GUYANA: Providence Stadium here was the venue where Green-shirts and West Indian cricketers converged (on Sunday 1st of August) to play 3rd T20I, but the play had to be abandoned due to rain.
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and chose to bat first. Andre Fletcher and Chris Gayle scored 15 runs off eight deliveries. For today (1st of July, 2021)’s match WI have brought in all-rounder Andre Russell as opening batsman, while Pakistan had also replaced Shaheen Shah Afridi by pacer Haris Rauf.
It may be recalled that the first match was also abandoned due to heavy showers. In the second match played on Saturday 31st of July, Pakistan managed to beat W.I by 7 runs:
Scoreboard of the Second Match that was won by Green Shirts
PAKISTAN:
Sharjeel Khan c Hosein b Holder 20
Mohammad Rizwan run out 46
Babar Azam c Pooran b Holder 51
Fakhar Zaman c Walsh b Bravo 15
Mohammad Hafeez c Walsh b Bravo 6
Hasan Ali c Bravo b Holder 0
Sohaib Maqsood c Shepherd b Holder 5
Shadab Khan run out 5
Mohammad Wasim not out 1
EXTRAS: (B-1, LB-2, W-4, NB-1) 8
TOTAL: (for eight wkts, 20 overs) 157
FALL OF WKTS: 1-46 (Sharjeel), 2-113 (Rizwan), 3-134 (Babar), 4-145 (Hafeez), 5-145 (Fakhar), 6-150 (Hasan), 7-150 (Sohaib), 8-157 (Shadab).
DID NOT BAT: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir.
BOWLING: Hosein 4-0-30-0 (1nb); Holder 4-0-26-4; Gayle 1-0-11-0 (3w); Bravo 4-0-24-2; Shepherd 3-0-38-0 (1w); Walsh 4-0-25-0.
WEST INDIES:
A.D.S. Fletcher b Hafeez 0
E. Lewis retired hurt 35
C.H. Gayle b Hasan 16
S.O. Hetmyer b Wasim 17
N Pooran not out 62
K.A. Pollard c Wasim b Shaheen 13
J.O. Holder not out 0
EXTRAS: (LB-3, W-4) 7
TOTAL: (for four wkts, 20 overs) 150
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0 (Fletcher), 2-31 (Gayle), 3-70 (Hetmyer), 4-140 (Pollard).
DID NOT BAT: D.J. Bravo, R. Shepherd, H.R. Walsh, A.J. Hosein.
BOWLING: Mohammad Hafeez 4-1-6-1; Shaheen Shah Afridi 4-0-44-1 (1w); Hasan Ali 4-0-32-1; Shadab Khan 4-0-22-0 (1w); Usman Qadir 1-0-11-0 (1w); Mohammad Wasim 3-0-32-1 (1w).
RESULT: Pakistan won by seven runs to lead four-match series 1-0.
PLAYER-OF-THE-MATCH: Mohammad Hafeez.
The fourth and final T20I between Green Shirts and West Indies cricket teams is scheduled to be played here at Providence Stadium on Tuesday 3rd day of August.
Squads:
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (skipper), Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (skipper), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Sohaib Maqsood, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir.
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