Pakistan chased down their highest Twenty20 International run chase of seven wickets in a seven-wicket win over West Indies on Thursday to secure a 3-0 series win in Karachi. Mohammad Rizwan scored 87 runs in 45 balls and captain Babar Azam scored 79 runs as the opening pair with 158 runs to help Pakistan reach the target of 208 in 18.5 overs, which is almost closed due to the cases of Kovid. happened. The match was eventually called off despite five members of the West Indies team, including three players, testing positive on Thursday. The total number of positive cases in the tourist camp rose to nine after three players and a staff member tested positive on Saturday.
West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran smashed a career-best 37-ball 64 with the help of six sixes and two fours as his side finished 207-3.
In Karachi, Pakistan won the first match by 63 runs and the second by nine runs.
This is his seventh 3–0 whitewash in Twenty20 International cricket, and his third against West Indies.
Rizwan, who reversed the leg-before decision against him in the first ball, and Azam put on a 158-run stand in 15 overs over the West Indies bowlers.
Azam, who hit nine fours and two sixes in his 53-ball innings, was dismissed at long off.
Babar and Rizwan scored their sixth centuries in Twenty20 Internationals – the most by any pair in the format – this entire year.
India’s Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have five centuries in T20I cricket.
Rizwan, who hit ten fours and three sixes, fell on a foul shot off Dominic Drakes with just 24 to go for the win.
Rizwan scored 1,326 runs in 29 matches in a calendar year which is the most runs by any batsman in T20 Internationals.
Asif Ali ensured victory by hitting two sixes and as many fours in his unbeaten 21-run knock.
The hosts finished 2021 with six wins in eight T20I series, winning 20 of 29 matches – a T20I record in a calendar year.
Pakistan’s previous highest run chase was 204 against South Africa at Centurion in April this year.
West Indies displayed better batting performance after disappointing performances in the first two matches.
Pooran added 93 runs for the third wicket with Darren Bravo, who scored an unbeaten 34, as the tourists added 54 runs in the final five overs.
Shamrah Brooks (49) and Brandon King (43) also played fast innings.
Brooks, who hit four sixes and two fours in his 31-ball knock, shared a 66-run partnership with King when the tourists won the toss and opted to bat.
King hit seven fours and two sixes in his explosive 21-ball knock.
After the departure of two openers, Pooran and Bravo scored a total of 192 runs.
Pooran eventually dismissed pacer Mohammad Wasim, who went on to go with 2-44 for eight wickets in the series.
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Pooran’s previous unbeaten 62 also came against Pakistan in Guyana in July this year.
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