Courtesy a sure-footed half-century by Andre Fletcher complimented with Denesh Ramdin's blistering cameo, West Indies posted a fighting total of 153 runs against Pakistan in the third T20I being held in Karachi on Tuesday.
Pakistan made two changes in its squad as Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Shinwari have made their place in the final-playing 11 while fast bowlers Muhammad Amir and Hasan Ali are being rested.
First Innings
What appears to be the last straw that broke the Windies resistance was run out of Andre Fletcher by Muhammad Nawaz. He departed on the score of 52 runs.
Pakistan made a sudden comeback in the game as Shadab Khan took timely wickets of Samuels and debutant Andre McCarthy.
Andre Fletcher and Marlon Samuels consolidated and put Pakistan on a defensive position by neutralising the hosts' bowling attack.
Windies opener Chadwick Walton departed on a duck on the very first ball of Muhammad Nawaz's over as he skied the ball in an attempt to hit over covers.
Afridi is making his debut tonight, Wasim Akram handed him his debut cap.
Final Playing-11
Pakistan XI: F Zaman, B Azam, H Talat, Asif Ali, S Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, F Ashraf, M Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan
West Indies XI: C Walton, A Fletcher, M Samuels, J Mohammed, D Ramdin, R Powell, K Paul, R Emrit, A McCarthy, O Smith, S Badree
Pakistan has already taken a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series against West Indies. A clean sweep will ensure that Pakistan maintains its number one T20 ranking. A loss would lead to Australia taking over the top spot.
Pakistan has dominated the series, winning the first match by 143 runs and the second by 82 runs. Pakistan’s top order has been brilliant with an unbeaten 97 by Babar Azam in the second match and Hussain Talat scoring 41 and 62 during the series.
