END OF OVER:50 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | WI: 305/8 | RR: 6.10
- Hayden Walsh2 (1b)
- Alzarri Joseph1 (1b)
- Haris Rauf10-0-77-4
- Shaheen Shah Afridi10-1-55-2
Shai Hope: [On his century] Wish I could have gone a bit more. The key is to make sure that I capitalise on my form at the moment. I think I am batting pretty well, so it is just about trying to get most runs for my team, give us some targets. [On the surface] Nawaz and Shadab got a bit of turn. I was surprised with the first ball Nawaz bowled to Brooks to get the edge. But I still think it is a decent pitch to bat on. If we bowl well, some balls are keeping low. So if we capitalise on that, make sure we keep it straight, it will be difficult for the Pakistani batters to score runs. It is important we make sure we capitalise on the line and lengths, make sure we get a couple of wickets early and if we do that, we should be victorious today.
7:55pm West Indies finish on 305 for 8 and would be reasonably happy, I reckon. Having said that, the surface looks a belter. The odd ball spun and few kept low but all in all, the surface has played really well. West Indies lost Kyle Mayers early but Shai Hope and Shamarh Brooks kept the scoreboard ticking. The duo added 154 runs for the second wicket and while Brooks fell, Hope carried on. He soon brought up 12th century and also became the joint third-fastest to 4000 ODI runs. While Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled well, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali were expensive. Rauf did pick up four wickets but ended up going for 77 runs in his 10 overs. Shadab was miserly, as he conceded just 37 runs in his 10 overs. Can Pakistan chase this down? Find out in a bit.
Sherdil: "Didn't the rules change? Wasn't Alzari Joseph suppose to be on strike after Shepherd got out?" The batters crossed, and the new rules kick in only from October 2022
Razaaq: "This is where Pakistan is missing a batting all rounder like Hafeez/ Malik that could have chipped in with a few tight overs. Hassan and Rauf quite expensive"
AJ Hosein c Hasan Ali b Haris Rauf 8 (15m 7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 114.28
R Shepherd c Mohammad Nawaz b Haris Rauf 25 (32m 18b 0x4 2x6) SR: 138.88