2nd T20I: Pakistan recover loss of early wickets, set 173-run target for West Indies
Mohammad Rizwan along with Haider Ali took to the crease, building another solid partnership to bring the team out of the crisis.
As Pakistan chose to bat first in the second T20I against West Indies at National Stadium, Green Shirts set a target of 173 runs after recovering from the loss of early wickets of skipper Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman.
Mohammad Rizwan along with Haider Ali took to the crease, building another solid partnership to bring the team out of the crisis. Rizwan scored 38 off 30 balls with a 126.6 strike rate along with Haider Ali’s 31 off 34 balls.
Iftikhar Ahmed slogged 32 off 19 balls and Shadab Khan scored 28 off just 12 balls in the last overs being not out. Green Shirts set a reasonable target at the loss of eight wickets.
Odean Smith took two wickets while Akeal Hosein, Oshane Thomas, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh shared one each wicket.
SQUADS
Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (W), Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Shah Afridi
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (C), Shai Hope (W), Brandon King, Sharmarh Brooks, Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes, Oshane Thomas, and Hayden Walsh
In the first T20I, Pakistan had bowled out West Indies for 137 runs and won the first T20I by 63 runs here at National Stadium with Mohammad Wasim Jr bagging four wickets.
Mohammad Rizwan and Haider Ali had scored unbeaten 105 runs together that helped to complete 200 in 20 overs at the loss of six wickets.
