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Babar’s century, Khushdil’s late power hitting propel Pakistan to beat Windies

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Babar led the way with the century as Pakistan defeated West Indies by five wickets in the first ODI, here on Wednesday.

PAK 306-5 (49.2 Overs)

Seales to bowl the last over

PAK 300-5 (49 Overs)

Shepherd to bowl the second last over

PAK 285-5 (48 Overs)

Joseph continues

PAK 282-4 (47 Overs)

Shepherd continues

PAK 262-4 (46 Overs)

Joseph continues

PAK 258-4 (45 Overs)

Shepherd comes to bowl

44.4: Rizwan moves across his stumps like he always does, but is deceived by the lack of pace. Looks to force the back of a length delivery to the on side, but can only get a top edge with Pooran completing a simple catch.

PAK 252-3 (44 Overs)

Joseph continues

PAK 245-3 (43 Overs)

Seales comes to bowl

PAK 239-3 (42 Overs)

Joseph comes again

41.3: It was a bouncer climbing awkwardly on Babar, who looked for a pull but could only mistime it to Hayden Walsh at midwicket

PAK 234-2 (41 Overs)

Walsh to bowl the 41st

PAK 220-2 (40 Overs)

Seales comes again

PAK 216-2 (39 Overs)

Hosein continues

PAK 212-2 (38 Overs)

Walsh comes back into the attack

PAK 207-2 (37 Overs)

Hosein comes back

PAK 199-2 (36 Overs)

Seales comes into the attack

PAK 190-2 (35 Overs)

Mayers continues

PAK 181-2 (34 Overs)

Shepherd continues

PAK 174-2 (33 Overs)

Mayers continues

PAK 169-2 (32 Overs)

Shepherd comes back into the attack

PAK 165-2 (31 Overs)

Mayers comes back into the attack

PAK 159-2 (30 Overs)

Joseph comes again

PAK 157-2 (29 Overs)

Hosein continues

PAK 153-2 (28 Overs)

Joseph continues

PAK 148-2 (27 Overs)

Hosein comes to bowl his seventh

PAK 142-2 (26 Overs)

Joesph comes back

PAK 129-2 (25 Overs)

24.5: It was length outside off, Imam wanted to go over short third-man, and employed the reverse sweep, but the extra bounce meant he couldn’t get enough bat to clear the man and ended up offering a simple catch to Jayden Seales.

Hosein continues

PAK 125-1 (24 Overs)

Seales continues

PAK 120-1 (23 Overs)

Hosein continues

PAK 112-1 (22 Overs)

Seales back on

PAK 104-1 (21 Overs)

Hosein continues

PAK 100-1 (20 Overs)

Walsh continues

PAK 91-1 (19 Overs)

Hosein comes to bowl his third

PAK 88-1 (18 Overs)

Walsh comes to bowl again

PAK 82-1 (17 Overs)

Hosein continues

PAK 77-1 (16 Overs)

Hayden Walsh comes into the attack

PAK 72-1 (15 Overs)

Akeal Hosein comes into the attack

PAK 68-1 (14 Overs)

Mayers continues

PAK 58-1 (13 Overs)

Joseph continues

PAK 48-1 (12 Overs)

Mayers continues

PAK 46-1 (11 Overs)

Joseph continues

PAK 41-1 (10 Overs)

Kyle Mayers to bowl his first

PAK 35-1 (9 Overs)

Alzarri Joseph comes to bowl his first

PAK 33-1 (8 Overs)

Shepherd continues

PAK 28-1 (7 Overs)

6.2: It was short of a length around off, Fakhar made some room and wanted to blast it through the off side but mistimed off the splice to the cover fielder, offering a simple chance. Jayden Seales has the breakthrough for West Indies

Seales comes to bowl his fourth

PAK 25-0 (6 Overs)

Shepherd continues

PAK 18-0 (5 Overs)

Seales continues

PAK 15-0 (4 Overs)

Shepherd continues

PAK 14-0 (3 Overs)

Seales continues

PAK 14-0 (2 Overs)

Shepherd to bowl from the other end

PAK 9-0 (1 Over)

Fakhar, Imam come out to chase, Seales to bowl the first

PAKISTAN vs WEST INDIES (2nd INNING)

Shai Hope led the way with the century as the West Indies set a commendable 306-run target for Pakistan in the first ODI of the ongoing series.

WI 305/8 (50 Overs)

Haris to bowl the last

WI 296-6 (49 Overs)

Shaheen comes to bowl his last

WI 288-6 (48 Overs)

Hasan replaces Haris

WI 284-6 (47 Overs)

Shaheen replaces Hasan

WI 273-5 (46 Overs)

Haris continues

WI 258-5 (45 Overs)

Hasan replaces Shaheen

WI 248-5 (44 Overs)

43.4: Haris gets the all-important breakthrough and Hope’s excellent knock ends. The slower ball does the trick. Was a length delivery on off stump. Hope looks to slam it towards the midwicket region but is beaten by the pace and the ball flattens his off stump.

Haris comes into the attack

WI 237-4 (43 Overs)

Shaheen continues

WI 227-4 (42 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

WI 223-4 (41 Overs)

Shaheen comes back into the attack

WI 218-4 (40 Overs)

39.3: Full around off, King wanted to push it to long-on, reached out way in front of his body to make contact, and offered a dolly to Shadab

Shadab continues

WI 214-3 (39 Overs)

Hasan continues

WI 202-3 (38 Overs)

Shadab replaces Haris

WI 200-3 (37 Overs)

Hasan comes back into the attack

WI 198-3 (36 Overs)

35.6: Another short one angled in, Pooran helped it along to deep backward square leg, timed it well but found Khushdil Shah stationed there. Didn’t have to move a muscle

Haris continues

WI 189-2 (35 Overs)

Nawaz comes to bowl his last

WI 175-2 (34 Overs)

Haris replaces Shadab

WI 167-2 (33 Overs)

Nawaz continues

WI 166-2 (32 Overs)

Shadab continues

WI 163-2 (31 Overs)

30.6: Brooks brings out his favourite sweep again. But Nawaz slows this time, and the ball catches the outside edge of Brooks’ blade. It seemed the ball would go away from Shadab, who was stationed at short third man but he runs across, throws himself to his left and completes a one-handed stunner

Nawaz continues

WI 152-1 (30 Overs)

Shadab replaces Hasan

WI 147-1 (29 Overs)

Nawaz continues

WI 140-1 (28 Overs)

Hasan replaces Shaheen

WI 125-1 (27 Overs)

Nawaz continues

WI 121-1 (26 Overs)

Shaheen continues

WI 118-1 (25 Overs)

Nawaz comes back into the attack

WI 111-1 (24 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

WI 103-1 (23 Overs)

Haris continues

WI 92-1 (22 Overs)

Shadab continues

WI 90-1 (21 Overs)

Haris comes back into the attack

WI 88-1 (20 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his fourth

WI 84-1 (19 Overs)

Hasan continues

WI 78-1 (18 Overs)

Shadab continues

WI 75-1 (17 Overs)

Hasan comes back into the attack

WI 73-1 (16 Overs)

Shadab continues

WI 69-1 (15 Overs)

Nawaz continues

WI 65-1 (14 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his first

WI 58-1 (13 Overs)

Nawaz comes again

WI 52-1 (12 Overs)

Haris comes to bowl his third

WI 45-1 (11 Overs)

Nawaz continues

WI 41-1 (10 Overs)

Haris continues

WI 40-1 (9 Overs)

Nawaz to bowl his first

WI 37-1 (8 Overs)

Haris comes to bowl his first

WI 29-1 (7 Overs)

Shaheen comes to bowl again

WI 25-1 (6 Overs)

Hasan to bowl his third

WI 20-1 (5 Overs)

Shaheen comes again

WI 20-1 (4 Overs)

Hasan continues

WI 9-1 (3 Overs)

2.5: Full outside off, Mayers dug it out and scooped it back to the bowler, and Shaheen pouched it safely. The ball made no contact with the ground after coming off the bat, and that’s an early wicket for Shaheen

Shaheen continues

WI 8-0 (2 Overs)

Hasan to bowl from the other end

WI 6-0 (1 Over)

Mayers and Hope came out to bat for the West Indies, Shaheen to lead the bowling attack for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN VS WEST INDIES (1ST INNINGS)

West Indies have won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI against Pakistan, here at Multan Cricket Stadium.

Playing Xls

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan(vc), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Haris, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali

West Indies: Nicholas Pooran(c), Shai Hope (wk), Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh, Romario Shepherd

West Indies team lands in Pakistan for ODI series

MULTAN: West Indian squad for Pakistan Tour has arrived here for their upcoming ODI series against the Green Shirts, scheduled to commence on June 8.

In a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the West Indian squad can be seen receiving a warm welcome from the PCB officials. The touring side was presented with bouquets and juices.

A warm welcome to @windiescricket in Multan 🤩#KhelAbhiBaqiHai | #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/UTsr3f8iGV

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 6, 2022

The two teams will lock horns in a three-match ODI series, which is a part of the ongoing ICC World Cup Super League. Pakistan is currently holding the 10th position in the standings with 60 points, whereas, the West Indies are ranked fourth.

The touring side is on their first challenge as they face a better-ranked Pakistan in their home conditions under their new captain – Nicholas Pooran, who took the charge after the legendary Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard hung his boot from international cricket.

The West Indian squad will start training on Tuesday after resting today. Pakistan, on the other hand, will start training today.

The three ODIs will take place on June 8, 10, and 12 here at Multan Cricket Stadium.

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‘Hasan is a match-winner and has proved it with his performance’ Saqlain

LAHORE: Head Coach Pakistan Cricket Team – Saqlain Mushtaq has come out in defence of the right-arm pacer Hasan Ali and termed him a match-winning player.

In a media interaction ahead of the home ODI series against the West Indies, Saqlain threw his support behind struggling right-arm pacer Hasan, who had been receiving a lot of backlash from cricket fans due to a recent slump in his form.

“Hasan is a match-winning player and he has proved it with his performances. He was a little fatigued but now he is fresh,” Saqlain claimed.

The national head coach then went on to opine about making the changes in the Playing XI and testing the bench strength in the forthcoming series.

“All of the players are unified, and we will provide rest to those who request it,” he said.

Saqlain stated that a whitewash against the West Indies is his goal, but that preparations and planning are in the works.

“The West Indies team will come fully prepared. We have not done all the work on them yet but are hopeful of defeating them 3-0,” Saqlain stated.

“The players are working hard and training is going on as per plans. There is no doubt that it is hot but the support staff is making the strategy as per the strength of our players,” he maintained.

The head coach also opined regarding Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam and praised that the latter’s performance as captain and player has improved a lot.

It is pertinent to mention here that West Indies will be touring Pakistan to play three ODIs – which are part of the ICC World Cup Super League. The three matches will take place on June 8, 10, and 12 respectively in Multan.

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PAKvsWI: PCB keeps affordable ticket prices to attract maximum crowd

MULTAN: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set affordable ticket prices to help maximum fans watch their favourite players in action during the upcoming ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies.

In a bid to mark the return of international cricket here and to fill grounds, the PCB has locked tickets price as low as PKR300. Whereas, the Premium tickets will be available for PKR500.

The General tickets which include Elahi Brothers, Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Ahmed, and Wasim Akram enclosures will be available for PKR300. Whereas, the Premium category tickets for the Fazal Mahmood, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, and Zaheer Abbas Enclosure are set at PKR500.

Tickets are now available online at pcb.bookme.pk as well as from the nearest M&P Courier outlets from today. The cricket board has also decided to sell the tickets via designated mobile vans located at Fatima town, Guslhat town and Kacheri chowk.

The action from the three ODIs will be produced by 21 full high-definition cameras. The production includes a full version of Hawkeye with all the DRS enhancements. The matches will be telecasted around the world, whereas, the fans in Pakistan can watch the action-packed series on ARY Zap and PTV Sports, who are the live streaming partners.

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‘Injuries are part of the career’ Shadab Khan eyes comeback

LAHORE: Pakistan national men’s team vice-captain and all-rounder Shadab Khan expressed hope to make a comeback after remaining out of the team briefly due to injuries.

Speaking to a scheduled press conference ahead of the under-way training camp organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the forthcoming home ODI series against West Indies, the right-arm leg spinner claimed that he was worried about the frequent injuries and had accepted them as part of the game.

“I am trying to make a comeback in the team. Injuries are part of the career and I am getting used to them. I am worried about the repeated injuries but I accept them,” opined Shadab.

Talking about the upcoming series against West Indies, Shadab looked optimistic about the victory against the touring side.

“The series against the West Indies is crucial. We will try to play well,” maintained Shadab. “The team looks good and we hope that our team will succeed.”

The vice-captain has also put his weight behind the right-arm leg spinner Zahid Mehmood and praised him for his domestic performance.

“Zahid Mehmood bowls well in the domestic cricket. His presence will prove to be beneficial for the team,” claimed Shadab

Talking about his experience of playing county season in the UK, the all-rounder claimed that he had learned a lot from the England leg spinner Adil Rasheed and the varying conditions.

“I’ve returned after playing county cricket. The conditions and weather were drastically different out there and I’ve learned a lot from it,” said Shadab. “I’ve also learned a great deal from Adil Rashid.”

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will clash with the West Indies for the three-match ODI series scheduled to be held on June 8,10 and 12 at Multan Cricket Stadium.

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‘It is a part of the game’ Babar backs struggling Rizwan for Windies ODIs

LAHORE: Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam has thrown his weight behind the wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan for the upcoming home ODI series against West Indies.

Babar interacted with the media ahead of the team’s scheduled training camp for the West Indies series and opined regarding Rizwan, who is struggling to get going in the ODI format.

“Form is temporary in cricket and I think it is a part of the game. Rizwan is our important player and supports me in challenging times,” Babar stated.

Rizwan is currently going through a rough patch in the ODIs as the right-handed batter could only manage to score 192 runs in his last 11 matches since 2020 with a dismal average of 17.45.

Babar, on the other hand, further opined about the upcoming series and expressed his delight in playing without a managed environment after 2020.

“We are going to play cricket in a normal environment after a very long time, which is a great pleasure for us,” Babar said.

“We are very happy and excited for the commencement of the camp. We’ll be playing in Multan after a long period and it is delightful for us,” he added.

“It is very hot there but we are ready to accept the challenge. We’ll be holding the camp at 2 PM in order to tackle the extreme weather,” he maintained.

While talking about the preparations for the forthcoming series, Babar claimed that he is aiming for the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 and is looking to prepare accordingly.

“We have the 2023 World Cup in mind and we are preparing for it. This series is very important for us as it is a part of the World Cup Super League,” he said.

“We do not consider any team as an easy opponent as every team takes the field with full preparations. We, ourselves, did not play international cricket for the last two months. Our players, however, were playing County Cricket in England but I think domestic cricket is different than international cricket,” Babar added.

Pakistan’s skipper further claimed himself as a fully independent captain while also emphasising the need of giving proper chances to the players and to only analyze their performances after a particular time.

“I am an independent captain while I also think that everyone has a different way of thinking,” he claimed.

“In order to establish a good side, we need to provide consistent opportunities to the players and should only review their performances once they get consistent opportunities for a certain period,” he concluded.

It is apropos to mention here that Pakistan will take on the West Indies in a three-match ODI series. The three matches will be played on June 8, 10, and 12 respectively.

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PCB shifts national team’s training camp for West Indies series to Lahore

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted the national team’s training camp from Rawalpindi to here for the upcoming ODI home series against the West Indies, scheduled in June.

According to the details shared by the PCB, the cricket board has shifted the venue of the national team’s training camp for the forthcoming ODI series against West Indies.

The training camp will kick off on June 01 and all the selected 16 players including those, who are participating in England’s T20 League Vitality Blasy have been directed to report to the camp at the given time.

The cricket board, however, did not make an official announcement on the change in venue for the ODI series.

It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB has kept Multan as the backup for the ODI series venue following the ongoing political unrest in Islamabad.

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Pakistan-West Indies ODI series to be shifted to Multan: Sources

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to shift the upcoming home ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies to Multan following the ongoing political instability in the city, sources claimed.

According to the details, following the current political situation in Islamabad, the PCB has opted to go towards the backup option for the series – Multan. The series was originally scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi, however, the rising political tensions forced the cricket board to go for a different option.

The booking and reservations of the hotel and flights have been started by the PCB for the new venue. Whereas, an official statement by the PCB is also expected by today evening.

Sources further claimed that the touring side West Indies will reach Multan directly on June 5. Whereas, the first ODI against Pakistan is scheduled for June 8.

It is pertinent to mention here that the second and third ODI between the two teams will be played on June 10 and 12 respectively.

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PCB calls sixty players to participate in conditioning camp

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called sixty players to participate in the conditioning camp at the National High-Performance Center (NHPC), scheduled to be held in two phases from May 15 to June 10.

The announced sixty players will form two groups comprising 27 and 33 players respectively. The first group comprises the skipper Babar Azam will participate in the conditioning camp from May 15 to 25.

The group of the remaining 33 players, on the other hand, will participate in the camp from May 26 to June 10.

The players, who are in England, owing to their representation in the ongoing County Championship 2022 have not been called to participate in the camp.

The ODI squad for the home series against the West Indies will be unveiled on May 23. The series’ matches will be contested on June 8, 10, and 12, while the selected players will start training from June 01 in Rawalpindi.

Players called for the conditioning camp:

First group (15 May -25 May)

Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Akif Javed (Balochistan), Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Arshadullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Asif Ali (Northern), Babar Azam (Central Punjab), Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan), Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mir Hamza (Sindh), M0hammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Shadab Khan (Northern), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh), Usman Qadir (Central Punjab), Yasir Shah (Balochistan) and Zahid Mahmood (Sindh)

Second group (26 May- 10 June)

Aaliyan Mehmood (Sindh), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Balochistan), Abid Ali (Central Punjab), Abrar Ahmed (Sindh), Ali Asfand (Central Punjab), Ali Usman (Southern Punjab), Arish Ali Khan (Sindh), Azam Khan (Southern Punjab), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Haseebullah (Balochistan), Imad Wasim (Northern), Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Maaz Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mehran Mumtaz (Northern), Mohammad Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Ali (Central Punjab), Mohammad Huraira (Northern), Mohammad Imran (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Imran Randhawa (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Taha (Sindh), Mohammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab), Nauman Ali (Northern), Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh), Qasim Akram (Central Punjab), Rehan Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salman Irshad (Northern), Sameen Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Sindh), Syed Zeeshan Zameer (Sindh), Usman Salahuddin (Central Punjab) and Zaman Khan (Northern)

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PCB to reveal the ODI squad for home West Indies series on May 23

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce the national squad for the home ODI series against West Indies on May 23.

In a statement released by the PCB, the cricket board shared that the discussions on finalizing the squad are underway and the final squad will be announced on May 23.

The training camp for the forthcoming series will then be held from May 29 to June 01 in Rawalpindi and only selected players will be called from England.

The PCB will later announce the squad for the upcoming Netherlands and Sri Lanka tours on June 13. The green shirts will fly to the Netherlands to compete in a three-match ODI series and a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

The cricket board also confirmed Rawalpindi as the first option for the home ODI series against West Indies. Whereas, Multan is the only backup option as the pitches are being prepared in Karachi and Lahore.

It is pertinent to mention here that the home series against West Indies will be played without the bio-secure environment and any COVID-19 protocol.

Furthermore, the cricket board also confirmed that the certainty of the national team touring Sri Lanka for the Test series, depends solely on the Sri Lanka Cricket and Pakistan itself will not deny the tour since the country has strong ties with the Island and the tours have been complete even in tense situations in the past.

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