Pakistan set a target of 173 in the second match of the Pak vs WI three-match series against the West Indies. In the match being played at the National Stadium Karachi, the national team captain, Babar Azam, decided to bat first after winning the toss. Pakistan managed to score 173 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.
Pak vs WI second match 173 runs target
When Pakistan started the innings, captain Babar Azam failed again and returned to the pavilion after scoring only seven runs. Fakhr Zaman 10, Muhammad Nawaz 1, Asif Ali scored 9 runs. Mohammad Rizwan once again played a responsible game and scored 38 runs. While Iftikhar Ahmed played an aggressive 32-run innings off 19 balls in the match’s closing moments.
Young Haider Ali was 31 while Shadab Khan scored an unbeaten 28 to take the team’s score to 172. For West Indies, Odin Smith took two wickets while Hayden Walsh, Aqeel Hussain, Romario Shephard, and Oshane Thomas took one wicket each. Earlier, captain Babar Azam decided to bat first after winning the toss and said that the team had no change. West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said that a change had been made in the team. And they would try to equalize the series by winning the match.
Pakistan squad
Captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhr Zaman, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
West Indies squad
Captains include Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Brandon King, Sharmarh Brooks, Rovman Powell, Odin Smith, Romario Shephard, Aqeel Hussain, Dominic Drakes, Oshane Thomas, and Hayden Walsh.
