Pakistan beat West Indies by 120 runs to seal series

June 11, 2022 | SportsGuff Team 320 Reads

Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz picked up 4 wickets as Pakistan defeated West Indies by 120 runs in the second ODI to seal the series.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. The home side finished on 275/8 from 50 overs. Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam added 120 runs for the second wicket after Fakhar Zaman was dismissed early in the innings. Babar made 77 runs while Imam contributed 72 runs.

Useful contributions in the lower order from Shadab Khan (22), Khushdil Shah (22), Mohammad Wasin (17) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (15) made sure that Pakistan posted a challenging total on the board.

Chasing a target of 276 runs for win, West Indies never really looked like getting past the line. The visiting side kept losing wickets at regular intervals to get bowled out for 155 runs in 32.2 overs.

Shamarh Brooks was the top scorer for them with 42 runs to his name. Kyle Mayers made 33 runs while no other batters could provide significant contribution with the bat.

Pakistan had won the first ODI by 5 wickets as they chased down a target of 306 runs with 4 balls and 5 wickets in hand.

Match Summary :
Pakistan 275 for 8 (Babar 77, Imam 72, Hosein 3-52)
beat
West Indies 155 (Brooks 42, Nawaz 4-19, Wasim 3-34)
by 120 runs