24th September (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan thrashed West Indies by 9 wickets in the first T20I match at Dubai International Stadium yesterday. Check the complete match report below:
# Pakistan Captain Sarfraz Khan won the toss and opted to bat first.
# West Indies were bowled out for a low score of 115 in 19.5 overs.
# Dwayne Bravo hit a gritty half-century (54) and added 66 runs for the ninth wicket with Jerome Taylor who made 21.. This is new world crecord for 9th wicket partnership in Twenty20 cricket.
# Pakistan Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim took a career best 5-14
# Though, Pakistan had lost opener Sharjeel Khan (22) in the fourth over but Babar Azam (55*) and Khalid Latif (34*) ensured the target was chased down comfortably.
# Pakistan thrashed West Indies by 9 wickets.
# Pakistan now lead the 3 match series 1-0.
# Imad Wasim was declared Player of the Match.
# With this victory, Pakistan recorded their biggest win over West Indies in T20I’s ever
# West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite blamed his batsmen for the poor show. "We didn't have a good start, so we need to change things quickly because there are back to back matches," said Brathwaite.
# The second match will also be played in Dubai on Saturday while the third is in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Sahir