Pakistan vs West Indies Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! BOWLED! Haris Rauf finishes it in style! Haris Rauf bowls a perfect yorker on middle and off. Oshane Thomas looks to push it away but misses. The ball crashes the stumps and Haris Rauf finishes with two wickets. A brilliant last over by Haris Rauf and once again he delivers under the pressure. Pakistan win by 9 runs.

There was a chance for no ball. There were only three fielders inside the circle and someone spotted it right in the end. He saved his team here

Game over! A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd drills it hard towards deep extra-cover but Asif Ali there manages to stop it and just a single for West Indies. So Pakistan just needs a legal delivery now off the last ball.

Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and Babar Azam having a chat...11 needed of 2 balls.

FOUR! He has got another boundary now! A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd stays leg side of the ball and slices it over point for a boundary. What a innings this has been from Romario Shepherd!

A brilliant yorker on middle. Romario Shepherd just manages to hit it to long on. No run taken again.

SIX! BANG! A length ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd clears his leg and hammers it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. What a shot and what a player!

DROPPED by Shadab Khan! A length ball, on off. Romario Shepherd backs away and looks to hit it away but miscues it. The ball goes in the air towards deep point and Shadab Khan settling under it drops it. Two runs taken in the end. Will this drop prove costly?

Haris Rauf to bowl the final over.

A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd drills it to covers and takes a single to retain the strike. 23 needed from last over.

A full ball, on middle. Drilled to long on. No run taken.

Oshane Thomas comes in.

OUT! RUN OUT! Akeal Hosein sacrifices his wicket for the cause! A full ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd hits this to long off and tries to come back for two. Akeal Hosein running at the bowler's end is short of his crease as Babar Azam fires in a good throw at the bowler's end as Afridi whips the bails off. So a single taken but more importantly, Romario Shepherd is back on strike.

Run out appeal. Shaheen Afridi is convinced he got his man as he puts up an appeal for run out. The on-field umpire takes his time before taking it upstairs. It actually looks like Akeal Hosein is short by a margin. good work from Afridi here.

A length ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd backs away and slams it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs across and keeps it to just two.

A length ball, outside off. Romario Shepherd looks to heave it but misses.

FOUR! Hat-Trick ball is dispatched for a boundary. A full ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd makes room and drives it through point for a boundary.

Yorker, on off. Romario Shepherd squeezes it out to point for one.

A length ball, on off, pushed to covers for a single.

Very full and outside off. Romario Shepherd drives it to long off for a single.

SIX! Romario Shepherd is not going to die here wondering! A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd makes room and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

A length ball, on off. Akeal Hosein pushes it off the front foot to sweeper cover for a single.

A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd skips down the track and hits it to long on for a single.

Akeal Hosein comes out.

OUT! BOWLED! Three in the over for Shaheen Afridi! A full pacy delivery on middle. Hayden Walsh makes room and looks to drive it away but misses. The ball shatters the stumps and Shaheen Afridi is the man again for Pakistan. He will be on a hat-trick in the next over.

Who walks out? it is Hayden Walsh.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one goes and West Indies are falling off here! A full ball, outside off. Dominic Drakes gets forward and looks to drive but the ball catches the outside edge of his blade. It goes back to Mohammad Rizwan and he makes no mistake to put Pakistan right on the top here.

A full ball. on middle. Romario Shepherd flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball,on off. Romario Shepherd pushes it to the point fielder.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side. Romario Shepherd looks to flick it but misses. Wide called.

A length ball, around off. Raymon Reifer steers it to backward point and gets a couple.

Dominic Drakes walks out.

OUT! CAUGHT! That is brilliant from Asif Ali at deep! A full ball, on leg. Odean Smith whips it strongly off his pads towards deep square leg. Asif Ali at the deep runs to his right, takes a good diving catch near the ropes and Odean Smith has to walk back. The third umpire is called to check it. It was very close but Asif Ali did really well to keep his legs away from the ropes. Wonderful stuff from him and West Indies slipping away from the chase.

An appeal for fair catch has been taken upstairs. Soft signal is out. Asif Ali in the deep takes a good catch but the umpire is checking if his foot touch the ropes or not. Two-three replays and the umpire is convinced it is a fair catch. Wonderful stuff from Ali there.

Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack.

Short ball, on off. Romario Shepherd pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets back for two runs. 46 needed now from 24 balls.

A full ball, on leg. Smith whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! The ball touches the finger of the jumping fielder in the deep and goes over the fence. A length ball, on off. Odean Smith backs away and smashes it over deep extra-cover just over the fielder for a maximum.

A short ball, on off. Smith sways away from the line of the ball.

Romario Shepherd walks out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Brandon King is gone and that is a big wicket for Pakistan. A length ball, on off. Brandon King backs away and looks to go big towards the on side again. But gets the bottom of his blade and the ball goes in the air towards long on. Mohammad Nawaz there takes an easy catch and Pakistan are on top now.

SIX! Brandon King is coming to the party tonight! A length ball, on middle. KIng backs away and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Haris Rauf to bowl now.

FOUR! West Indies will take it however it comes. A full ball, on middle. Smith looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge and past short fine leg for a boundary. 61 needed in 30 balls.

Full and on middle. King miscues his heave to long on for a single.

Back of a length, on middle. King makes room and looks to slap it away but gets no timing and hits it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Misfield but Babar Azam looks a bit in pain here. A full toss, on off. Brandon King drives it hard towards cover where Babar Azam lets it through his hand for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Smith drives it to deep cover for a single.

Odean Smith is the next batter in.

OUT! TAKEN! Rovman Powell goes back cheaply and Pakistan continue to take regular wickets. A length ball, outside off. Rovman Powell pulls it flat and straight in the hands of Fakhar Zaman at deep mid-wicket,

Mohammad Wasim is back into the attack now.

Full and on off. King blocks it out. 71 needed in 36 balls.

SIX! 100 up for West Indies. A tossed up ball, outside off. King skips down, he does not reach to the pitch of the ball but does enough to clear the long off fence.

Full and on middle. King defends it to covers.

Short and outside off. Powell wrists it to long on for a single.

Flatter, quicker and on off. Powell hits it back to the bowler.

On middle, Kept out.

Shorter and quicker, on leg. King makes room and looks to cut but misses. The keeper fumbles a bit.

FOUR! FIFTY for Brandon King, his first one in T20I. A flatter ball, on off. King makes room and slaps it over point for a boundary.

A loopy ball, on middle. Powell turns it to wide long on for a single.

Tossed up again. Powell defends it out to the right of the bowler.

Tossed up, outside off, pushed to covers.

Angles it on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammad Nawaz to continue.

Full and on off. Powell defends it to point.

Short and on off. King eases it down to long on for a single.

Haris Rauf seems to have hurt himself while fielding the last ball. He looks good now and is all ready to go.

A full ball, on the pads. Powell gets on his knee and sweeps it to deep square leg. Haris Rauf there does really well to dive to his left and save some runs for his team. There was a run out chance as well but he misses his shy at the bowler's end. A single.

Tossed up, outside off. King looks to drive but gets an outside edge to short third man for a single.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Full, this one stays low, on off. Powell pushes it to point.

Rovman Powell is the next batter in. Shadab Khan is back into the attack.

OUT! TAKEN! West Indies already got 14 off this over and it was unnecessary for Pooran to go big again. A full ball, outside off. Pooran drags it from wide outside off and toe ends it towards long on. Haris Rauf at long on charges forward and takes a brilliant catch.

SiX! It is the skipper, Pooran himself who will up the ante now. A full ball, on middle. Pooran slogs it over square leg for a biggie.

Slightly short, on middle. King tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, on the pads. Pooran slog-sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Full and on middle, pushed down to long on for a brace.

FOUR! Boundary to start after the break. On the pads. Pooran gets low and flicks it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

DRINKS! West Indies controlling the innings currently. They are batting watchfully and with 8 wickets still, remaining. One of these two will look to take the charge now. 102 needed in 60 balls. Mohammad Nawaz is back into the attack.

A length ball, on off. Pooran pushes it off the front foot to sweeper cover for a single. Just four from the over and West Indies need 102 from 60 balls now.

A length ball, on off. Pooran pushes it to point. Another dot ball.

Back of a length, on middle. Pooran dabs it to point and looks for a single but Shadab Khan is quick to collect it and no run taken in the end.

A length ball on off. Kings defends it square on the off side and gets another quick single.

A length ball, on leg. Nudged to fine leg for a single.

Back of a length, on off. King dabs it in front of point and sets off for a quick single. Shadab Khan collects the ball and under arms at the batter's end but misses. A single taken.

Fuller on middle. Flicked to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 106 needed now from 66 balls with eight wickets in hand.

Nicely tossed up on off. King gets forward to defend but the ball turns sharply and misses the outside edge of his blade.

Shorter length, on leg. Pooran gets back and nudges it to fine leg for a single.

Flatter and quicker on leg. Tucked to short mid-wicket.

Slightly shorter again on middle. Pushed to long on for a single.

Shorter ball, on off. King plays it back to the bowler off the back foot.

A full ball on middle. King drives but gets an inside half of his blade to deep backward square leg for a single. 109 needed now from 72 balls.

A full toss, on off. Pooran pushes it to mid off for a single.

A low full toss, on leg. Pooran flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder there Asif Ali does well and keeps it to just two runs.

Fuller, outside off. King drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

A full ball, on leg. King looks to clip but the ball misses his blade and brushes his pads and goes to the keeper.

A length ball, on off. Pooran drives and gets the inside half of his balde to long on for a single.

Slightly shorter on leg. Tucked to mid-wicket for another single.

Fuller on off. Defended off the front foot towards the off side for a single.

FOUR! Another boundary for Brandon King!  Fuller ball, on middle. Brandon King gets on his knees and slog sweeps it towards cow corner for a boundary.

Shorter length, on leg this time. Pooran pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Shorter length, on off. King gets back and pulls it to long on for a single.

Fuller and on middle. King drives back to the bowler.

Shadab Khan to bowl now.

Back of a length, on middle. King drops it onto the turf and the batters take another single. 50/2 after Powerplay and 123 needed now from 84 balls.

FOUR! Brandon King picks this slower ball and punishes it! A slower length ball, on off. King backs away and slaps it over mid on for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Pooran blocks it onto the turf and takes a quick single

Ohh..a slower short ball, on off. Nicholas Pooran first tries to pull but then sways away from the line of the ball at the last moment.

Back of a length, on off. Pooran blocks it off the back foot.

Short ball, on middle. King pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Haris Rauf starts with a length ball down the leg side. King looks to clip it but misses. Wide called.

Haris Rauf is into the attack.

Length ball, outside off. Pooran steers it to backward point. 131 needed in 90 balls.

Direct hit and King was a goner. On middle. King taps it in front of cover and takes a quick single. The fielder there dives and underarms at the non-striker's end but misses it.

FOUR! Nicely played! A length ball, on middle. King stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket beating the diving fielder there.

Length again, with some extra bounce, on middle. Pooran looks to defend but gets hit on the gloves It rolls to point and a quick single is taken.

Length and on middle. Blocked out.

WIDE! This is way down the leg side. Left alone.

Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack.

Short of a length, on off. Pooran hops and taps it to point.

In the air...but safe! A full ball, angling on middle. King looks to whip but gets a soft leading edge and it falls in front of mid off.

Flatter and on off, pushed to covers for a single.

TWO WIDES! Full and down the leg side. King misses his sweep, the keeper fumbles and a single is stolen.

A loopy ball, outside off. Pooran pushes it to mid off and gets off the mark with a quick single.

Slightly short and on middle. Blocked out.

Nicholas Pooran walks in at number 4.

OUT! LBW! Now Brooks departs, A flatter ball, angling on middle, it skids through off the surface and hits Brooks on the pads as he looks to flick. AN appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Shamarh Brooks has a chat with Brandon King but opts not to take the review and takes a long walk.

A full ball, on middle. King slog-sweeps it to long on. The deep mid-wicket fielder runs across and puts a brilliant dive to save a single

SIX! Flat six! A length ball, outside off. Shamarh Brooks pulls it flat and over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full and on off, pushed to covers.

FOUR! What a delivery from Wasim but Brooks gets runs out of it. A perfect yorker, on off. Brooks gets his bat down in time. It takes the outside edge and runs away to third man fence.

A length ball, on middle. King turns it to mid on for a quick single.

Shamarh Brooks walks in at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Shai Hope tries to up the ante and falls for the trap. A full ball, on middle. Shai Hope chips it high in the air and towards long on where Iftikhar Ahmed takes an easy catch. Pakistan get the first breakthrough.

Length and on middle. King punches it to mid on and scampers across for a quick single.

Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler.

Flatter and on middle. King tucks it to mid-wicket and calls for a single. Both make it in time.

Short and outside off. King makes room and slaps it to cover where the fielder makes half-stop. A single.

SIX! First off the innings! A full ball, on middle. Brandon King gets low and slogs it over cow corner for a biggie.

Touch fuller, on off, King works it to covers.

Tosses it up, on middle. Blocked out.

Mohammad Nawaz to start from the other end.

A length ball, outside off. Hope dabs it straight to backward point.

A full ball, on off, King looks to flick but gets a leading edge to covers for a single.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side. King misses his flick.

FOUR! EDGY RUNS! A perfect yorker, outside off. King looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge to the left of the keeper who dives but fails to stop it.

Shai Hope and West Indies are underway. A full ball, on off, pushed down to mid off for a quick single.

A full ball, outside off. Hope pushes it to covers.

What a delivery to start! A yorker, on off. Hope tries to squeeze it out but the ball rolls off the inner half to the left of the keeper.

Just a single. Full and on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single. Pakistan end at 172/8.

Haris Rauf is the next batter in.

OUT! RUN OUT! Full and outside off, Wasim swings and misses. Khan charges for a quick bye. Pooran throws it to the bowler who clips the bails off on his end as Wasim was well out of his crease. More importantly, he has given the strike to Khan.

Full and angling on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Second of the over! Comes around the wicket and serves a slower ball, on off. Shadab Khan generates enough power to clear the long on fence.

A length ball, outside off. Shadab Khan swings and misses it completely.

SIX! In the air and six! Maximum to start the over, pressure straight back to the bowler. A full ball, outside off. Shadab Khan smashes it, not off the middle and over long off for a biggie.

FOUR! This was a full toss, outside off. Wasim shuffles across and paddles it to the fine leg fence. Clever batting and Pakistan are getting handy runs in the deep.

Full, outside off, Khan works it to covers for one.

Full again, wide outside off. Wasim shuffles and steps back, squeezes it out to long on for a single.

A full toss, outside off, driven to deep covers for a single.

SIX! Shadab Khan doing the finishing job. A full ball, outside off. Khan rocks back and thumps it over long off for a biggie.

FOUR! A full ball, outside off. Khan whips it, this goes more off the inner half in the gap towards square leg for a boundary.

Review!  Iftikhar Ahmed has been given out caught behind and he has taken a review straightaway! The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes his blade. So the decision stays and Iftikhar Ahmed has to walk back. Mohammad Wasim is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There was clearly a sound there. A length ball, outside off, slower one. Iftikhar Ahmed looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge to the keeper, Nicholas Pooran who catches it. Iftikhar Ahmed takes the review. There is a clear spike and his cameo comes to an end.

SIX! Second in the over and this is turning out to be an expensive one. A half-volley, on off. Iftikhar Ahmed tonks it over long off for a biggie.

Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler.

SIX! Connects it well. A short ball, on middle. Iftikhar Ahmed pulls it over square leg for a biggie.

Around off, pushed to covers for a single.

A length ball, outside off, driven to deep cover for a single.

A yorker now, on middle. Ahmed jams it out on the off side for a quick single. Another good over from West Indies.

Short of a length, on middle. Khan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, outside off. Khan pushes it straight to point.

Length and outside off. Ahmed works it to covers for a single.

Shadab Khan is the next batter in.

OUT! TAKEN! That took some catching and Rovman Powell did really well. A short ball, on middle, getting bigger on Ali as he looks to pull. Gets a top edge, high in the air and towards mid-wicket. Rovman Powell runs from the deep and takes a blinder.

Full and outside off, driven to covers for a single.

Romario Shepherd is back into the attack.

Length and outside off. Ahmed gets on his toes as he looks to flick but gets a leading edge to third man for a single.

Short in length, outside off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Now goes full but bowls it down the leg side. Left alone.

SIX! Well played! Short of a length, on off. Ali stays deep in the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

A length ball, outside off. Ali looks to ride it down the ground but misses.

Short in length, on off. Kept out.

A short ball, on middle, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A flatter and quicker ball outside off. Ali looks to push at it but misses.

Tossed up on off. Asif Ali presses foward to defend but gets a thick outside edge to short third man. Odean Smith there misfields and the ball races towards the third man fence before Odean Smith cuts it off. Two runs taken in the end. There was a chance of Run Out initially but Odean Smith failed to collect the ball cleanly.

Asif Ali walks out to the middle.

OUT!  CAUGHT! Mohammad Nawaz departs cheaply now! A fuller ball, on off. Mohammad Nawaz gets low and sweeps it hard but fails to get elevation on that one. The ball goes flat and straight to Rovman Powell at deep mid-wicket. He takes a good catch and West Indies are getting regular wickets today.

Slower in the air on off. Nawaz pushes it off the front foot to the cover fielder in the ring.

A full toss on off. Ahmed drives it to deep cover for a single.

A fuller ball, on off. Nawaz defends it to the off side for a single.

Mohammad Nawaz comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! So no heroics from Haider Ali today! A short ball, outside off. Haider Ali makes room and looks to launch it over point. Hits the cut shot aerially but fails to clear the fence and Shamarh Brooks at the deep covers runs to his left and takes a fine catch. Big wicket for West Indies.

Back of a length, outside off. Ahmed cuts it to deep point for a single.

An off-pace delivery and outside off. Ahmed reaches for it and hits it in the air a little to deep cover for a couple.

A short ball again, on off. Ali pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball, on off. Ahmed pulls it to wide of long on for a single.

In the air...but safe!  A full ball, on middle. Ali looks to go big downtown but miscues. The ball goes high in the air but falls short of the long off fielder for a single.

FOUR! Short ball again and this time punished! A half-tracker on off. Ahmed hangs back and pulls it strongly towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Another short ball and this time little width offer. Ahmed cuts it through point and gets a couple.

Shorter length, on off. Ali cuts it to sweeper cover for a single this time.

Slower in the air and slightly shorter on off. Ali gets back and looks to cut but misses.

Fuller on leg this time. Ahmed works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter ball, on leg. Ali sweeps it to fine leg for a single.

Back of a length, on middle. Ali works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. End of a successful over for West Indies.

FOUR! Supreme timing! A length ball, on off. Haider Ali drives it on up through covers for a lovely boundary.

Fuller ball, on off. Ahmed drives it to long on for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Ali cuts it to deep point for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Ahmed pushes it off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.

Iftikhar Ahmed is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Odean Smith strikes in his very first ball! A short ball and wide outside off. Mohammad Rizwan reaches for it as he takes his bat away from his body. The ball hits the bottom of his blade and loops towards Shai Hope at covers. He takes a fine catch and Mohammad Rizwan will not get his fifty today.

Change. Odean Smith is into the attack now.

On a length, on off and angling away. Ali looks to push at it but misses. A good over for Pakistan.

Back of a length, outside off. Ali looks to pull but misses.

FIVE WIDES! A length ball and down the leg side. Ali looks to flick it but misses. Pooran behind the stumps misses too and the ball races towards the long leg fence.

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Shorter length and outside off. Ali cuts it in the gap through backward point for a boundary.

Shorter length, on middle. Pulled to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Back of a length and wider outside off. Rizwan looks to get hit bat on that one but misses. Wide called.

A short ball and around leg this time. Ali pulls it to fine leg for a single as the fielder in the deep cuts it off.

Back of a length, outside off. Rizwan cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

DRINKS! After losing two wickets early on, Pakistan are building on at a brisk pace. West Indies though have done really well to keep things under control and will look to take wickets at regular intervals.

Short ball and Ali cuts it again but finds the point fielder.

A loopy ball, on off. Mohammad Rizwan shuffles and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Placement! Short again, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan carves it through backward point for a boundary. Too many short balls from Hayden Walsh.

Full ball, on off, pushed through covers for a single.

Fuller, quicker and on off. Defended out.

FOUR! Flatter, short and outside off. Ali waits and cuts it to point and the ball races away to the fence.

Outside off. Ali opens the bat face and guides it to third man for one more.

Fuller ball now, on middle. Rizwan works it to wide long on for a single.

A length ball, angling way outside off. Mohammad Rizwan looks to slash at it but misses.

On the pads, this is flicked to mid-wicket for one more.

On a length, outside off. Ali taps it to backward point.

A full ball, outside off. Rizwan looks to push but gets an inside edge to square leg for a single.

Dominic Drakes is into the attack now.

FOUR! Boundary to end the over. A tossed up ball, full and on middle. Ali sweeps it fine to the fine leg fence. A muted appeal from West Indies but not given.

Short and outside off, cut away to point.

Short again, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan pulls it to long on for one.

Width offered outside off. Ali slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

Short and on middle, pulled away to mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan pre-meditates as he tries to paddle from outside off but fails to connect.

Another arm ball, outside off. Ali works it to point. Another good over from Akeal Hosein and he completes his quota of 4 overs giving away just 16 runs and getting a wicket.

Full and on off, pushed to point.

An appeal for LBW but not given. An arm ball from outside off, it lands outside off and comes through with the angle. Ali misses his cut and gets hit on the pads. Nicholas Pooran behind appeals but the umpire is unmoved. Might be missing the off pole.

Tossed up, on off. Rizwan pushes it down to long off for a single.

On middle, Blocked out.

Tosses it up, outside off. Ali drives it to deep point where Hayden Walsh runs across and cuts it out. Single.

On a length, on middle, tucked to mid-wicket for one. At the end of the Powerplay, Pakistan are 50/2.

Touch fuller, on middle. Rizwan turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

Another two as this full ball is flicked to deep square leg.

A length ball, on middle. Rizwan wrists it to mid-wicket and scampers through for a couple of runs. Good running.

FOUR! Pitches it up, outside off. Rizwan leans and drives it through covers for a boundary. Well timed.

A length ball, on middle. Ali tucks it to mid-wicket and takes a single.

Romario Shepherd is into the attack.

Flatter and shorter on middle. Ali pushes it to long on and gets a single.

Flatter on middle. Blocked from the crease towards the off side.

BEATEN! Slightly shorter length on off. Haider Ali gets back and looks to push it but gets beaten as the ball turns away.

Flatter ball, on off. Ali hangs back and punches it to the cover fielder.

Nicley tossed up on middle this time. Haider Ali defends this off the front foot.

Haider Ali walks out now.

OUT! STUMPING! Akeal Hosein delivers again! An arm ball slightly shorter in length and outside off. Fakhar Zaman skips down the track and looks to push at it but misses it. The ball goes through to the keeper and Nicholas Pooran does the rest as he whips the bails off. Another failure for Fakhar Zaman.

SIX! This time over the fence! A short and wider outside off. Mohammad Rizwan this time cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a biggie.

FOUR! Short and wide and punished! A short ball and wide outside off. Rizwan hangs back and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Short ball on off this time. Mohammad Rizwan sways away from the line of the ball and looks to upper cut it but misses.

A length ball, on off. Rizwan defends this square on the off side.

FOUR! Mohammad Rizwan with a good shot this time. A length ball, on middle. Rizwan just flicks this off his pads through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

FIVE  RUNS! This is quite unlucky for West Indies! A length ball, on off. Zaman pushes it to point and sets off for a quick single. The fielder there picks it and fires in a throw at the batter's end and the ball hits Zaman and deflects it to a boundary.

On the pads this time. Zaman turns it to square leg for a single.

Flatter ball, on middle. Zaman blocks it out.

FOUR! Short ball and punished! A flatter ball, outside off and slightly shorter on length. Fakhar Zaman stays deep in his crease and cuts it through covers for a boundary.

Fakhar Zaman walks out at number 3.

OUT! RUN OUT! Babar Azam departs cheaply again and this time it's a run out! A flatter ball, on off. Rizwan pushes it to backward point and sets off for a quick single. Babar Azam running towards the batter's end is short of his crease as Hayden Walsh fires in a good throw at that end and Nicholas Pooran does the rest as he whips the bails off in a flash. Babar Azam has to walk back early again.

An umpire review for run out. The bails are off as Babar Azam is run out by a mile.

Quicker and flatter on middle. Azam works it to square leg for a single.

FOUR! First boundary of the series for Babar Azam! A fuller ball, outside off. Babar Azam leans foward and drives it through covers for a beautiful boundary.

A length ball, on middle. Rizwan pushes it to mid on. Dot ball to end the over.

FOUR LEG BYES! A length ball, on pads. Rizwan gets across and looks to clip but misses. The ball brushes his pads and races away towards the long leg boundary.

Back of a length, on middle. Azam dabs it square on the on side for a single.

A length ball, on off. Defended off the front foot.

Play and a miss! A good-length delivery and outside off. Azam goes for a big booming drive but the ball misses the outside edge of his blade.

On a length, on off. Rizwan pushes it to wide of mid on for a quick single.

Who will bowl from the other end? It is Oshane Thomas.

Flatter and shorter on off. Azam gets back and pushes it to short cover. Good start by Akeal Hosein.

Fuller on leg. Rizwan pushes it to long on for another single.

Fuller on middle. Azam clips it to wide of long on for a single.

Darted on the pads this time. Rizwan goes for the sweep shot and gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a single. Good running there. He gets off the mark and Pakistan are underway.

Fuller ball, on off. Defended off the front foot towards the off side.

A flatter ball and shorter in length on middle to start. Rizwan sweeps it to short fine leg.

We are all set for the action. The players of West Indies stride out to the middle. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are the openers. Before the play, the West Indies players' take the knee in support of Black Lives Matter while the Pakistan players' stand firmly. Akeal Hosein to start with the ball.

Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies skipper, says that they want to show better execution tonight and have one change, Hayden Walsh for Devon Thomas.

Babar Azam, the Pakistani skipper, says that they will bat first and adds that they are going with an unchanged team.

West Indies (Playing XI) - Nicholas Pooran (C) (WK), Shai Hope, Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh (In for Devon Thomas).

Pakistan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Babar Azam (C), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.

TOSS UPDATE - Pakistan have won the toss and they have elected to BAT first.

West Indies, on the other hand, have been hampered by some of their first-choice players missing out due to a variety of reasons. But it also provides them with an opportunity to build a new team ahead of the next T20 World Cup. Akeal Hosein was brilliant in the last game and there are plenty of other talented youngsters who can succeed at the highest level if given ample opportunities. Nicholas Pooran batted at number 3 in the first game and he will have to take the responsibility and lead from the front to inspire his young team tonight. Can they beat this strong Pakistan team in their own backyard? Or will Pakistan march ahead to clinch the series? Stay tuned.

Pakistan have been in red-hot form in T20Is and have now 18 wins in this format in 2021, the most by any team in a year. They were clinical in the first game with both bat and ball as they first notched up a huge total of 200 and followed it up with an impressive bowling performance. They will be particularly pleased with the performance of youngsters like Haider Ali and Mohammad Wasim who showed great skills and temperament under pressure. With the next T20 World Cup not far away we can expect Pakistan to try out some more youngsters tonight.

Hello and a warm welcome to the second T20I of the three-match T20I series between Pakistan and the West Indies. The hosts, Pakistan continued their dominant T20 form in the first game with a comfortable victory and will be eyeing yet another series win. The young West Indies team, on the other hand, will be looking to quickly learn from their mistakes from the last night and put a better performance tonight.

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