Pakistan (178/6) defeat West Indies (164/7) by 14 runs in first T20I match to lead the 3-match series 1-0

[Rana]

I should have said it earlier

I had a feeling Nawaz was going to bowl well here

 

[sweep_shot]

104 to win from 8 overs.

RRR is now 13.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

In a way Pakistan were decent

They completely obliterated BD in the 3rd T20i

And the second one was anyone’s game

Pakistan were decent in that series

agreed. Pak lost due to inexperienced batters

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Arafat averages 30 in t20Is, not a big sample size tho

He will be coming down the order so SR will be more important than AVG. Anyway he still has a lot of time, lets see.

 

[Greenstorm]

Excellent stuff from Shaheen, also bowling with pace today. Great stuff from Hesson and Agha to rest him for all the useless series. Babar would play him against even Nepal.

Mostly bowled in 130s.

 

[heddie19]

Leken apnay Babar ki century nahi dekhni?

BD lost t20i series to UAE recently. And Babar's century. Oh well all 3 of them have been in winning cause and 2 of them chasing 200+ targets. Beat that kids.

 

[Greenstorm]

Good decision to bring in Saim.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Glad to see Saim getting the ball. Was just about to say with Nawaz spell being over I hope they don't go back to the pacers and use one of Saim or Salman.

Ball is gripping and turning & batters are having a very hard timing it.

 

[Inswing]

Damnn this means nawaz is not going anywhere anytime soon

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

I should have said it earlier

I had a feeling Nawaz was going to bowl well here

pitch is two paced and WI struggles against Decent Spin

 

[imshally81]

Saim got a wicket too

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Damnn this means nawaz is not going anywhere anytime soon

its Either Shaddy Boy or Nawaz

 

[Rana]

“Saim Ayub into the attack and removes HOPE

Not all of hope, but Shai Hope!”

Class commentary!

 

[sweep_shot]

Hope is out.

Pakistan should get a big win.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Saim Ayub removes Hope. Literally & figuratively.

 

[Slim]

Windies are so cookeddd, they cant bat to save their lives. Well deserved for picking the slower pace Florida pitch. They thought they could pull a fast one on Pakistan. Remember this guys, Florida has two pitches - one is super batting friendly (the one they used in India series) and the other one is this one. Its the same pitch from Ireland match in the embarrasing shameful Wt20 where these lantis lost against USA under the great leadership of Babar Azam.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Get Ruthrrford and Game is done and Dusted

 

[sweep_shot]

“Saim Ayub into the attack and removes HOPE

Not all of hope, but Shai Hope!”

Class commentary!

Ian Bishop is one of my most favorite commentators (along with Tony Greig and David Lloyd).

 

[Greenstorm]

BD lost t20i series to UAE recently. And Babar's century. Oh well all 3 of them have been in winning cause and 2 of them chasing 200+ targets. Beat that kids.

Bangladesh at Mirpur is a strong side. They had series victories against Aus (4-1), England and India in last few years.
Uchal kuud of tuk tuk brigade after our loss in Bangladesh was premature and illogical.

 

[Rana]

Basit Ali was saying Pakistan will get thrashed by West Indies

 

[Slim]

Ian Bishop is one of my most favorite commentators (along with Tony Greig and David Lloyd).

Thankgod theres no Ramiz

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Windies are so cookeddd, they cant bat to save their lives. Well deserved for picking the slower pace Florida pitch. They thought they could pull a fast one on Pakistan. Remember this guys, Florida has two pitches - one is super batting friendly (the one they used in India series) and the other one is this one. Its the same pitch from Ireland match in the embarrasing shameful Wt20 where these lantis lost against USA under the great leadership of Babar Azam.

its a pattern.. Teams outside SENA churn out horrible pitches against Pak in t20s.. Even Pak has been getting Bad surfaces in t20 Campaigns by ICC

 

[Nasty Naz]

They were like 40-0 after 5 and in the next 8 overs they have 39-4. Fabulous squeeze job from the spinners.

 

[sweep_shot]

LOL. Windies batters are blocking. They gave up.

 

[Slim]

its a pattern.. Teams outside SENA churn out horrible pitches against Pak in t20s.. Even Pak has been getting Bad surfaces in t20 Campaigns by ICC

Come to think of it, you are spot on! I hope someone from PCB notices this. @MenInG @Saj

 

[Rana]

LOL. Windies batters are blocking. They gave up.

In protest of RizBar being dropped

 

[Rana]

Moqim is a well known village fielder

 

[Nasty Naz]

Sufiyan is an embarrassment fielding wise and with his batting level skill. It is shocking a spin prospect, who doesn't play FC and is a white ball specialist with zero skills besides his bowling. You don't even have to be great fielding wise but this poor when you're so young and you can't hold a bat? Coaches have to do a better job at developing his other subpar skills.

 

[zn426]

For those asking
Our USA cricket leadership is known for incompetence. They missed a chance after the win vs. Pakistan to get the USA team on Good Morning America to get more viewers for the India match.
Since T20 World Cup USA has only played vs. WCL League 2 opponents (and done pretty well). Best I can tell there's been no effort to get another Full Member to tour for a T20 series. They could have gotten a tri series here vs. Pakistan and Windies but who knows if there would have been any effort to do so.
It's not as if the infrastructure isn't there. They could have played matches vs. USA in Cali and Texas along with Florida.
A lot of the Indian tech billionaires seem to be working on something bigger but they've done nothing to work with USA cricket, not surprised that they haven't.

 

[Rana]

Really sloppy over by Saim so far

Gets a big one though

 

[sweep_shot]

Another wicket for Saim. 2 wickets for him.

 

[Slim]

Why is Sufyan not bowling his full quota??

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Pretty sure Saim will come and pickup couple of wickets and gets MoM

MoM in the bag now.

 

[sweep_shot]

Evan Lewis
Myers
Hetmyer

Where are these guys? Windies almost never have a full squad available. Their players tend to pick franchise cricket over international cricket.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Why is Sufyan not bowling

Why is Sufyan not bowling his full quota??

Got injured while fielding. Ironically would have been bowling if he wasn't taken out of the attack in that over.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Good catch from Fakhar...

 

[sweep_shot]

Got injured while fielding. Ironically would have been bowling if he wasn't taken out of the attack in that over.

Don't think Sufiyan will bowl further. His finger was bleeding.

 

[Greenstorm]

Evan Lewis
Myers
Hetmyer

Where are these guys? Windies almost never have a full squad available. Their players tend to pick franchise cricket over international cricket.

They played vs Australia. Still lost 5-0.

 

[sweep_shot]

They played vs Australia. Still lost 5-0.

I see.

 

[BDfanforever]

WI lost basically all of their last 20 games or something, yet they are still ranked way above SRL, Pak, Afg, BAN.

 

[sweep_shot]

I am surprised they select Roston Chase for T20. He seems more suited to ODI and Test. He is an accumulator.

 

[Greenstorm]

Shaheen looks stiff. His action lacks fluidity. Seems to be carrying an injury.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Haris really needs to work hard on his keeping... Don't be like a goal keeper

 

[sweep_shot]

Chase is out.

69 to win from 25 balls. 4 wickets in hand.

 

[Rana]

“Roston Chase

Falls in the chase!”

 

[sweep_shot]

Sufiyan gets Shepherd.

110/7.

 

[zn426]

Good finish from Shaheen in the over after a lot of loose bowling over the first four balls. Big wicket too.

 

[followed]

These West Indian hacks are only good for circus league IPL.

 

[Rana]

See you later boys

Will grill these RizBar agenda peddlers hard in a few hours

 

[Slim]

Shehzada Sufyan gets the main guy. Beautiful.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Muqeem is good... He needs to play as front line spinner. His fielding can be an issue though but he is good as far as his bowling is concerned.

 

[followed]

West Indies never win against Pakistan.
Pakistan's record after this match against west indies will be
Mts played-22
Won- 16
Lost-3

 

[sweep_shot]

West Indies never win against Pakistan.
Pakistan's record after this match against west indies will be
Mts played-22
Won- 16
Lost-3

Yes.

As a matter of fact, Pakistan have regularly dominated Windies since 2000. All formats.

 

[sweep_shot]

These cheerleaders are very cringy. Why does cricket need cheerleaders?

 

[sweep_shot]

Back to back sixes.

Holder is fighting.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Holder has done his part today. Bowled really well and smartly and is batting great too.

 

[sweep_shot]

40 to win from 9 balls. Should be too much.

 

[Greenstorm]

Harris is spent force now. Waseem jr is our best bowler in middle and death overs.

 

[BouncerGuy]

rauf getting smoked when others are doing great job... Pathetic

 

[zn426]

Way too loose from Pakistani bowling here at the end. The match may be won, but you still need to bowl well.

 

[sweep_shot]

3 sixes in the over. Big over.

Windies need 34 to win from 6 balls.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Haris Rauf is Dumb as hell.. You do not bowl same ball Every delivery.. Hoping batter will miss his swing..

 

[Greenstorm]

I am not too confident with Rana bowling the last over.

 

[Slim]

Rauf is just pathetic. We need to give Wasim a chance, we cannot go in the worldcup like that FGS.

 

[Slim]

I am not too confident with Rana bowling the last over.

He will get some cheap wickets as usual.

 

[zn426]

3 sixes in the over. Big over.

Windies need 34 to win from 6 balls.

6 required off every ball is still a mountain too high to climb.

 

[sweep_shot]

Six from Holder.

26 to win from 5 balls.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Faheem, you serious man? What a shambolic bowler.

 

[BouncerGuy]

PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Faheem, you serious man? What a shambolic bowler.

unbelievable

 

[Greenstorm]

He will get some cheap wickets as usual.

He is a halwa bowler for someone like Holder.

 

[Slim]

If Hesson does gets rid of dead wood like Faheem, no way we are winning the worldcup.

 

[Slim]

He is a halwa bowler for someone like Holder.

My grandma can hit Faheem for sixes.

 

[Nasty Naz]

All Faheem has to do now is not bowl wides or no balls and I am sure he will end up doing both somehow.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Faheem is that Muhallah Bowler whose Ball struggles to reach other end of pitch

 

[zn426]

WI barring more wides or a no ball has now lost this game.
That was still terrible by Faheem Ashraf.

 

[sweep_shot]

Holder did very well.

30* from 12 balls.

 

[followed]

Lol why was that sifarshi faheem was nervous. He has to defend 34 runs.
What a loser.

 

[Greenstorm]

If Hesson does gets rid of dead wood like Faheem, no way we are winning the worldcup.

He isn't going anywhere as long as this family is in power. Abbas Afridi and Wasim Jr are kept out of squad for a reason.

 

[sweep_shot]

Six but Pakistan win.

Pakistan win by 14 runs and go up 1-0.