That's it! What a fine performance by Pakistan side. They win this T20I by 82 runs, Windies have been bowled out for 123 runs. And with it, Pakistan take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Pakistan are inching closer towards the win and need two more wickets. Windies, on the other hand, need 91 more runs to win from 12 balls, which is impossible to say the least.
OUT! You cannot keep Hussain Talat out of the game. He has struck and it is Ramdin who has to walk back. Looking to play the big shot and he perishes in the process. Ramdin c Hasan Ali b Talat 21(20)
OUT! Shadab Khan picks another wicket, his second one. Marlon Samuels looking to go big, ends up hitting it straight towards the long-off fielder. Samuels c Asif Ali b Shadab Khan 12(22)
Halfway through and Windies need 149 more runs to win from 10 overs. They need to up the ante as the required run-rate is touch under 15 runs per over.
OUT! Shadab Khan has struck for Pakistan. Googly and the batsman is deceived. That was a much needed wicket for Pakistan as Walton was looking threatening. Walton b Shadab Khan 40(29)
Chadwick Walton and Marlon Samuels looking to build a partnership and Windies need that. It is Walton who is doing the bulk of the scoring.
So, Pakistan end with 205/3, their highest T20I total. Babar Azam carries his bat and remains unbeaten on 97. This is once again a mammoth total by Pakistan.
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OUT! Asif Ali perishes in the process to score some quick runs. He is caught near deep mid-wicket. Asif Ali c Walton b Kesrick Williams 14(8)
OUT! End of a fine knock! Hussain Talat departs after scoring his maiden half-century. Superb catch by Jason Mohammad at backward point brings his end. H Talat c Mohammed b Odean Smith 63(41)
Pakistan are on course for yet another big score. Babar Azam and Hussain Talat have now added 79 runs off 50 balls for the second wicket. Another 200 for Pakistan on cards?
Babar Azam has started to open his arm. He smashed Rayad Emrit for three fours in the last over. Hussain Talat has joined him and the duo will look to finish powerplay on high.
OUT! Big blow to Pakistan. In-form Fakhar Zaman is caught behind. Rayad Emrit gets the wicket. Short one from Emrit, Fakhar goes for the hook shot and in the process gloves it to the keeper. Fakhar Zaman c Ramdin b Emrit 6(6)
Toss: Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat.
Windies Playing XI: Chadwick Walton, Andre Fletcher, Marlon Samuels, Jason Mohammed(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Rovman Powell, Keemo Paul, Rayad Emrit, Kesrick Williams, Samuel Badree, Odean Smith.
Pakistan Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Hussain Talat, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali.
Pakistan will look to clinch the three-match T20I against West Indies as the two teams square off in the second game in Karachi. Pakistan won the first T20I yesterday comprehensively by 143 runs to take a 1-0 lead. International cricket returned to Karachi in style as Pakistan outplayed Windies in all the departments. Windies, who were led by Jason Mohammed, were no match to Pakistan’s brilliance. The visitors now in the second T20I will be looking to bounce back now and stay alive in the series. Stay tuned as we provide you live score updates of PAK vs WI 2nd T20I 2018. Pakistan vs West Indies LIVE Cricket Streaming, 2nd T20I
Pakistan will be hoping to entertain home crowd once and double the lead against Windies. In the first T20I, both batsmen and bowlers dished out impressive performances. After posting mammoth 203 on board, Pakistan bowlers made life miserable for Windies batsmen and bundled them out for just 60 runs.
While Pakistan are unlikely to make changes to their winning combination, it will interesting to see how Windies go in the second T20I. The visitors will have limited choices going into the second match as WICB named only 13-man squad.
Teams:
Windies (From): Chadwick Walton, Andre Fletcher, Marlon Samuels, Jason Mohammed(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Rovman Powell, Keemo Paul, Rayad Emrit, Kesrick Williams, Samuel Badree, Veerasammy Permaul, Andre McCarthy, Odean Smith.
Pakistan (From): Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Hussain Talat, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Rahat Ali, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi.
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