Lewis’ overwhelming 91 leads West Indies to seven-wicket win over Pakistan
West Indies’ Evin Lewis hits a range during a third of four-T20I-match between West Indies and Pakistan during a Queen s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Apr 1, 2017.
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Opener Evin Lewis constructed a monumental innings as West Indies kick Pakistan by 7 wickets to keep a four-match array alive during Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Saturday.
Chasing 138 to win their initial compare opposite Sarfraz Ahmed’s group in 6 outings, a Caribbean giants mislaid opener Chadwick Walton in a second over.
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However, his detriment did not impact a run-chase as Lewis constructed startling arrangement of power-hitting as he scored 91 off only 51 balls to take his side home with some-more than 5 overs to spare.
The 25-year-old left-hander crushed 9 sixes and 5 fours in his innings, as he single-handedly scored some-more than 65% runs of a team’s sum of 138, and was deservedly nominated as a best actor of a match.
For Pakistan, left-arm pacers Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir and leg-spinner Shadab Khan claimed one wicket each.
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Earlier, after opting to bat first, Pakistan managed to post 137 for a detriment of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Opener Kamran Akmal finished a innings with a tip measure of 48 off 37 balls, since Babar Azam scored 43 off 38 balls.
For West Indies, leg-spinner Samuel Badree took two, since pacers Kesrick Williams, Carlos Brathwaite and off-spinners Sunil Narine, Marlon Samules claimed a wicket each.
Pakistan lead a four-match array 2-1, and a final compare will be played on Sunday during a same venue.
That’s it from us today. We will join we tomorrow for a final compare of a series. Till then, it’s goodbye from Azeem Siddiqui here.
WI 138-3 (14.5 overs)
FOUR! And that’s it. West Indies win third T20I by 7 wickets.
OUT! Finally Lewis departs after scoring breath-taking 91.
SIX! Another one from Lewis.
Shadab Khan to continue.
WI 127-2 (14 overs)
Twenty 4 off a over. Brilliant over for West Indies.
Sohail Tanvir to start his new over.
WI 103-2 (13 overs)
Just 4 off a over.
Wahab Riaz to start his new over.
WI 99-2 (12 overs)
Fourteen off a over. A Great one for West Indies.
Another Six. Lewis is on fire.
Shadab Khan to start his new over.
WI 85-2 (11 overs)
Good one for West Indies.
Nine off a over.
Hasan Ali to start his new over.
WI 76-2 (10 overs)
Eleven off a over. A good one for West Indies
Shoaib Malik to start his initial over.
WI 65-2 (9 overs)
Just 7 off a over.
Shadab Khan to continue.
WI 58-2 (8 overs)
Just 3 off a over and a wicket.
Wahab Riaz to start his initial over.
WI 55-1 (7 overs)
Just 6 off a over.
Shadab Khab to start his initial over.
WI 49-1 (6 overs)
Twelve off a over. Another good one for West Indies.
Hasan Ali to start his initial over.
WI 37-1 (5 overs)
Seventeen off a over, good one for West Indies.
Imad to start his new over.
WI 20-1 (4 overs)
Eleven off a over. Good one for West Indies.
Tanvir to continue.
WI 9-1 (3 overs)
Just dual off a over. Good one for Pakistan.
Imad Wasim to continue.
WI 7-1 (2 overs)
Just fiver runs and a wicket off a over. Good one for Pakistan.
Sohail Tanvir to start his initial over.
WI 2-0 (1 over)
Just dual off a over. Good start for Pakistan.
So it’s Chadwick Walton and Evin Lewis to open for West Indies, since left-arm spinner Imad Wasim to start for Pakistan.
So that’s it everyone. We will join we for a second half.
PAK 137-8 (20 overs)
Just 5 off a over and a wicket. Great one for West Indies.
Jason Holder to start his final over.
PAK 132-7 (19 overs)
Just 5 runs and a wicket off a over.
Williams to start his final over.
PAK 127-6 (18 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off a over.
Jason Holder to start his new over.
PAK 122-5 (17 overs)
Just 6 off a over. Good one for West Indies
Williams to start his new over.
PAK 116-5 (16 overs)
Sunil Narine to start his new over.
PAK 106-4 (15 overs)
Ten off a over. Good one for Pakistan.
Samuels to continue.
PAK 96-4 (14 overs)
Just 3 runs and a wicket . Good one for West Indies.
Brathwaite to start his new over.
PAK 93-3 (13 overs)
Just one run and a wicket off a over. Great one for West Indies.
Marlon Samuels to start his initial over.
PAK 92-2 (12 overs)
Just 6 off a over.
Brathwaite to start his new over.
PAK 86-2 (11 overs)
Ten off a over.
Four leg-byes.
Williams to start his new over.
PAK 76-2 (10 overs)
Fourteen off a over. Best over of a innings so distant for Pakistan.
Narine to continue.
PAK 62-2 (9 overs)
Just 3 off a over.
Badree to start his final over.
PAK 59-2 (8 overs)
Ten off a over. Another good for Pakistan.
Sunil Narine to start his initial over.
PAK 49-2 (7 overs)
Seven off a over.
Samuel Badree to continue.
PAK 42-2 (6 overs)
Ten off a over. Best over of a innings so far.
Jason Holder to continue.
PAK 32-2 (5 overs)
Seven off a over. Good one for Pakistan.
Carlos Brathwaite to start his initial over.
PAK 25-2 (4 overs)
Just 6 off a over.
Kesrick Williams to start his initial over.
PAK 19-2 (3 overs)
Seven off a over. Another good one for Pakistan.
Samuel Badree to continue.
PAK 12-2 (2 overs)
Seven off a over. A good one for Pakistan.
Jason Holder to start his initial over.
PAK 5-2 (1 over)
Just 5 runs and dual wickets. Brilliant start for West Indies.
So it’s Ahmad Shahzad and Kamran Akmal to open for Pakistan, since leg-spinner Samuel Badree to start for West Indies.
The news is that Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has won a toss and opted to bat first.
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1371707/live-pakistan-opt-bat-first-windies-3rd-t20i/