awesome to win the series against the champions," said Ahmed who has won three in three since taking captaincy.
Sahir