Perfect 10 for Pakistan after ODI series win over West Indies
Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz bagged four wickets as Pakistan defeated West Indies by 120 runs in the second ODI on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Pakistan steamrolled the West Indies by 120 runs in the second ODI to clinch the three-match series with one game still left. Pakistan's batting stars Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq once again stood out with the bat as their half-centuries helped Pakistan post a total of 275 for eight in 50 overs. But the real difference-maker in the match was all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz, his left-arm spin creating havoc for the West Indian batters. Nawaz achieved his career best bowling figures of four for 19 as the Windies were packed off for 155 in 32.2 overs.
PAK vs WI: Pakistan Run-Machine Babar Azam Achieves Huge Record With Half-Century In 2nd ODI
Pakistan captain Babar Azam continued his rich vein of form, becoming the first men's international cricketer to register nine consecutive fifty-plus scores across all three formats. With his 77-run knock against the West Indies in the second ODI at Multan, Babar Azam became the holder of the longest streak of 50+ scores for any batter in men's international cricket. On Friday, Pakistan beat the West Indies by a massive 120 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. In the previous match, Babar Azam had scored a brilliant hundred to help his team chase down the 306-run target.
PAK vs WI: Pakistan Penalised 5 Runs For Babar Azam's Bizarre "Blunder" In 2nd ODI vs West Indies
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam registered his 9th consecutive fifty-plus score in all formats as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies in Multan. Having smashed a match-winning hundred in the first ODI, Babar scored 77 off 93 balls with the help of five boundaries and a six. He, however, cost his team five runs in the field following a bizarre turn of events during West Indies' chase. In the 29th over, Babar was spotted to have picked up one of the wicket-keeping gloves, and used it to pick up the ball behind the stumps.
Babar Azam creates massive record despite missing ton against West Indies in 2nd ODI
Babar Azam reached another massive feat in men's international cricket history as he became the first batter to score nine consecutive half-centuries in all three formats of cricket. Pakistan skipper scored 77 off 93 balls in the second ODI match against West Indies and added yet another fifty-plus score to his name to enter the record books for a massive batting record. This was Babar's ninth-consecutive fifty-plus score in men's international cricket, which is now the longest streak for any batter.
"Don't Know Why They're Holding Him Back": Former Pakistan Captain On Umran Malik
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt feels India pacer Umran Malik should have made his debut in the first T20I against South Africa. Umran was in top form for SunRisers Hyderabad during IPL 2022 as he took 22 wickets from 14 matches. He was also named as the emerging player of the season, and was rewarded for it with a maiden India call-up for the ongoing five-match T20I series against the Proteas. Butt said the management could've rested veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and played Umran instead, which would have given the youngster some much-needed exposure.
"I Actually Felt Bad": Former Pakistan Star Slams Team Selection vs West Indies
Right-handed batter Mohammad Haris had made his ODI debut for Pakistan in the first game of the three-match series against West Indies. The batter did not get a chance to bat in the game. However, former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif has expressed his disappointment at giving Haris a go in the middle-order for ODI series on the back of his T20 form as an opener. He cited the example of Babar Azam's press conference where the Pakistan skipper had said Shan Masood cannot be played as a middle-order batter as he is an opener.