West Indies gained the rain-curtailed second ODI in opposition to Pakistan on the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on Monday, August 11, by 5 wickets by the DLS technique. This win helped the Caribbean facet draw stage within the three-match collection after they’d misplaced the primary ODI on the identical venue by 5 wickets.
Shai Hope gained the toss on Monday and opted to area first. Saim Ayub acquired off to an honest begin however was dismissed by Jayden Seales for a 31-ball 23. The West Indies pacer constructed on that dismissal and acquired the higher of Babar Azam later in the identical over. The talismanic batter departed for a three-ball duck.
After the 2 setbacks inside the primary powerplay, Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan performed watchfully, seeking to resurrect the innings. Nonetheless, Shafique could not capitalise on his begin, as he was dismissed for a 40-ball 26 by Jediah Blades.
Rizwan struggled to rotate strike and finally misplaced his wicket in opposition to Gudakesh Motie, scoring 16 off 38 balls. The Pakistan innings was marred by rain. The primary stoppage got here after the sixteenth over, however no overs have been misplaced. Nonetheless, when rain returned in the midst of the thirty fourth over, the sport needed to be shortened. The Umpires knowledgeable that the match can be 40 overs per facet.
Nonetheless, after the thirty seventh over, there was one other rain interruption, and the Pakistan innings got here to an in depth. They’d gotten themselves to 171/7 after Hasan Nawaz remained unbeaten on 36 off 30 deliveries. Seales was the decide of the bowlers, ending with figures of three/23 in seven overs.
Hasan Ali strikes twice with the brand new ball, however West Indies recuperate
The West Indies got a revised goal of 181 in 35 overs. Pakistan wanted wickets with the brand new ball, and Hasan Ali delivered. The veteran seamer bagged two wickets inside the primary 4 overs as West Indies misplaced each their openers.
Keacy Carty and Shai Hope steadied the ship with a 36-run partnership off 57 balls earlier than the previous was dismissed by Abrar Ahmed. Ali bowled simply three overs with the brand new ball, and it gave the impression to be a wierd transfer as he was wanting in positive rhythm.
Sherfane Rutherford walked out to bat at No. 5 and went all weapons blazing. Hope additionally batted proactively because the duo cast a 54-run stand off simply 40 balls to calm the nerves of the house followers. Nonetheless, Hope and Rutherford departed in fast succession after scoring 32 (35) and 45 (33), respectively.
Roston Chase and Justin Greaves joined forces and took their group residence in 33.2 overs. Whereas Chase remained unbeaten on 49 off 47 balls, Greaves reached 26 from 31 deliveries. Their unbeaten partnership yielded 77 runs off 72 balls.
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