Pakistan vs West Indies, West Indies in Pakistan, 3 T20I Series, 2021 Full score card

OUT! BOWLED! It's all over! Mohammad Wasim finishes with four wickets! Mohammad Wasim bowls this from 'round the wicket and on a length, on off. Oshane Thomas presses forward to defend but misses as the ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and shatters the stumps. Another wicket for Mohammad Wasim and this has been a brilliant display of bowling by the young man. Pakistan complete another dominant performance and they win by 63 runs!

WIDE! Full and down the leg side this time. Oshane Thomas looks to flick it away but misses. Wide called.

A full ball, on leg. Akeal Hosein flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

A low full toss, on off. Thomas pushes it to covers for a single.

A yorker, around off. Oshane Thomas blocks it out.

Oshane Thomas is the last man in.

OUT! BOWLED! Another excellent delivery from Wasim and gets rid of Romario Shepherd this time! Wasim bowls a perfect yorker, around off. Shepherd fails to dig it out and the ball cannons onto his off stump.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Romario Shepherd flat-bats it to long off but does not take a single.

Akeal Hosein walks out to bat.

OUT! BOWLED! Shaheen Afridi gets his revenge! A full and straight ball on middle. Odean Smith backs away a little and looks to heave it across the line but misses this time. The ball shatters the stumps and Odean Smith has to walk back. End of an entertaining innings from Odean Smith.

SIX! This time he has deposited over the fence! Afridi misses his yorker and bowls this full on middle. Odean Smith gets under it and tonks it over long on for a biggie.

FOUR! Wow a helicopter shot this time! Almost a yorker on middle. Odean Smith gets under it and plays a helicoper shot towards long off for a boundary.

DROPPED! A Length ball, on off. Romario Shepherd gets under it and looks to go big over long on. But gets the bottom of his blade and the ball goes straight into the hands of Mohammad Nawaz at long on. Mohammad Nawaz there drops a sitter and a single is taken in the end.

A length ball, angling into middle. Odean Smith looks to work it away but gets a thick outside edge to third man for a single.

FOUR! Odean Smith is just displaying the power he has! A full ball, on off. Odean Smith backs away and drills it to long off for a boundary.

Swing and a miss again! An off-pace delivery on a length, on off. Romario Shepherd swings hard across the line but misses.

A full ball, on middle. Smith pushes it to long on for just a single.

A slower length ball, around off. Odean Smith swings across the line but misses again.

SIX! Short ball and punished! A short ball, on middle. Odean Smith hangs back and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

A length ball, outside off. Smith swings but misses again.

Short and wide outside off. Odean Smith looks to cut it but misses. Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps catches it and convinces Babar Azam to take a review. He takes it but the UltraEdge shows no spike. So just a dot ball.

Babar Azam has opted for a review for caught behind! Mohammad Rizwan feels that he heard something and asks his skipper to refer it. Nothing on the UltraEdge and Pakistan lose a review.

Back of a length, on middle. Romario Shepherd just pushes it back to the bowler. 90 needed now from 24 balls.

Back of a length, outside off. Odean Smith backs away and slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Odean Smith looks to pull but misses, Wide called.

A full toss, on middle. Romario Shepherd hits this inside out towards deep cover for a single.

A full ball, on off. Odean Smith backs away and hits it to the cover fielder in the ring for a single.

Back of a length, around leg. Romario Shepherd tucks it to the leg side and takes a run.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Romario Shepherd looks to heave it away but he misses.

Fuller ball, on middle. Driven to long on for a single.

A full ball, middle. Romario Shepherd drives it to long on and gets a single. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end and the batters take an extra run as the ball deflects away.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Romario Shepherd looks to pull but misses.

FOUR! A low full toss, on middle. Romario Shepherd whips this off his pads and hits it wide of long on for a boundary.

SIX! This time deposited over the fence! Full ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd gets under it and hammers it over long on for a biggie.

FOUR! Fuller on off. Romario Shepherd backs away and smashes it through covers for a boundary.

A yorker on middle. Romario Shepherd jams it out.

AND AGAIN! Odean Smith is certainly not picking Shadab Khan! Another ball, on a length, outside off and spinning away late. Odean Smith looks to block but he misses.

Tossed up, on a length, outside off. Odean Smith looks to sweep but he misses as the ball spins past his blade.

Flatter ball, outside off. Odean Smith looks to poke at it but he misses out yet again.

A googly, outside off. Odean Smith looks to block but the ball sneaks through his bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Tossed up, on a length, around middle. Rovman Powell hits it straight to Mohammad Nawaz at long on who takes a good catch. West Indies are in deep trouble now.

Tossed up, on a length, outside off. Rovman Powell looks to slog but he misses.

A slower length ball, on off. Rovman Powell looks to defend but gets surprised as that bounce grips off the surface and hits him on the gloves for a single to the on side.

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up, around middle. Rovman Powell smokes it over long on and collects a biggie.

Good-length ball, on leg. Romario Shepherd nudges it to the leg side for a run.

Back of a length, outside off. Romario Shepherd looks to cut but he misses.

Short of a length, outside off. Rovman Powell steers it to third man for a single.

Romario Shepherd is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! A slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. Dominic Drakes looks to heave it away but it goes off the toe end towards the long on region. Mohammad Nawaz runs in from long on and takes a good catch. West Indies slip further!

Haris Rauf is back into the attack.

DROPPED! A quicker ball, on a length, around off. Rovman Powell looks to block but it goes off the outside edge towards Babar Azam at first slip who drops it. 122 runs needed off 48 balls.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up, in the slot, around middle. Rovman Powell smokes it over the long on region for a biggie.

Flatter ball, outside off. Rovman Powell chips it over the point region and scampers through for the second run.

FOUR! Top shot! Fuller in length, around middle and leg. Rovman Powell gets down on his knee and paddles it to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.

Tossed up, around off and spinning away sharply. Rovman Powell prods but sways away from the line of the ball.

Flatter ball, outside off and turning away late. Rovman Powell looks to poke at it but the ball goes past his blade.

Overpitched ball, on middle. Rovman Powell squeezes it out to the leg side and the batters collect a run.

Tossed up, around off. Rovman Powell blocks it out.

A bit quicker, on a length, outside off. Dominic Drakes cuts it towards the cover region for a run.

FOUR! Nicely timed! Flatter ball, around leg. Dominic Drakes rocks back and just whips it to wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Dominic Drakes tucks it to square leg.

Flatter ball, outside off and turning away late. Rovman Powell pushes it past the point fielder for a single.

Tossed up, on a length, around off. Dominic Drakes presses forward to defend this one.

Flatter ball, on off. Dominic Drakes blocks it off the front foot.

Dominic Drakes is the new man in.

OUT! BOWLED! Shamarh Brooks' misery ends! A flatter delivery on middle. Shamarh Brooks dances down the track and looks to slog it away but he is no position to connect the ball. The ball misses his swinging bat and then shatters the stumps. Shadab Khan gets the second wicket in the over and West Indies are crumbling under the pressure here.

Slower in the air on middle and turning away. Brooks defends this off the front foot towards the off side.

Full toss on middle. Powell pushes it to long on for a single.

DRINKS! Pakistan are bossing the game right now and West Indies badly need a big partnership to get back in this game. They have some big hitters to follow and they will need to get going straightaway. Rovman Powell walks out to bat.

OUT! LBW! Shai Hope departs now! A fuller ball, on middle. Shai Hope just like his partner in the last over looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and this time it looks dead straight. Pakistan players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Shai Hope knows he is out too and decides against taking a review. He walks back to the hut and West Indies are in deep trouble now.

Shamarh Brooks opts for a review after being adjudged LBW! The Ball Tracker indicates that the ball was missing the off stump and Brooks survives!

NOT OUT! Shamarh Brooks survives! A quicker delivery on off. Shamarh Brooks gets on his knees and looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is a huge appeal. The umpire raises his finger but Shamarh Brooks reviews. The replays roll in and the Ball Tracker shows that the ball is missing the off stump. So the decision is overturned and that is a good review by Brooks.

Fuller and outside off. Brooks looks to push at it but gets beaten.

Fuller on off. Brooks tries a slog-sweep but misses as the ball turns away sharply.

DROPPED! Fuller on middle. Hope skips down the track and looks to go downtown but gets the bottom of his blade. The ball goes in the air towards long off and Shaheen Afridi running in gets the hand to the ball but drops it. A single taken.

Flatter, on off. Brooks dabs it to backward point for a single.

Beaten! A quicker ball, on middle. Brooks looks to work it away but gets beaten as the ball turns away sharply.

Fuller delivery on off. Hope drives it back to the bowler.

Shorter length and turning away. Brooks pushes it off the back foot to covers for a single.

Fuller on off. Defended off the front foot.

Quicker on off. Hope pushes it behind square on the off side for a single.

Shorter length, on off. Brooks works it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller on middle. Hope sweeps it to deep square leg for just a single.

Shadab Khan comes into the attack.

Shorter length, on off. Brooks cuts it off the back foot to point. 148 needed now from 78 balls.

Another quicker delivery around off. Brooks late cuts it to short third man.

Darted on middle. Hope makes room and pushes it to covers for a single.

Fuller on middle. Brooks works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Shorter length, on off. Hope pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Full ball, on off. Shai Hope gets on his knees and smashes it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Mohammad Nawaz comes back to bowl.

Drifting on leg again. Brooks looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his thigh and goes to the keeper.

A length ball, on off. Hope dabs it to backward point and takes off for a quick single. Shadab Khan running in fires in a direct hit at the batter's end. But the replays confirm that the batter is safe and a single is taken.

FOUR! Wrong line and punished! A length ball, on pads. Hope just tucks it fine towards long leg for a boundary.

On a length, on leg. Brooks clips it to behind square on the on side for a single.

Shamarh Brooks walks out to bat.

OUT! LBW! A brilliant yorker again! Mohammad Wasim bowls this pacy yorker on middle and leg. Devon Thomas looks to jam it out but misses. Gets hit on the pads and there is a huge appeal. The umpire raises his finger and another West Indies batter is undone by a brilliant yorker.

On a length, on middle. Hope clips it to deep square leg for a single.

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

Short of a length, outside off. Shai Hope stays back and steers it to third man for a single. Just 5 runs off the over!

Good running! Length ball, just outside off. Devon Thomas pushes it to wide of mid off and scampers through for a run.

Length ball, on the pads. Shai Hope clips it to deep square leg for a single.

On a length, around off. Devon Thomas defends it to cover.

Full ball, outside off. Shai Hope looks for a booming drive but it goes off the inner half of the blade back past the bowler. Shaheen Afridi moves across to his left from mid on and keeps it to just one.

Length ball, angling in from middle. Shai Hope drives it towards mid on.

Back of a length, around off. Devon Thomas gets behind the line of the ball to block this one out.

Devon Thomas is the next man in.

OUT! BOWLED! What a delivery to get rid of the dangerous Nicholas Pooran! Wasim hurls a pin-point yorker, around off. Pooran looks to jam it out but he gets beaten for pace and misses it. The ball crashes onto his off pole. West Indies lose their second wicket and are in a spot of bother now.

A yorker, outside off. Nicholas Pooran looks to dig it out but he misses.

SIX! Another maximum from Nicholas Pooran! A short ball and around leg. Nicholas Pooran hangs back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum.

A full ball, on pads. Hope flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Full and punished! An overpitched delivery on off. Shai Hope leans forward and drives it wide of mid off for a boundary.

Mohammad Wasim is into the attack now.

Length delivery, around off. Pooran prods and blocks it out.

FOUR! Crunched! Full ball, outside off. Nicholas Pooran chips it over mid off and collects a boundary.

A yorker-length delivery, around middle. Nicholas Pooran tucks it to mid-wicket.

Another slower ball, on a length, around middle. Shai Hope looks to flick but it goes off the inner half towards mid on. The batters cross for a run.

Length ball, angling in from middle. Nicholas Pooran clips it to wide of mid on for a single.

An off-pace delivery, outside off. Shai Hope looks to drive on the up but he gets a thick outside edge towards third man for a run.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Shai Hope tucks it to the leg side and collects a single.

Tossed up, around off. Shai Hope pushes it to cover.

Fuller on off. Pushed off the front foot towards mid off for a single.

SIX! Nicholas Pooran gets into the act straightaway! A full ball, on off. Nicholas Pooran gets under it and just tonks it over long on for a biggie.

Flatter and quicker outside off. Pooran looks to defend it but gets beaten.

Nicholas Pooran walks in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! A very soft dismissal and Brandon King has to walk back. Flatter ball, outside off and sticking into the surface. Brandon King looks to push it to the off side but it hits the shoulder of his bat and the ball goes straight to Babar Azam at extra cover who takes an easy catch.

Mohammad Nawaz to start from the other end.

FOUR! Pure class from Shai Hope! An overpitched delivery on off. Shai Hope leans forward and drives it through covers for a lovely boundary.

Fuller on off. Driven to mid off. Dot ball again.

A full ball, around off. Hope looks to drive it but gets the inside edge back to the keeper. There is an appeal for a caught behind but the replays show that the ball has hit the ground after hitting his bat.

The umpires are checking if that is caught behind. Shaheen Afridi feels that he has got his man here. The replays roll in and it suggests that the ball bounced before going to the keeper.

On a length, on middle. King works it to square leg for a single.

Fuller on middle. Hope pushes it to mid on and gets a single. Shai Hope gets off the mark.

A full toss on middle and shaping in. Hope blocks it out.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side to start from Afridi. Shai Hope looks to clip it but misses. Wide called.

Banged in short, around leg. Mohammad Nawaz swivels and pulls it to fine leg for a run. Pakistan end with 200/6.

SIX! That is a serious shot! Drakes looks for a yorker, outside off but ends up bowling a half-volley. Nawaz gets low and pumps it over long off to collect a biggie.

Length ball, outside off. Mohammad Nawaz chips it over the extra cover fielder and collects a couple of runs.

Shadab Khan is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! End of a very fine innings from Haider Ali. This was a full ball, around off. Ali gets under it and looks to go downtown but he gets the toe end of his bat and the ball goes high into the night sky and straight to Odean Smith at long on who takes a good catch.

A slower bumper, outside off. Mohammad Nawaz pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Full ball, outside off. Haider Ali reaches out and drags it to sweeper cover for a single.

Dominic Drakes to bowl the last over.

SIX! BOOM! Back of a length, just outside off. Mohammad Nawaz hangs back and smokes it over the long off region to bag a maximum! Big over for Pakistan as 20 runs came off it.

FOUR! Top shot! Full ball, way outside off. Nawaz gets low and slices it past the deep cover fielder to collect a boundary.

Wide! Too wide, outside off. Mohammad Nawaz lets it be. Wided!

DROPPED! FOUR! Full ball, way outside off. Nawaz looks to squeeze it out but he gets a thick outside edge. Odean Smith at the gully region hops to take the catch but he just manages to get a hand on it and the ball races away to the third man fence.

Good change of pace from Shepherd! A slower ball, into the surface, around middle. Haider Ali looks to pull but he misses and gets hit on his body. The ball rolls away to the leg side for a leg bye.

Fuller in length, yet again outside off. Mohammad Nawaz looks to go over cover but it goes off the outer half of the blade towards deep point for a run.

FOUR! Full ball, outside off. Nawaz squeezes it past the short third man fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

Romario Shepherd is back into the attack.

SIX! WOW! What a clean strike to end the over! Fuller in length, outside off. Haider Ali smacks it over the extra cover region and bags a maximum!

On a length, outside off. Mohammad Nawaz looks to drive on the up but he gets an outside edge towards third man for one.

Mohammad Nawaz is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This time Hope pouches it and Iftikhar Ahmed has to walk to back to the hut! Back of a length, way outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed looks to guide it past the short third man fielder but he gets a thick outside edge which goes to the right of the keeper. Shai Hope moves across to his right and takes a simple catch.

DROPPED! Shai Hope drops a regulation catch behind the sticks. Good-length ball, outside off. Haider Ali looks to heave it away but he gets a thick outside edge and the ball goes towards Hope who drops a sitter. The batters take a run.

Banged in short, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed looks to pull but he gets an under-edge and the ball goes to the cover region for a run.

FOUR! Flicked away! Full ball, darted on the pads. Ahmed whips it off his pads behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Odean Smith is back into the attack.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length, outside off. Haider Ali hangs back and guides it past the short third man fielder for a boundary.

A slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. Iftikhar Ahmed stays back and flat-bats it straight to Nicholas Pooran at mid off and takes off for a run. Pooran takes the catch and has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses.

NO BALL! A yorker-length delivery, around off. Haider Ali works it to long on for a single. Free Hit coming up as Oshane Thomas oversteps.

Full ball, darted on the pads. Iftikhar Ahmed clips it to fine leg and gets off the mark with a run.

Iftikhar Ahmed is the next batter in.

OUT! TAKEN! Oshane Thomas gets the wicket of the dangerous Asif Ali! Thomas hurls a slower ball, into the deck, outside off. Asif Ali looks to pull hard but he mistimes it and hits it straight to Rovman Powell att deep mid-wicket who takes a simple catch. Pakistan lose their fourth wicket now!

Fuller in length, outside off. Haider Ali drills it to long off for a single.

A full toss, on middle. Haider Ali pushes it to deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Oshane Thomas is back into the attack.

Another play and a miss! A slower ball, shorter in length, way outside off. Asif Ali looks to heave it away but the ball goes past his blade. Just 4 runs and a wicket off the over!

A slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. Asif Ali looks to pull but he misses.

A low full toss, outside off. Haider Ali squeezes it out to deep cover for a run.

Wide! Fuller in length, outside off and just outside the tramline. Haider Ali lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.

Back of a length, outside off. Asif Ali hangs back and steers it to third man for a single. He gets off the mark straightaway!

A full toss, outside off. Haider Ali looks to slog but he gets an under-edge and the ball goes to short third man fielder. The batters cross for a run.

Asif Ali is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Rizwan departs and this is a huge wicket for West Indies. A slower ball, fuller in length, around off. Rizwan looks to tonk it over the mid-wicket region but he miscues it and the ball goes high in the air to wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Odean Smith there runs to his right and takes a good running catch.

Romario Shepherd comes back to bowl.

SIX! This is huge and what a way to get to his fifty! A length ball, on off. Haider Ali gets under it as he stays deep in his crease and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. That has gone a long way and Haider Ali gets to his fifty in just 28 balls.

A full ball, around off this time. Haider Ali looks to hit it straight but misses.

FOUR! Another lucky boundary for Haider Ali and Odean Smith continues to be unlucky! A length ball, on middle. Haider Ali looks to pull but gets an inside edge past short fine leg for a boundary.

A length ball, on middle. Rizwan sweeps it to deep mid-wicket this time for a single.

Shorter length, on off. Haider Ali pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Rizwan pushes this off the back foot to backward point for a single.

Odean Smith (2-0-30-0) comes back into the attack.

FOUR! Boundary to end the over! A slower full ball, outside off. Haider Ali just slices it over the backward point fielder for a boundary.

Fuller ball again, on middle. Rizwan works it to square leg for a single.

A full ball, on middle. Haider Ali drills it to long on for a single.

A full ball, outside off. Ali looks to hit it away but misses.

SIX! What a shot! A short ball and outside off. Haider Ali backs away and cuts it over point for a maximum.

A full ball, on off. Rizwan drives it to long on for a single.

Dominic Drakes (2-0-19-0) is back on.

BEATEN! A good-length delivery around off. Haider Ali looks to push at it from his crease but the ball misses the outside edge of his blade.

A full ball, on leg. Flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Ali looks to push it off the back foot towards the off side but gets an inside edge to fine leg for a single.

On a length, on middle. Worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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

Short ball, on off again. Rizwan just waits for it and ramps it over the keeper's head for a couple.

FOUR! Short ball, on off. Rizwan pulls this off the front foot towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

NO BALL! A full toss above the waist, down the leg side. Rizwan looks to pull but misses. No ball called for height and Free Hit coming up.

Oshane Thomas (2-0-17-0) is back on.

FOUR! This time he gets cute! A length ball, on off. Haider Ali uses the pace of the ball and guides it wide of short third man for another boundary. Huge over for Pakistan.

SIX! Short ball and punished! A short ball, on off. Haider Ali rocks back and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

A length ball, on middle. Worked away to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Another lucky boundary! Back of a length, on middle. Rizwan looks to work it away but gets a thick outside edge which flies over the backward point fielder for a boundary.

Shorter in length, on off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A brilliant yorker but it goes off for a boundary! A yorker on middle and leg. Haider Ali looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Odean Smith (1-0-10-0) comes back to bowl.

Shorter in length, around off. Haider Ali cuts it to sweeper cover and gets a single.

Flatter on middle. Rizwan skips down the track and pushes it to wide of long on for a single.

FOUR! Little lucky there for Mohammad Rizwan! Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track and Akeal Hosein adjusts his length a little and bowls it shorter, outside off. Rizwan goes through his inside out shot and gets a thick outside edge over short third man for a boundary.

Fuller on off. Ali sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter on off. Rizwan pushes it off the front foot towards the off side and gets a single.

A fuller ball, on off. Rizwan plays it back to the bowler.

Drinks! Pakistan have done well after losing their skipper for a duck. Mohammad Rizwan continues to impress and Haider Ali has a great chance here to show his worth with the bat. West Indies will look to chip in with wickets and make sure that Pakistan do not run away with the score.

Back of a length, on middle. Rizwan tucks it to deep mid-wicket and collects a run.

FOUR! Top shot! Short of a length, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan stays back, opens the face of his bat and steers it past the short third man fielder for a boundary.

Brilliant running! Good-length ball, on leg. Rizwan nudges it to the on side and comes back for the second run. He brings up his fifty off just 34 balls.

Fuller in length, around middle and leg. Mohammad Rizwan clips it behind square on the leg side and takes a couple of runs.

FOUR! Punished by Mohammad Rizwan! A juicy full toss, outside off, asking to be hit. Rizwan whips it to wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder to collect a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan stays back and punches it to the extra cover fielder.

Romario Shepherd is back into the attack

Floated, on a length, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan defends it to wide of cover and takes off for a run. Another good over from Akeal Hosein as just 5 runs came off it.

Good running! On a length, around middle. Rizwan tucks it to the vacant mid on region and scampers back for the second run.

Flatter ball, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan rocks back and slices it to backward point.

A slight mix-up but no harm done! Fuller in length, on off. Mohammad Rizwan taps it to cover and looks for a run but Ali sends him back.

Flatter and quicker, around off. Ali stays back and cuts hard. Shamarh Brooks at backward point dives to his right and stops the ball. The batters cross for a single.

A quicker ball, on a length, outside off. Rizwan rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! BANG! Banged in short, yet again outside off. Ali stays back and pulls it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder. The fielder there puts in a dive but the ball sneaks through and races away to the fence.

Play and a miss! A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Haider Ali looks to hoick it to the leg side but he misses.

Excellent delivery! A yorker, around off. Haider Ali digs it out back to the bowler.

Another ball, shorter in length, outside off. Rizwan swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! WHACKED! Banged in short, outside off. Rizwan pulls it in front of square and collects a boundary. Pakistan bring up their 50!

Back of a length, just outside off. Haider Ali hangs back, opens the face of his bat and steers it towards third man for a single.

Odean Smith is into the attack now.

Flatter ball, around middle and leg. Haider Ali tucks it to the leg side and keeps the strike for the next over by taking a run. Just 3 runs off the over!

Fuller in length, outside off. Rizwan works it to wide of long off and rotates the strike.

BEATEN! Top delivery from Hosein! Flatter ball, around off and spinning away late. Rizwan prods to block this one but the ball spins past his outside edge.

Slightly shorter in length, around middle. Haider Ali sits back and eases it to long on for one.

Flatter and quicker, on a length, outside off. Ali hangs back and cuts but finds the backward point fielder.

Flatter ball, outside off. Haider Ali cuts it to cover-point and looks for a run but is sent back by Rizwan.

Akeal Hosein is back into the attack.

Good-length ball, darted on the pads. Ali hangs back and works it to deep square leg for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, the hosts are 44/2.

On a length, around the fifth stump channel. Haider Ali prods and pushes it to cover.

Fuller in length, around middle. Rizwan clips it to wide of mid on for a brace.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! An off-pace delivery, shorter in length, outside off. Rizwan stays back and cuts it past the cover fielder to collect a boundary.

Length ball, way outside off. Haider Ali presses forward and caresses it to deep cover. Ali is off the mark with a single.

Back of a length, around off. Mohammad Rizwan taps it to backward point and takes a run.

Dominic Drakes comes back to bowl.

Fuller on off. Mohammad Rizwan pushes it to mid on and gets a quick single. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Rizwan is safe.

Haider Ali is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Fakhar Zaman looks to go big downtown but holes out! An off-pace delivery fuller on middle. Fakhar Zaman gets under it and looks to smash it over long on. He gets the elevation but fails to gets the distance. The ball goes high in the air towards long on and Shamarh Brooks there takes a fine catch. Fakhar Zaman has to walk back and Pakistan lose their second now.

A length ball, on middle. Rizwan works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Zaman pushes it off the back foot to point and a quick single is taken yet again.

Back of a length, on off. Rizwan works it to mid-wicket and gets a single this time.

A length ball, on middle. Rizwan works it to mid-wicket and gets back for a couple. He puts in a dive again to complete the second run. Superb running.

Romario Shepherd comes to bowl now.

A length ball, on off. Rizwan pushes it with soft hands square on the off side and gets a quick single. Good over for Pakistan and despite losing Babar Azam early they are going quite well.

Mohammad Rizwan seems to be in some pain. He has hurt himself while putting in a dive. The physio is out to have a look at him. He seems fine and we are good to resume.

A fuller ball, on middle. Rizwan clips it to deep square leg and gets back for two runs. Rizwan puts in a dive to complete the second run. The fielder in the deep throws it to the keeper's end who whips the bails off.

A length ball, on off. Rizwan defends this off the front foot  towards the off side.

FOUR! This time it is short and same result! A short ball, on middle. Mohammad Rizwan pulls it behind square on the on side for a boundary.

FOUR! Superb timing! A full ball, on middle. Rizwan picks it on full and flicks it wide of mid on for a boundary.

A full ball, on off. Rizwan drives it to mid on and immediately says no to his partner for a run.

A full ball, on off. Rizwan pushes it to mid on and completes a quick single.

Fuller, on middle. Zaman drives it to long on for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Zaman opens the face of his blade and gets it to third man for a couple.

On a length, on off. Pushed off the back foot towards deep point for a single.

FOUR! Wrong line and punished! Back of a length, on leg. Mohammad Rizwan just pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. All he needed to do there was to use the pace of the ball and guide it and he does that in style.

Back of a length, outside off. Rizwan just steers it through backward point. Brandon King runs across from deep point, stops it with a dive and saves two runs for his team. Two taken.

Dominic Drakes comes into the attack.

FOUR! The first boundary of the innings! A length ball, outside off. Fakhar Zaman throws his bat at that one and slashes hard and gets it wide of point for a boundary.

A yorker on off. Zaman digs it out to first slip.

A good-length delivey on off and seaming away. Fakhar Zaman goes hard at it but misses.

A length ball, on off. Zaman pushes this off the front foot towards mid off.

Short and wide outside off. Rizwan cuts this off the back foot towards backward point. Dominic Drakes dives to his left and saves three runs for his team. One run taken.

A full ball, outside off. Rizwan looks to drive but gets the inside half of his blade to mid on.

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

Slightly shorter on off. Defended off the back foot. Good start for West Indies. They have got an early wicket and will look to capitalise on it now.

A fuller ball, on off. Zaman drives it through covers for a couple. Good timing and he is off the mark straightaway.

Fakhar Zaman walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Babar Azam departs for a duck! A nicely tossed up delivery, on off. Babar Azam presses forward to defend but the ball turns away and catches the outside edge of his blade and goes back to Shai Hope behind the stumps. He takes a fine catch and Akeal Hosein sends back the No.1 T20I batter for a duck.

Flatter and skidding through the pitch on off. Blocked off the front foot.

Slightly shorter on off. Rizwan gets back and pushes it to long on for a single. He is off the mark.

Flatter ball, on middle. Worked away to short mid-wicket.

The national anthems are done and we are set for the game to begin! The players of West Indies are in a huddle before they spread out on the field. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan walk out to bat for Pakistan. The players take knee to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Akeal Hosein will start with the ball. Here we go...

The players of both the teams have lined up for their respective national anthems. First, it will be the anthem of Pakistan, followed by West Indies' anthem.

Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan, says that the pitch looks good and they would look to put up a good score on the board. Adds that it feels good to be playing at home and they are looking forward to playing in front of the crowds.

Nicholas Pooran, the skipper of West Indies, says that they will bowl first because they want to look at conditions first. Adds that there are plenty of youngsters in the team and hopes that they can start something special from tonight.

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

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

TOSS UPDATE - West Indies have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.

West Indies are a depleted side coming into this T20I series as they will be taking the field without some of their T20 stalwarts in Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard. The side also had a setback after three players from their 15-man squad returned with Covid positive results and the visitors now have only 12 players to choose from. Their skipper, Nicholas Pooran would be eager to start on a winning note and will look to lead from the front in the absence of some senior players. The likes of Rovman Powell and Darren Bravo have a huge responsibility on their shoulders as they have heaps of experience when it comes to the shortest format of the game. Will the visitors stun Pakistan and draw the first blood in this three-match T20I series? We'll find that shortly. Toss and team news in a while.

Although Pakistan did not manage to bag the silverware in the recently held T20 World Cup, they would be coming into this T20I series high on confidence having beaten Bangladesh 3-0 in their own backyard. Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, are a side which has a nice blend of experience and youth and they are certainly one of the best sides going around in world, especially in the shortest format. We could also see the hosts giving some game time to their youngsters, keeping in mind that the next T20 World Cup is less than a year away.

International cricket returns to Pakistan and the T20I series is set to kick off at the iconic National Stadium in Karachi. On that note, hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of the 1st T20I between Pakistan and West Indies. Pakistan would be itching to take the field as they would be playing at home after a very long time. West Indies, on the other hand, would be looking to start afresh after a disappointing T20 World Cup in UAE.

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