Shadab Khan and Imam-ul-Haq's half centuries, Poorn's 4 wickets
In the third and final ODI, Pakistan has given a target of 270 runs to West Indies to win. In the third ODI being played in Multan, the captain of the national cricket team Babar Azam decided to bat first after winning the toss. Fakhr Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq started the innings for the national team. Both the batsmen batted carefully and brought the total score to 85. Fakhr Zaman scored 35 runs and was bowled by Puran. Later Babar. Azam also returned to the pavilion for 88 runs with just one run.
At the other end, Imam-ul-Haq completed his half-century by batting well and then he played an innings of 62 off 68 balls and looted the pavilion.
Shadab Khan (22) and Khushdal Shah (15) were on the wicket not out when the game was stopped due to strong winds in the 10th over while Puran took four wickets for 48 runs in ten overs.
Pakistan have made two changes to the squad for the third ODI: Haris Rauf has been replaced by Shah Nawaz Dhani while Shaheen Shah Afridi has been rested and Hassan Ali has been given a chance. West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said that efforts would be made to increase pressure on Pakistan in the absence of Shaheen Afridi and win the last match of the series. On the other hand, Shahnawaz Dhani is making his ODI debut for the national cricket team. He was given the cap by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
It should be noted that Pakistan had defeated West Indies by 5 wickets in the first ODI of the series while Green Shirts had defeated Kali Andhi by a margin of 120 runs in the second match. The Pakistan team includes Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Fakhr Zaman, Shahnawaz Dhani, Hassan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Khushdal Shah, Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Wasim Jr.
0 Comments