Pakistan started their T20 World Cup campaign with a win as they defeat West Indies by seven wickets in the warmup match in Dubai. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing a modest total of 131, Mohammad Rizwan departed early, scoring just 13 from 17 balls. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, however, had a good time out in the middle as they added 54 runs for the second wicket. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zaman scored a quick 46 off 24 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes while Azam anchored his way to a fifty. Hafeez got out on a golden duck but Shoaib Malik finished the game in the 16th over, scoring 14 from 11. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Opting to bat first, it looked like West Indian batters wanted to stay at the crease rather than taking risks. No one from Windies' top four batters had a strike rate even close to 100 - the highest being 78. Lendl Simmons scored 18 off 23 while Chris Gayle hit 20 from 30 balls. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was Shimron Hetmyer's (28) and Kieron Pollard's(23) aggressive batting in the end which helped the defending champions reach 130. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the last over, Pollard smashed five fours in five consecutive deliveries against Haris Rauf and while attempting another big hit, got bowled. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, and Haris Rauf took two wickets each while Imad Wasim got one wicket. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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