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

Dropped on Free Hit and Pakistan win! A full ball, on off. Asif Ali gets under it and looks to smash it over long on. Gets it high but fails to get enough distance and the ball goes straight to Rovman Powell at long on. He drops it and a single is taken. So Pakistan win by seven wickets!

After all that has been going on for the last couple of days, West Indies went out to bat with a positive mindset and when they went into the break with a score of 200+ on the board, they must have felt they had done enough. The bowling really let them down tonight and apart from a couple of bowlers, no one ever looked likely to pick up a wicket. Gudakesh Motie on debut did a fantastic job up front as he did not give away many runs. The pacers just couldn't control the middle overs and the two Pakistani openers were allowed to just maneuver the play. Finally, the breakthrough did come in the 16th over but by that time the required rate was under the opposition's control. Drakes and Shepherd did pick up a wicket each at the death but it all went in vain and the visitors will be truly disappointed with their bowling effort.

Pakistan have just breezed through what should have been a difficult chase and have clean swept the T20I series, 3-0! This is the hosts' highest ever successful run-chase and it was achieved with the minimum of fuss. West Indies will be disappointed tonight as this was their best chance of getting that elusive first win of the series.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Just one needed now. A full toss just above waist height on leg. Asif Ali pulls it to backward square leg for a boundary. Free Hit coming up now.

A short ball, on middle this time. Asif Ali ducks under it.

SIX! Another one over the fence! A length ball, on off. Asif Ali gets deep in his crease and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

A full ball, on middle. Iftikhar Ahmed whips it to backward square leg for a single.

Iftikhar Ahmed comes in at number 5.

OUT! CAUGHT! Fakhar Zaman departs but he has done his job! A low full toss on off. Fakhar Zaman stays deep in his crease and looks to tonk it over long on. But gets the bottom of his blade  and the ball goes straight into the hands of Shamarh Brooks at long on. Another wicket but it looks too late now.

Who will bowl the penultimate over? It's going to be Romario Shepherd.

SIX! Asif Ali with his tremendous power! A short ball, outside off. Asif Ali hangs back and just smashes it over deep extra cover for a maximum. Just 13 needed now from 12 balls.

FOUR! Poor bowling and asking to be hit. A short ball, around leg. Asif Ali gets little across and pulls it to fine leg for a boundary.

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

BREAKING NEWS! The 3-match ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies, due to start from Saturday, 18th December, 2021, has been POSTPONED TO JUNE 2022. This has come in the wake of too many players testing positive for Covid-19 in the West Indian squad. As a result, they have only 15 fit players as of now and both boards have unanimously agreed to postpone the ODI leg, given the depletion of the tourists' squad.

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

Asif Ali is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! End of a brilliant innings by Mohammad Rizwan! A full toss, around off. Mohammad Rizwan gets across and looks to sweep again but gets a huge top edge, The ball goes high in the air and behind square on the on side. Nicholas Pooran runs across and takes a fine catch. Nicholas Pooran is pumped up and can West Indies still win from here?

WIDE! Short and slower in the pace outside off. Mohammad Rizwan gets across and looks to upper cut it but misses. Wide called.

A length ball, outside off. Zaman stays deep in his crease and mistimes this slog to backward square leg for a single.

Dominic Drakes comes back in to finish his spell.

A full ball, outside off. Rizwan gets across and looks to sweep it but misses this time. Dot ball to end the over and Pakistan need 26 from 18 balls now.

FOUR! Up and over this time! A full ball, on off. Mohammad Rizwan gets under it and just lifts this towards long off for a boundary.

FOUR! Good over so far has been ruined by a boundary! A short ball, slower around leg. Rizwan gets little across and pulls it to fine leg for a boundary.

A  low full toss outside off. Zaman pushes it to sweeper cover for a single.

A full ball and wider outside off again. Rizwan again gets across and paddle-sweeps it to short fine leg for a single.

A full ball and wider outside off. Rizwan gets across and sweeps it to deep square leg for a couple.

Mohammad Rizwan is down again but is signaling to the physios that there's no need to come out. He is back on his feet and play will now resume.

WIDE! Romario Shepherd starts with a wide ball outside off. Mohammad Rizwan walks across and then lets it go. Wide called.

An excellent yorker on middle. Zaman jams it out. 39 needed now from 24 balls.

Romario Shepherd is brought back into the attack.

A slower full ball and down the leg side. Zaman looks to sweep it but misses. Wide called.

FOUR! Top edge but boundary! A length ball, outside off. Fakhar Zaman gets across and looks to drag it down towards the on side. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball races towards the fence behind keeper for  a boundary.

A full ball, on middle. Rizwan whips it to wide of long on for a single.

A length ball ,on the pads. Worked to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Fakhar Zaman smashes his first ball for a boundary! A full ball, on middle. Fakhar Zaman stays deep in his crease and hammers it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Fakhar Zaman walks in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Odean Smith has finally broken this opening partnership! A full slower ball, on off. Babar Azam stays deep in his crease and looks to tonk it over long off. But fails to get enough distance and ends up finding Romario Shepherd at long off. He takes a good catch and West Indies have an opening now.

FOUR! Poor bowling from Hayden Walsh. Juicy full toss, around the off stump. Mohammad Rizwan brooms it away into the mid-wicket fence with ease. 18 coming off the over! 50 needed now off 30 balls.

On middle and pushed down to long on for a single.

WIDE! Quicker one, spilled down the leg side and left alone.

SIX! Swatted! In the slot, around the off stump. Babar Azam hangs deep in his crease and flat-bats it right back over the bowler's head and clears the ropes.

Short in length, on middle. Rizwan pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Full toss, on off stump. Mohammad Rizwan heaves it towards wide long on. Romario Shepherd runs to the ball from long on and puts in the dive but the ball goes off his fingers and into the fence.

Tossed up, wide of off stump. Azam gets low and hits it down to long off for a single.

Hayden Walsh is back into the attack now.

Back of a length, around off. Azam punches it off the back foot towards covers for another single.

Dominic Drakes sees Rizwan shuffling across the stumps and delivers a slower ball. This is full in length and outside off stump. Rizwan looks to paddle it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls onto the off side as they scamper through for a single..

Looks like Mohammad Rizwan has pulled his hamstring while turning back to the batter's end. He is getting some treatment now and is all set to resume now.

A slight mix-up and that could have been catastrophic for Pakistan. A length ball, on the pads and this is tucked away to deep mid-wicket. Rizwan wants the second and is halfway through but Azam sends him back and rightly so. The fielder doesn't collect the ball cleanly and Rizwan is able to make it back. He is though on the ground, holding his hamstring. Hope he is fine.

Short of a length, around off and angling away from the right-hander. Babar Azam moves past the off stump and pulls it towards wide long off. The fielder from long off does well to cut it off and keeps it to a brace.

Full and outside off, Rizwan drives it down to long off for another one.

Good-length ball, around leg stump and angled across. Azam opens the face of the bat and nudges it towards short third man for a single.

Dominic Drakes is back into the attack now.

Back of a length, around off. Azam goes on the back foot and taps it through point for a single. 75 needed off 42 balls.

FOUR! Too easy for Babar Azam at the moment. A low full toss, outside off. Azam just uses the pace of the ball and slaps it into the cover-point fence.

FOUR! Right in the slot and punished. Full, on off. Azam gives himself a bit of room and then swats this one right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

SIX! All the way! A length ball, outside off. Babar Azam hangs back and just lifts it over the extra cover fence with minimal effort.

Around the off pole, Mohammad Rizwan shuffles across and has a swipe across the line. The ball goes off the inside edge towards short fine leg and they take a quick single.

Very full, on off and this is driven down the ground for a single.

Should have been just a single! On middle, worked through mid-wicket but the fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters race back for the second.

FOUR! Romario Shepherd looks to go full and wide again, this time Mohammad Rizwan leans into the shot and creams it into the cover-point fence.

Very full, on middle. Azam flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single and brings up yet another half-century. Well played!

A low full toss, on off and Rizwan eases it down towards long off for a run.

WIDE! Romario Shepherd goes full and wide yet again but this time it's a bit too wide for the umpire's liking.

Well bowled yet again. A yorker, around off and Azam can only manage to jam it out on the deck. They do scamper through for a quick single. Babar Azam moves to 49 with that single.

Full and wide, Azam bunts it towards the cover region.

Romario Shepherd is back into the attack now.

Very full again, on off. Azam eases it down towards long off for another one.

Fullish ball, well outside off. Rizwan strokes it through cover-point and picks up a single.

Another good yorker, around the off pole. Babar Azam looks to angle it away but can't squeeze it through backward point and short third man. Single taken.

A yorker, outside off. Azam jams it out towards point.

Full, around off and driven towards wide long off for a single.

FOUR! Lucky boundary for Rizwan but he won't mind. A length ball, around off and nipping back in off the surface. Rizwan gets an inside edge past the stumps as he looks to push at it. The ball races away into the fine leg fence as Rizwan becomes the first batter to surpass 2000 runs in a calendar year in T20Is.

DRINKS! This is exactly the start a team needs when chasing such a big total and Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have provided it for Pakistan, but there is still a lot of work to be done. West  Indies bowlers haven't looked like picking a wicket so far but they should have belief that a couple of wickets in the next few overs and the required rate will start to rise yet again. 110 needed off 60 deliveries. Oshane Thomas is into the attack now.

FIFTY for Mohammad Rizwan! A short ball, on off. Rizwan pulls it to deep square leg to bring up another brilliant fifty with a single. What a year Mohammad Rizwan is having and Pakistan has got the exact start they wanted to chase this big total.

WIDE! Full and wider outside off. Rizwan goes chasing for it but misses. Wide called.

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

FOUR! This is bad bowling and rightly punished! A short ball and around leg. Azam just helps it on it's way and gets it to fine leg for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Rizwan cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

SIX! Mohammad Rizwan gets the top edge but it sails over the ropes! A short ball, on off. Rizwan pulls but gets a top edge the fielder at deep square leg looks interested but the ball sails over him for a maximum.

Short and wide outside off. Azam cuts it to deep point for a single.

A full ball, on off. Driven back to the bowler.

Fuller on middle. Azam drives it to long on for a single.

FOUR! Shorter length and outside off this time. Azam cuts it wide of point for a boundary this time.

Short ball again on off. Rizwan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single this time.

FOUR! Short again and this time punished! A short ball, on off. Rizwan gets back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket fielder and long off for a boundary.

A half-tracker on off. Rizwan pulls it wide of long on for a couple.

Hayden Walsh comes in to roll his arms now.

FOUR! Easy pickings! A full ball, on leg. Babar Azam just flicks it to fine leg for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off. Azam pushes it off the bottom of his blade towards the off side off the back foot.

Back of a length, on off. Rizwan works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A full ball, on middle. Driven straight down the ground for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Rizwan pushes it off the back foot to point and sets off for a single. Hayden Walsh running in from point picks it quickly and has a shy at the batter's end. But misses and a single is taken.

Odean Smith comes into the attack now.

Back of a length, on off. Azam works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A full ball, on middle. Azam works it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

DROPPED! An arm ball, around off. Azam looks to cut but gets an outside edge. But Nicholas Pooran behind the stumps drops it. Will that prove costly?

A fuller ball, on off. Azam skips down the track and pushes it towards the off side.

Shorter length, on off. Rizwan punches it off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

A flatter ball, on off. Azam pushes it to covers for a single off the back foot.

Darted on middle and leg. Azam looks to work it away but misses. Gets hit on the pads but going down leg.

On a length, on middle. Azam nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 60/0 after Powerplay.

Back of a length, on middle. Azam defends it back to the bowler.

A full ball, on middle. Rizwan flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

On a length, outside off. Rizwan drives it to deep cover and gets a couple.

A length ball, around off. Azam looks to drive it on up and gets a thick outside edge to short third man. There is a little misfield there and a single is taken.

Back of a length, outside off. Rizwan taps it wide of short third man for a single.

This is pushed through quicker, Azam hangs back and works it towards wide long on for a couple.

FOUR! Dragged down, on middle. Babar Azam rocks back and pulls it into the wide long on fence for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Easy pickings! On a length, down the leg side. Azam just gets it over backward square leg and picks up a boundary.

Slightly tossed up, on middle. Rizwan dances down the track but can't quite get to the pitch of the ball as he plays it along the ground to long on for a run.

Flatter one, on off stump. Azam backs away and works it towards cover for another one.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for a single.

Shorter in length, around off and this is tapped straight towards point.

Back of a length, around off. Rizwan hops and dabs it down towards backward point for a quick single.

FOUR! Overpitched and punished! On off stump, Rizwan leans forward and drives it back past the bowler for yet another boundary.

A length ball, on off stump and this is punched through covers for one.

FOUR! A touch shorter, on the hips. Azam looks to flick it away but one hand comes off the handle. He still manages to get a good enough connection as the ball races away into the fine leg fence.

Back of a length, around off. Azam goes on the back foot and keeps it down towards backward point.

WIDE! A bit of a harsh call. Good-length ball, outside off and angling away. Babar Azam looks to cut but can't reach it and the umpire signals a wide.

Dominic Drakes is into the attack now.

Quicker one, on a length and around middle. Rizwan looks to sweep again but gets an inside edge back onto the pads.

SIX! Mohammad Rizwan in full flow now! Around the off stump, Rizwan walks across his stumps and slogs it all the way over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

FOUR! Motie attacks the pads and gets punished. Mohammad Rizwan gets low and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.

Quicker one, around off. Rizwan cuts it straight to cover-point.

On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter one, on off and turning away a bit. Babar Azam looks to pull off the back foot but gets a bottom edge back onto the deck.

SIX! Good-length ball, over off stump. Rizwan gets inside the line of the ball and dispatches it over the backward square leg fence.

FOUR! Lovely timing on this occasion from Mohammad Rizwan. Pitched up, on off and driven back past the bowler for a boundary.

Back of a length, around leg stump. Azam hops and dabs it down on the leg side for one.

FOUR! Here comes the Babar Azam trademark cover drive. A length ball, around off. Aza, stands tall and drives it on the up, through extra cover and into the fence.

On middle and leg, Azam flicks it through mid-wicket but Rovman Powell does well to run across from long on and get a boot on it. Two taken.

A hint of swing! Fuller one, around off and this one nips away after pitching. Azam looks to push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Romario Shepherd will start from the other end.

Darted on leg. Rizwan works it to mid-wicket and wants a single but is sent back by his skipper.

Tossed up around middle. Azam works it towards square leg for a single.

Nicely bowled! Slowed up, on a length and around off. The ball grips and turns away a bit as Babar Azam is comprehensively beaten.

Tossed up delivery, around leg stump. Azam flicks it to mid-wicket.

Quicker one, on the pads. Rizwan tucks it away on the leg side for one. Pakistan are underway.

Review! Mohammad Rizwan has been given out here LBW and he has reviewed it. The replays roll in and the Ball Tracker shows that it is missing stumps. So the decision will be overturned and Mohammad Rizwan survives.

NOT OUT! Gudakesh Motie almost picks up a wicket off his first-ever delivery in international cricket. On a length, around middle and Mohammad Rizwan is one one knee looking to sweep it away. He misses and gets hit on the chest. The visitors appeal and the umpire raises his fingers. Rizwan reviews it. UltraEdge shows that there's no bat involved but Ball Tracker shows that the ball is going over middle stump. Brilliant review and Rizwan survives.

Brilliant yorker to finish! Right one the money, around middle and leg. Darren Bravo just about manages to get it past the bowler and they get just one run. West Indies end with 207/3!

Full and wide yet again, Powell mistimes the cover drive towards wide long off and picks up yet another single.

Wasim nails the yorker this time, on middle stump. Bravo bunts it back onto the deck as the ball ends up behind the stumps. They scamper through for one.

Full and wide, Rovman Powell creams the cover drive but can't get it past the man at extra cover. Just the single.

Slower in pace yet again but shorter in length, over middle. Bravo pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

A slower ball, very full and on leg stump. Bravo can't get it away on the leg side.

Shahnawaz Dahani finishes his spell off with another trademark yorker. This is tailing into off stump and Bravo does well to jam it out on the off side. They get a single.

Full and on off, Bravo drives it through mid off and this time they do come back for the second as the ball is placed a bit wide off long off. 200 is up for West Indies.

Full and straight, driven down towards long on for a single.

A length ball this time, angled at the pads. Powell looks to flick it on the leg side but gets a top edge as the ball flies over short third man. The fielder chases it down and they get back for the second.

Dahani nails yet another yorker on off stump. Bravo looks to drive it on the off side but gets an inside edge past the stumps and towards short fine leg for one.

Full and straight, Powell drills it towards long on for one.

LEG BYE! Wasim is a lucky boy as he gets away with that one. Another full toss, on the hips. Rovman Powell can't get any bat on it as the ball goes off the pads towards backward square leg. They get a leg bye.

Very full, on off and pushed through covers for a single.

Rovman Powell is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Finally some respite for Pakistan as Nicholas Pooran is sent packing! Wasim delivers yet another full toss, but this time on middle stump. Nicholas Pooran hangs back and looks to pump this one over the long on fence but doesn't get much timing on this one. The ball goes straight towards Mohammad Nawaz at long on and he makes no mistake with the catch.

Brilliant piece of fielding! Another wide full toss, Pooran slaps it down towards wide long off. Shadab Khan dives to his right and cuts it off. They get a couple.

SIX! Thumped! Full toss, outside off. Pooran smokes it over the long off fence for another biggie.

NO BALL! Oh my, that could have been nasty! The ball slips out of Wasim's hand and goes right over the stumps. Pooran manages to duck under it in time and a no ball is called. Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran shuffles across and Wasim tries to follow him but ends up serving a full toss. Pooran swings hard at it but gets an outside edge which runs away to the third man fence.

Mohammad Wasim is back into the attack.

Full, around off and worked towards covers for a quick single.

That's fifty for Nicholas Pooran. He's played a captain's knock tonight. Short ball, on off and angled across. Pooran pulls it down in front of square on the leg side and comes back for the second with ease.

Spot on! Dahani hurls across a yorker, on the off pole from 'round the wicket. Bravo manages to jam it out on the off side for a run.

FOUR! Edgy but they all count! This time Dahani just misses the yorker and delivers a low full toss, on off. Darren Bravo opens the face of the bat ever so slightly but the ball goes off the outside edge and races away into the third man fence.

Review! Pakistan have taken a review for LBW! The replays roll in and the UtlraEdge shows that the ball has clearly hit his bat with a huge spike. So Pakistan lose their review and the original decision stays.

NOT OUT! Another yorker, around the off stump and at 146.8 kph. Nicholas Pooran shuffles across the off stump and looks to scoop it over short fine leg. He misses and gets hit on the pads. The bowler seems interested and the review is finally taken. UltraEdge shows that the ball got the bottom edge of the bat before hitting the pads and Pooran survives.

Dahani gets the wide yorker perfect! Pooran looks to jam it out on the off side but gets beaten for pace.

Shahnawaz Dahani is back into the attack now.

FOUR! Banged in short, around middle. Darren Bravo hops a bit to get on top of the bounce and pulls it tennis-style to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder and picks up a boundary. 16 off the over!

Hasnain gets the yorker in this time. This is just outside the off stump and Pooran squeezes it out to backward point for a run.

SIX! Poor bowling! A slower length ball, around the hips. Nicholas Pooran waits for it and then dispatches it well over the square leg fence.

Full again, on off. Bravo makes a bit of room and drills it down towards long off for another one.

Full and wide, this is driven down towards long on for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! A full toss, around the off pole. Nicholas Pooran frees his arms and swats it over mid off and into the fence. West Indies looking to get a big total on the board.

FOUR! Short ball and punished this time! A shorter length delivery and around leg. Darren Bravo gets back and pulls it to backward square leg for a boundary. A much-needed boundary for Darren Bravo.

WIDE! Fuller and wider outside off again. Bravo tries to reach for it but misses. Wide called.

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

A fuller ball, on off. Bravo hits this hard just over the bowler. Shadab Khan gets a finger on it but the ball doesn't stick and goes behind him for a single.

A fuller ball, on off. Pooran slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Fuller and wider outside off. Pooran tries to reach for it but misses. Wide called.

A fuller ball, on middle. Pooran looks to work it away towards the on side. Gets a leading edge just wide of the bowler.

A flatter ball, outside off. Pooran looks to cut it but misses.

WIDE! Googly and wider outside off. Pooran lets it go.

Fuller on leg. Bravo flicks it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and stops it near the fence. Two runs taken.

A full ball, on middle. Pooran drills it to long on for a single this time.

SIX! A short ball and punished! A slower short ball, around leg. Nicholas Pooran hangs on the back foot and pulls it over backward square leg for a maximum.

A yorker on off. Bravo jams it to square on the off side for a single.

A short ball, on off this time. Darren Bravo looks to pull but misses, Wide called for height.

A full ball, on leg. Clipped to short fine leg.

A length ball, on off. Bravo swings hard across the line. Gets a  thick outside edge towards third man. Haider Ali at the deep there runs across and looks to catch it but ball falls in front of him and the batters take a couple.

Mohammad Hasnain (2-0-19-0) is brought back into the attack.

A full ball, on middle. Bravo hits this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fuller ball, on off. Pooran looks to reverse sweep it again but misses. The ball hits his pads and loops over Rizwan. A leg bye taken.

A fuller ball, outside off. Driven to long off for a single.

Shorter length, outside off. Pooran cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

WIDE! A googly, outside off. Nicholas Pooran looks to reverse sweep it but misses. Wide called.

Shorter and outside off this time. Pooran reaches for it and gets the bottom of his blade towards the off side.

A shorter length delivery and down the leg side. Bravo looks to pull but misses gets hit on the pads and the batters take a leg bye behind the stumps.

Shadab Khan (2-0-22-0) is back on.

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

A length ball, on off. Bravo drives it aerially and just short of Babar Azam at mid off.

A short ball, on middle. Bravo pulls it to mid on region. The fielder running behind it misfields a little and the batters take a couple.

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

A full ball, on off. Pooran drills it straight to mid off this time.

SIX! DISPATCHED! A full toss, on middle. Nicholas Pooran just slams it off his legs over deep square leg for a biggie.

Mohammad Wasim is brought back into the attack.

In the air...but safe! A full ball, around off. Pooran backs away and looks to drive it towards the off side. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball falls just short of the short third man fielder. A single is taken. 15 runs form the over!

A shorter length delivery and around off. Bravo makes room and slaps it to long off for a single.

A flatter ball, around off. Pooran pushes it to sweeper cover for a single.

SIX! Another biggie! A full ball, on off. Pooram makes room and slams it over deep extra covers for a biggie.

A full ball, on off. Pooran goes for a reverse-hit but the ball hit his pads. Dot ball.

SIX! Iftikhar Ahmed is greeted with a maximum! A full ball, on off. Nicholas Pooran gets under it as he makes little room and hammers it over long on for a maximum.

Iftikhar Ahmed to have a bowl now.

Lovely delivery! On a length, around the off pole and angling away. This one straightens a bit after pitching and Darren Bravo is beaten past the outside edge as he looks to block.

Into the channel, around off and angling across the batter. Darren Bravo with a stylish leave.

Drinks! So a wicket for Pakistan right at the stroke of the drinks. But is has been a good start for the Windies. They have scored almost 10 runs per over and will be looking to get over 200 tonight from hereon. Pakistan will be hoping that they can chip in with more wickets now and restrict West Indies to a chaseable total. Darren Bravo walks in at number 4.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shamarh Brooks gets dismissed for 49 and Shahnawaz Dahani is absolutely pumped! The plan was clear, to get Brooks pulling and have catchers deep on the leg side and Brooks is caught in the trap. Another well-directed short ball, over middle stump. Brooks sways away from the ball and looks to pull but the ball is onto him a bit quicker. In the end Brooks flat-bats it towards the cow corner fence, where Iftikhar Ahmed takes a fine low catch.

Short of a length, around leg stump. Pooran pulls it awkwardly towards square leg for a run.

Good-length ball, on top of off and Pooran taps it straight to point.

A well-directed bumper at 144.6 kph. This is around the helmet and brooks looks to take it on. The ball is mistimed aerially but falls well short of the fielder at deep backward square leg. They get a single.

Shahnawaz Dahani is back into the attack now.

On the pads again and flicked away to deep square leg for one. 19 off the over.

Khan comes from 'round the wicket now and bowls a quicker delivery, around the leg stump. Brooks opens the face of the bat and guides it towards short third man.

SIX! Pure timing from Brooks! Tossed up, on a length and around the off pole. Brroks seems to be beaten in flight but he just lunges forward and caresses it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Slightly shorter and around off. Brooks can't get it away on the off side.

SIX! Back-to-back! Shadab Khan tries to compensate for the previous delivery but ends up dragging it down a bit too much. The ball is around the leg stump, Brooks rocks back and pulls it high and handsome over the mid-wicket fence.

SIX! Full and straight. Shamarh Brooks hangs back and hits through the line of the ball. He gets a great connection and the ball sails back over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Just over! Full and wide, Nicholas Pooran hangs back and looks to go over extra cover but gets it off the toe end of the bat. He just manages to clear the fielder and they take two.

There seems to be some problem with the ball. Mohammad Nawaz is warned here for putting saliva on the ball.

Nawaz slows it up a bit and bowls in at the stumps. Pooran looks to slog it away on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the body.

Angled in to middle and leg, Brooks flicks it on the leg side for one.

On the pads, Pooran paddles it fine to short fine leg for a quick single.

In the air...safe! This should have been taken but Brooks gets away with one. Nicely flighted, on middle and this one turns away a bit. Brooks steps down the track and looks to go big against the spin. The ball is skied high towards the mid-wicket region and two fielders, from deep mid-wicket and long on converge but a bit of miscommunication between them leads to the ball falling safely. Single taken.

FOUR! Down the leg side, Shamarh Brooks sweeps it hard and low and finds the backward square leg fence. Cracking shot!

This is pushed a bit wider and Brooks eases it through point for another one.

Shorter in length, around off. Pooran cuts it off the back foot through covers for a run.

This is pushed through a bit quicker and on off stump. Pooran pats it back to the bowler.

A tad short and wide, Brooks rocks back and cuts it through cover-point for a single.

On off and pushed out onto the off side.

Nicely bowled! A touch quicker and flatter, around middle. Brooks looks to defend it out but gets an inside edge back onto the pads.

Nicholas Pooran walks in at number 3 and Shadab Khan is into the attack now.

OUT! Cleaned up! Mohammad Wasim has the last laugh here! Full and quick, on off stump. Brandon King makes a bit of room for himself and tries to play a cheeky shot towards third man. The ball though just sneaks beneath the willow and crashes into off stump. The stump goes flying and King's birthday bash has ended. At the end of the Powerplay, West Indies are 66/1!

SIX! Oh my God! That's on the roof! Wasim bangs it in short but it sits up nicely for the batter. Brandon King hangs back and absolutely nails the pull shot and sends it way over the mid-wicket fence.

Wasim hits the length hard this time and bowls it around off. King looks to pull it away but ends up mistiming it badly. The ball goes uppishly but well short of mid on.

Back of a length, on middle. Brooks stands tall this time and pushes it down the ground for a single.

A full toss now, on leg stump. Brooks eases it through mid-wicket for a couple.

SIX! Not the kind of welcome a bowler expects on his first delivery! A length ball, on the pads. Shamarh Brooks just clips it off his legs and the ball sails over the square leg fence. Lovely piece of timing on that one.

Mohammad Wasim is into the attack now.

Back of a length, around off. King backs away and looks to push at it but misses.So a dot to end the over.

Back of a length, around leg. Brooks tucks it behind square on the on side for a single.

A half-volley on middle. Brooks clips it straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

A full ball, on off and around 149 kph. Brooks drives it to covers off the bottom of his blade.

A full ball, on middle and leg. Brooks clips it to deep square leg and gets a couple.

NO BALL! Full and on middle. Brooks looks to flick it and gets an inside edge onto his pads. There is an appeal but no damage done. Shahnawaz Dahani has overstepped and a Free Hit is coming up now.

A very full ball, outside off. Brooks looks to push at it but misses.

Shahnawaz Dahani comes on to bowl now.

On a length, around off. Brooks steers it to third man for a single. Good over for West Indies again.

A length ball, outside off. King cuts it to point and gets a single this time.

FOUR! A length ball again and punished! A length ball, on off. King cuts it this time through cover-point for another boundary.

FOUR! King is looking in good mood here! A length ball, on off. King makes room and hammers it over mid on for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Brooks punches it to left of point. Shadab Khan there stops it with a dive but a single is taken.

On a length, outside off. Brooks punches it off the back foot towards third man and gets back for two runs.

FOUR! Another bad ball and punished! A short ball, outside off. King stays back in his crease and cuts it hard wide of point for a boundary.

FOUR! A fuller ball, on off. King makes room and drives it uppishly over point this time for a boundary.

SIX! Brandon King gets the first maximum of the game! A full ball, on middle. Kings gets under it and tonks it over long on for a biggie.

Darting on the pads this time. Brooks looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads and takes a leg bye to short fine leg.

FOUR! Short ball and punished! A shorter length delivery on middle. Brooks stays deep in his crease and slaps it wide of mid on for a boundary.

A quicker and fuller ball, on middle. Brooks defend it off the inside half of his blade square on the on side.

FOUR! A boundary to end the over! A length ball, on off. King makes room again and this time slams it wide of mid on for a boundary.

A length ball, around off. King makes room and looks to hit it towards the off side but misses.

A full ball and angling into leg. King looks to flick it but misses. Gets hit on the pads but going down leg.

A good-length delivery and around off. Brooks guides it to third man for a single. He is off the mark.

Back of a length again, on middle. King works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, on off. King defends this off the back foot towards point.

Who will bowl from the other end? It's going to be Mohammad Hasnain.

Full and darted on pads. Clipped to wide of mid on for a single and retains the strike.

Quicker and fuller on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

FOUR! Another boundary! Shorter length again on middle. King makes room again and hammers it through covers for a boundary.

FOUR! First boundary for Brandon King on his birthday! A Short ball, around off. King backs away and smashes it over covers for a boundary. West Indies and Brandon King are up and running.

A flatter ball, around off. King late cuts it to short third man.

Nawaz tosses it on off. King drives it back to the bowler.

We are ready for play! The umpires are out in the middle and so are the Pakistan players. Shamarh Brooks and Brandon King to open the batting for West Indies. Mohammad Nawaz to start proceedings with the ball. The Windies players take the knee and the hosts have their hands on their hearts to show a united stand against racism.

PITCH REPORT - Bazid Khan is pitchside and he says that the surface is the same one used in the 1st T20I match and looks good for batting. The pace bowlers will have to vary their line and lengths in order to get something out of the wicket.

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

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

TOSS - Up goes the flip of the coin and it lands in the favour of West Indies. They have elected to BAT first.

Let's talk about the West Indies now. Depleted even before they played a game on this tour. They could have easily cancelled this tour due to the lack of availability of first-choice players, but full credit to them, they are here to fight hard and try and win. They are a young unit and they showed commendable improvement in their performance in the second game. The bowlers came out with a plan and executed it fairly well. The batting too showed better application. Can they take a step further and register a win in the final T20I of this series? Or will Pakistan march ahead and hand West Indies a whitewash here? We shall find out. Stay tuned.

It will be interesting to see whether Pakistan get to chase tonight. There has been dew but not so much as to affect the bowlers. Maybe, that has allowed the fielding side to do better in the second innings.

The Pakistan players are already on the ground and training. They seem to be pumped up. Hard not to be, when you are 2-0 up in a 3-match series. But still, good to see.

Pakistan have been in red-hot form in T20Is this year and they have continued their dominance by registering another series victory and this time, in front of their home crowd. They will be particularly happy with their batting and bowling in the death overs and they look like a well-polished team with every player performing his role to perfection. With the series already in the bag, Babar Azam has already hinted that they will like to test their bench strength. Haider Ali and Mohammad Wasim have already delivered notable contributions in this series and we can expect a few other youngsters from Pakistan to grab their opportunities tonight.

Right then! With the 3rd T20I scheduled to go on as planned, let's talk about cricket. The hosts, Pakistan have already sealed the series with a clinical performance in the first two games of the series and will be hoping to continue their winning run. West Indies, on the other hand, delivered a much-improved performance in the second game and will be eyeing a victory in this final match of the series.

--- MATCH DAY ---

5 pm local (1200 GMT) - This is confirmed. The third T20I is on. Pakistan Cricket Board have tweeted a message on their official account, which has a small video of the players travelling to the ground. Great news!

4.30 pm local (1130 GMT) - Ahem! Some sort of a good news, but still awaiting confirmation. We are hearing that the match is all set to go ahead with players reportedly having left the hotel for the ground. Hurrah for that. But let's also hope that everyone is safe and tested negative.

BREAKING NEWS - Well, not quite the stuff anyone wants to hear. After the early setback due to Covid amongst the West Indian players, forcing to leave out Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers, the list now has been populated further. Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein and Justin Greaves have now tested positive ahead of the third T20I, along with the assistant coach and team physician. The last three players have been ruled out effectively of the ODI series as well. What this also does is - put the tour in serious jeopardy. The other members will be tested now, as they would have been in close contact with the latest 5 members. Let's hope for positive news.