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Back with the chase!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Alright then, the focus shifts to Pakistan’s chase of 281. The target is very much within reach, but the pitch conditions promise challenges, as the ball is gripping for spinners and still doing a bit for the seamers. West Indies will aim to strike early, especially in the first Powerplay, to put pressure on Pakistan’s middle order. For Pakistan, a strong, quick start from the openers could break the back of the chase, but a couple of early wickets might make things tense. With dew possibly

Roston Chase of Windies is up for a quick chat. He says that he doesn't have a preferred batting position, and it is all about going out there and giving his best. Adds that it was a bit tough to begin as the spinners were bowling and didn't want to leave the responsibility for the other batters. Says that he was disappointed when he got out and mentions that the way the wicket played out, they wanted to get to 285 and fell short by just 5 runs and will have to make do with that.

Pakistan’s bowlers operated smartly under Mohammad Rizwan’s leadership. The spinners - Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, and Sufiyan Muqeem - used the surface well, extracting turn and bounce, and keeping the middle overs tight. Ayub was the pick among them, beating the bat repeatedly and dismissing Lewis with a sharp turn. Shaheen Afridi’s four-wicket haul was the standout effort, as he varied his pace, bowled with intent, and struck whenever Pakistan needed a breakthrough. Naseem Shah was equ

The responsibility then fell on captain Shai Hope and Roston Chase, and both looked assured against Pakistan’s spin attack. Hope’s innings was scratchy, with several dot balls testing his patience, and he struggled with timing. In a curious moment, he changed his bat twice, perhaps chasing that sweet timing that kept eluding him. Still, he reached his fifty before falling to Shaheen just as he seemed ready to press on. Chase, meanwhile, played with more freedom, using his feet well against

Pakistan sent the West Indies in to bat first after opting to bowl, and the batting of the Windies had an early jolt when Brandon King departed in the very first over. But Evin Lewis and Keacy Carty steadied the innings with a calm, well-paced stand, picking gaps and punishing anything loose. Lewis was fluent, mixing elegant strokes with powerful hits, bringing up his fifty. Carty, though less aggressive, kept the scoreboard ticking until he fell to a fortunate full toss from Sufiyan Muqeem 

THRILLING, TENSE, BUT EVENLY POISED - that’s how the first innings of this opening ODI in Tarouba can be summed up. West Indies fought their way to 280, a score that keeps them in the game but leaves the door open for Pakistan. Both teams had their moments, where the hosts started well after an early setback, built steady partnerships, and finished with some late hitting, while Pakistan’s bowlers kept finding breakthroughs at key moments. The pitch has played a tricky hand, gripping for

Naseem Shah to Jediah Blades, ! TIMBER! Full and quick from Naseem Shah, swinging back in. Too good for a tailender and Jediah Blades is beaten all ends up. He tries to block but the ball sneaks through bat and pad and goes on to hit the leg pole.

Jediah Blades is the last man in.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, ! BOWLED'EM! Naseem Shah finally gets his man.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Hard length over the stumps, swung away down to fine leg for a couple of runs by Motie. The score now moves to 280 for the Windies.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Six!

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Oh, its all happening out there in the middle!

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, ! Shot!

Shaheen Afridi to Jayden Seales, 4 Byes.

Naseem Shah will bowl the penultimate over.

Shaheen Afridi to Jayden Seales, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Gudakesh Motie, Half an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Full and straight, angling into the pads, Motie gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls behind square leg for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Jayden Seales, 1 run.

Jayden Seales walks in next.

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, ! b Shaheen Afridi.

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, Wide!

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, No ball and Six!

Is that out? Pakistan have opted for a review for an LBW appeal, which was turned down by the umpire. It seems that it has pitched outside leg. Let's see. There is nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking confirms the same, it has pitched outside leg and Shamar Joseph remains NOT .

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, NOT ! A review taken more in hope.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Wide! Another slower one, it is the attempted bumper. Bowled over middle, Joseph misses the pull and a wide is called for height.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Slower one, into the deck and angled across off, Shamar Joseph looks to swing across the line but misses.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Just short! Or was it? Seemed very close at first but Salman Agha doesn't claim the catch and the umpires don't go upstairs either.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Wide! Attempted slower bumper, banged in well short and sails over the bowler's head for a wide.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, ! Wow, that is some shot from Gudakesh Motie! Hard-length delivery angled across off, Motie gives himself a bit of room and slashes the ball up and over the cover-point fence for a biggie.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Hits the deck hard and bowls it on off, Shamar Joseph pushes it into the turf and just into the off side for a quick single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shamar Joseph, Floated up around middle, nudged away towards wide mid on by Joseph for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Smart batting from Motie. Fractionally short around off, cut away towards deep point for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, ! Powered away! Drags it well short over middle, Gudakesh Motie rocks back and forces the lofted shot off the back foot and over the bowler's head for another boundary.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Tossed up at the stumps, Motie defends it out.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, ! Nicely struck! Too full and on the pads, Gudakesh Motie gets inside the line and brooms it away on the bounce and over deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Pushed through quicker on off stump, Motie blocks it off.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Nagging length and around middle, Shamar Joseph looks to defend it but gets squared up and the ball beats the outside edge and goes over the middle stump. 

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, ! c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah.

Shamar Joseph walks in at number 9 for West Indies.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, ! A misfield and a FIFTY for CHASE! On a length and around middle, Roston Chase gets across and flicks it in the gap towards deep square leg. Both fielders in the deep, from deep square leg and deep mid-wicket run across to their sides respectively to cut it off and even deep square leg dives there but makes a meal of it. Chase gets a boundary, and he completes his 6th ODI fifty.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, LEG BYES! Hard length, angling in, down leg, Roston Chase gets inside the line and looks to tickle it fine but misses. The ball clips his thigh pad and rolls away to beat the diving keeper to his left for a boundary.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length and around middle, Motie rises with the bounce and punches it towards mid off for a quick single.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, BEATEN! Hard length, angled across off, Gudakesh Motie looks to cut it off the back foot but it isn't either that short or that wide. He gets beaten past the outside edge.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Short and around middle, tucked away through square leg for one.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Sliding on the pads, Gudakesh Motie tries to be a bit cheeky there as he attempts a ramp shot but misses and the keeper collects it to his right.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Around off, knocked down to long off for one by Chase.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Full and around middle and leg, Chase backs away and pushes it back to the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Floated up and outside off, Roston Chase remains leg side of the ball and drives it nicely through covers for a couple of runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, WIDE! Darts in short but down the leg side, Chase looks to pull it but misses. Called a wide.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Four!

Gudakesh Motie walks out to bat now.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, ! c Abdullah Shafique b Shaheen Afridi.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Roston taps it with soft hands towards cover point and takes a quick single.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Full and around off, knocked down to long on for one by Romario.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, Dragged back length and outside off, Roston taps it towards cover point and takes a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, ! Chase breaks the shackles! On a length and angling in, around middle, nicely sits up for the batter, as Roston Chase just plants his front leg forward a bit and pulls it off the front foot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, Fires in a yorker, in the blockhole, Chase jams it out back to the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, BEAUTY! Full and outside off, gets some grip and turns away, Romario Shepherd comes forward and looks to turn it into the leg side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, Dragged back length and outside off, Romario Shepherd punches it towards cover and beats that diving fielder to his right for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, On the pads, drilled down to long on for one by Roston.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, WIDE! Fires in full but down the leg side, Roston Chase gets down on his knee and misses his sweep shot. Also, the keeper fails to collect it cleanly to his left and the ball rolls away towards first slip. No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, Nagging length and outside off, Romario punches it through covers for one.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Had to hurry there! Full and around off, Romario Shepherd taps it with soft hands towards cover and sets off for a quick single. His partner responds well but the fielder is quick there to get across to his right and gets to the ball before making a throw to the bowling end but he misses.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Another pace-off delivery, back of a length, angling in, around middle, Romario Shepherd swivels and looks to pull it again but is early in his shot and gets hit on his chest.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Nagging length and around off, Romario Shepherd comes forward and drops it down into the off side.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Full and around off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! The misery of Shai Hope comes to an end and he goes for 55. Shaheen bowls it another pace-off delivery, keeps it on the hard length and bowls it around off this time, angles it away from the batter. Shai Hope gets deceived by the lack of pace on it as he swings his bat hard on it again. Doesn't get in a good position and only manages to get a feather on it as the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper, where Mohamm

Romario Shepherd is in next.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, ! 200 is up for Windies! A slower one, on a length and angling in, around middle and leg, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, clears out his front leg and manages to swing it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Powerplay 2 done! Now Pakistan can have five fielders outside the 30-yard circle.

Naseem Shah to Shai Hope, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, Just short of a length and angled into the batter, Roston Chase is taken aback but manages to swivel and swing it away towards deep square leg for a single.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, Another length ball on off stump, hit away straight to mid-wicket.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, No run.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, Length ball outside off, Roston extends his arms and crahes it through the off side, to the left of deep covers and picks up a couple of runs.

Naseem Shah to Shai Hope, FIFTY up for the Windies skipper but he will know he has to kick on from here. Hard length on off, Shai Hope looks to drive but gets an inside edge behind square leg for a single. A 29th OD half century for Hope.

Again, a change of bat for Shai Hope. He has been struggling to time the bat well on both spinners and pacers.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Full and straight now, Shai Hope hits through the line but doesn't get all of it. The ball goes to the left of long on and it will only be a single. Hope moves to 49 now off 73 balls.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Skillful from Shaheen!

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Hope just can't find his timing at the moment. Hard length over off, Shai looks to smack it through covers but gets more of an inside edge towards mid-wicket.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Pitches it further up on off stump, Hope pushes it out towards cover now.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Comes around the wicket and starts with a slower one. Bowls it slightly into the pitch and around off. Hope pushes it down to point.

Change. Shaheen Afridi is called up for another burst here. 4-0-25-1 so far.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Drops it a bit short on leg, Chase makes room and mistimes it straight to the cover fielder.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Quicker one on middle, turning in a bit, Hope punches it from inside the crease and through covers for a single.

Change of bat for the Windies skipper. The 12th man comes out with a couple of bats and Hope chooses the best of the lot to continue.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery on the pads, flicked away to square leg.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, A top edge, but Hope gets away with it! Tossed up around leg stump, Shai Hope goes hard at the slog sweep but gets a top edge that lobs up over short fine leg and falls safely. The batters pick up a couple of runs as well.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Nicely bowled! The wrong'un outside off, turning away. Shai Hope backs away early and leaves it in hopes of a wide but it is well inside the tramline.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Full and outside off, driven crisply and along thr turf to deep cover for one run.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Length ball again, around off, Shai Hope gives the charge but jams it back towards the bowler. The dot balls are starting to pile up for Hope.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, No run.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Good-length delivery, angled in from outside off, Roston Chase shuffles across to scoop it away but misses and the ball goes straight into the keeper's c;utches. Half an appeal for caught behind but turned down. Mohammad Rizwan has a think about it and even jokingly asks the batter about it but doesn't take the review. And rightly so too as UltraEdge later on confirms that there was no bat involved.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Hard-length delivery around off and middle, Hope gets across and inside the line, clipping it in front of mid-wicket fora single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Around middle and leg, hit away through mid-wicket for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Oh, how has that missed the stumps? Flatter delivery on off, this one stays low and just skids across as well. Shai Hope sets up to pull but is well beaten as the ball just sneaks wide of the off stump as well.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, 2 runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fuller in length and strighter too, flicked away into the leg side for another dot ball.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery aound off, punched away into the turf and to the left of the short cover fielder who manages to make the stop.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Fullish length around leg, Chase stays back and flicks it wide of short fine leg for one. For a moment, both batters were stranded in the middle of the crease and looking at the ball.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Just back of a length and over off, blocked off by Hope.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Can't get it through! Length ball outside off, Roston Chase strokes it on the up and gets it to the right of short extra cover but doesn't have the legs to beat Babar Azam to his left at mid off. Just a single then.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Pitches it up on a nagging length around off, Hope leans on and plays it off the inside half of the blade down to long on for one more.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Hard length around off, hit on the up and just past the cover fielder for a single.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Back of a length again, on a right line over the stumps, Chase hangs back and keeps it down on the off side.

DRINKS! West Indies are going well for the moment because of this partnership between their skipper and Roston Chase, as both have played well against the spinners who have got grip and turn off the surface. Now, they have to bat well for the next ten overs or so, and then they can go bang-bang from there to get access to a score of 300 or more. Meanwhile, Pakistan have been disciplined in bowling so far and they have reaped the rewards in four wickets so far. They need to chip in more and ti

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Back of a length and outside off, punched away in front of point where the fielder springs to his right and gets a hand on it. The ball deflects to sweeper cover and the batters pick up a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Fired in at the pads, flicked away straight to square leg and just a single off that over.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Nicely bowled! Flattens it up, bowling it around leg and gets this one to skid through. Roston Chase looks to flick off the back foot but ends up playing all around it and gets pinged on the pads, but the ball is pitching well outside leg.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Nagging length, angling across off, tapped away through backward point for a run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fuller on middle and leg, jammed back into the deck and towards the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery around leg, Hope tucks it behind square leg where Babar Azam gets quickly across to his right and the batters don't go for the single.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, A bit fuller in length and on off, Chase strokes it towards cover. Three dots in a row to finish the over but 8 runs come off it.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, No run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Bowls it flatter and at the stumps, Chase pushes it out on the off side.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, ! That's exquisite from Roston Chase and he's putting the pressure back on Pakistan. Tossed up outside off, Chase just hits through the line and lofts it over extra cover for a six.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, On a length and around off, Chase lunges across to get inside the line of the delivery and half-sweeps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Flighted ball, throws it up outside off, Roston Chase hammers the drive but straight to covers.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Nagging length on off, this one skids through and Hope just about manages to block it off.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Darted in towards the pads, flicked away gently through square leg for just another single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fired in at the pads, eased away through square leg for one more by Shai Hope.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Very full and around off, Roston Chase gets inside the line and laps it down to fine leg for a single. Half an appeal for LBW but there was some bat involved.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Wide! Drags it down and fires it down the leg side. Chase looks to pull but misses and a wide is called.

Change. Sufiyan Muqeem is back into the attack.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fractionally short and at the stumps, Hope camps back and tucks it behind square leg for a single.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, A bit fuller and straight at the stumps, worked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Flatter again and around off, forced off the back foot towards cover.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Nice comeback from the bowler!

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, ! Swept and swept nicely! The carrom ball now, at the stumps, Roston Chase gets across and inside the line before stylishly sweeping it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Bowled full and around off, Chase drills it back to the bowler.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, On the pads, tucked away through the gap towards square leg for one this time.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Short and around middle, Roston clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Nagging length and around off, Chase punches it to the left of the bowler, who stops it there on his follow-through.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Tossed it up and around off, Shai Hope tucks it to square leg off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Leg bye.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, In the stumps, eased down to long on for one by Windies skipper.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Nagging length and around off, Shai Hope presses back and punches it to cover.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, A bit uppish but safe! Short and around off, Roston Chase throws his hands at it and looks to slice it in the gap towards cover point but ends up chipping it aerially there but luckily for him, the ball falls down before the fielder.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, No run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Nagging length and outside off, Hope goes back and punches it through covers for one.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Short and outside off, Roston punches it to long off for one.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and around off, driven to long off for one by the Windies skipper.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Four!

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Tossed it up and around off, Roston Chase comes forward and defends it with soft hands, but gets an outside edge that rolls away to cover point. He wants a single but is sent back by his skipper.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, A full toss, around off, Hope drills it to long off for one only. 

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Slower, full and outside off, Shai Hope slices it in the gap between backward point nd short third for a couple of runs.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Wide!

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, On the pads, knocked down to long on for one more by Chase.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and outside off, driven to covers off the front foot.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Tossed it up and around off, Hope comes forward and slices it to cover point.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, WOW! That turns away sharply! Touch short and outside off, gets some grip and sharp turn there, Roston Chase gets surprised and manages to withdraw his bat as he leaves it.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, No run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Short of a good length and outside off, Roston pushes it back to the bolwer off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Dragged length and around off, Hope swivels and pulls it but straight to mid-wicket.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Nagging length and outside off, Roston Chase drops it down to cover.

Roston Chase is the next batter in.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, ! CAUGHT! A wicket against the run of play and Salman Agha is pumped up, as it is a timely breakthrough for Pakistan.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed it, on the nagging length and around off, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it towards extra cover off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Darts in full and on the pads, Shai Hope comes forward and eases it down to long on for one.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Short and around off, turning away, Rutherford punches it but straight to cover.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, No run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, In the stumps, knocked down to long on for one by Sherfane.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Full and outside off, driven to cover off the front foot.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Good work in the deep by Naseem Shah. Full and around off, Sherfane Rutherford comes forward and drives it to the left of cover. Naseem runs across to his left from long off and slides in to cut it off. The ball was still in motion and was racing away to the boundary but Naseem gets up and flicks it well to save two runs for his side.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Floated, around off, Hope nudges it to short mid-wicket off the front foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, ! HIGH-CLASS ACT! Slower, full and around off, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, strides forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over mid off for a boundary. 

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, No run.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Tempting length and around off, Shai Hope presses back and turns it through square leg for a single.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Flighted, full and around off, Rutherford drives it through covers for one.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Slower through the air, full and around off, Shai comes forward and pushes it to cover.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, A bit short and around off, Sherfane Rutherford goes back and punches it to the left of the bowler, who moves there and even puts in a dive to stop it but fails to do so. A single taken.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and around off, Shai Hope drives it off the front foot and beats the diving cover fielder to his left for a single.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed it up and around off, Sherfane Rutherford lunges and drives it through covers for one.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, A repeat of the last delivery, full and around off, blocked to cover.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Slower, full and around off, Sherfane Rutherford comes forward and defends it with soft hands beside the pitch on the off side.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Flatter, around middle, Shai Hope again misjudges the length and plays it off the back foot but manages to flick it to mid-wicket off the toe-end of the bat.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed it up and outside off, Sherfane Rutherford strides forward to reach out and drives it through covers for one.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Nagging length and around off, Rutherford pushes it to cover off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Fires in full but down leg, Hope gets down on his knees and looks to sweep but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine. A single taken.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Fuller in length and around off, Shai Hope plays it off the back foot and has to adjust his shot to defend it.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Dragged back length and around middle, Shai presses back and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Similar act again, full and around off, driven by Hope back to the bowler, who stops it with a full-length dive to his left.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and around off, Hope comes forward and drives it towards mid off, but Ayub stops it on his follow-through to his left.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, No run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Four!

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Nagging length and around off, Shai Hope tucks it towards mid-wicket and looks for a single but is denied by a good throw of the fielder.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Keeps the length full and on off, Hope drills it back past the bowler for a single.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, ! Streaky but it was there to be hit!

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Fired in, very full and on off, driven through extra cover for a single.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Darted in towards the pads, Sherfane Rutherford stays back and looks to flick but plays all over it and gets hit on the pads.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery on middle, Hope gets inside the line and nudges it 'round the corner on the leg side for one.

Sherfane Rutherford comes out to bat next.

Who comes?

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, ! CAUGHT! What a fine take from Shaheen Afridi in the end and for once, the extra ball in the over, works out in the bowler's favor. Saim Ayub stays around the wicket and gives this one a bit more air, tossing it up around off. The ball grips as Evin Lewis swings through the line of the ball but gets a lot of height and not enough distance. The ball comes swirling down around the long on region where Afridi comes in, a bit too much and then has to scurry back

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Wide! Tossed up, full and down the leg side, Lewis misses the sweep and a wide is called.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Bowled around off, Hope pats it through the cover region and turns the strike over.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, On off, punched away to the right of covers for a quick single now.

So just one over for Faheem Ashraf as Saim Ayub comes again into the attack. 2-1-10-0 so far.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, ! Nicely controlled and up comes the 100 for West Indies.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis,Fullish length at th stumps, Lewis strokes it away to mid off.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Flighted ball, pitches down leg. Evin Lewis looks to sweep on one knee but misses but no wide is called. Might have clipped the pads.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Darted in towards middle, Lewis stays back and pushes it out onto the off side for a quick single.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Tossed up at the stumps, Evin Lewis slogs at it and mistimes it badly towards square leg. First signs of some frustration from Lewis here.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Bowled flat and straight as well, Lewis looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto the front pad.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Fullish length around middle, hit away wide of long on for an easy single.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, Good length around the top of off, blocked off by Lewis.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, ! Around the wicket now, dug in over off, no intent in the delivery. Lewis pounces on it and muscles it flat in front of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, Pitched-up delivery, targeting middle and off, Lewis blocks it off.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, ! Easy power from Evin Lewis and he brings up his 12th ODI FIFTY in style. Short ball over off and middle, all the time in the world for Lewis to swivel and pull it well over deep square leg for a biggie. That was hit into the wind but still, it went a long way.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Short of a length and outside off, Hope jumps onto the back foot and punches it through extra cover for a sngle.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Back of a length and outside off, Hope reaches out to cut but mistimes it down onto the deck.

Change. Faheem Ashraf comes into the attack for the first time in this match.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, No run.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Slips in a very full ball, pretty straight as well and Evin Lewis nearly misses it but manages to get his bat down in time and keeps it out on the leg side.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Nicely flighted again, in and around off, defended out by Lewis.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Pushed through quicker and just outside off, Lewis plays it out into the off side.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Slightly flighted, full and around off, Evin Lewis offers a front-foot defense.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Drops the length back, around middle, Hope hops back and turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, A good hustle from the batters. Fullish length around off, Hope pushes it to mid off and gets across quickly for another single.

DRINKS! West Indies were getting going well after that early hiccup, but Sufiyan Muqeem has got a lucky wicket here, and an unlucky dismissal for a set and in-form batter, Keacy Carty, has resulted in WI to 81/2. They do have a good batting lineup, and with Evin Lewis set at one end, and the skipper joining at the other, the Windies will hope that this pair can stitch a good partnership from here and lay a platform so that their pinch-hitters can take off down the order for a huge score. Mea

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Another full toss, very low and straight, Lewis pushes it down to mid on and scampers through for a quick single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Fuller and quicker around off, pushed firmly to covers.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Dragged length, wide of the off stump, Shai Hope goes back and acrossbefore tapping it through cover-point for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, ! CAUGHT! A lucky break for the bowler but he won't mind it.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Speared in, very full and on off, Keacy Carty can't get under it and jas it out to mid off.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Flatter one on off, Evin Lewis opts to block it off.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Shorter and around leg, worked off the back foot and past square leg for a single.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, No run.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, ! A valiant effort but in vain!

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Similar line and length to the previous one, this time Evin Lewis manages to push it into the off side for a single.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Flatter delivery around off, Carty cuts it off the back foot and gets it wide of short third for a couple of runs to end the over.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Beaten! Quicker one, angled across off, Carty backs away to cut but is beaten past the outside edge.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Slightly short and around off, Carty fails to get it past point. Four dots on the trot.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Gets away with that one, does Sufiyan Muqeem.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Bowls it flat and around off, Carty jams it towards cover.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Relatively full and well outside off, Keacy Carty pushes it to covers and looks for the single but Lewis isn't interested.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Holds this one back a bit and bowls it around off, Lewis stays back and drops it gently into the off side.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Full on off, driven just past the bowler and towards mid off for a quick single.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Flatter one on the pads, tucked away neatly behind square leg for a run.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowls it round-ar, and on the pads, Lewis nudges it into the leg side.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Flatter delivery around off, pushed away wide of covers for a single by Carty.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Nicely bowled! A bit quick and full, this one slides on with the arm, keeps low and beats the outside edge.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Wide!

Another change, as the skipper Mohammad Rizwan has called in Salman Agha from the other end. So spin from both ends now.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Quicker one on off, punched away straight to extra cover.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, ! Into the wind, but it doesn't matter! Marginally short around off and middle, Evin Lewis rocks back and pulls it high and handsome over dep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Good, proactive cricket! Nagging length around off, Carty uses the depth of the crease to dab the ball to the left of short third and sneaks in another single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Short on off, turning away, Lewis hangs back and pulls it flat and in front of square leg for one more.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Slows it up a bit, keeps the length short around off, Carty drops it down in front of backward point for a quick single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Quick and short on moddle, whipped away off the back foot to the right of deep square leg for a single.

Powerplay 2! The fielding can now have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. Also, there is a bit of a halt in the play. Evin Lewis seems to be struggling with the heat and humidity and calls for some refreshments and a towel. Thankfully, Lewis seems good to go again and we can continue. Sufiyan Muqeem to have a bowl now as well.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Dragged back length and outside off, Evin Lewis goes back and punches it towwards mid off for one.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Tempting length and outside off, Carty pushes it towards cover off the back foot. West Indies end the Powerplay 1 with a score of 59/1.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, ! A good shot.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Switches to around the wicket and bowls it short again, outside off, Evin Lewis drags it with a pull shot. His bottom hand goes off the bat but still completes his bat swing. The ball goes to the right of deep square leg, who gets across there and extends his right arm to stop it. Two runs taken.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Nagging length and outside off, Lewis punches it to cover off the back foot.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, A good effort in the field to save one run!

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, ! A bad line and gets punished! Naseem fires in full but down the leg side, Evin Lewis gets inside the line and just tickles it to help it on its way to deep fine leg for an easy boundary. Seems to be a cutter, as shown in the replays.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Tap and a single! On a length and around off, Lewis just plays it with soft hands and pushes it towards mid off. Takes a quick single.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Hard length and around off, Lewis covers his off stump and tucks it to mid-wicket. This ball seems to be stayed a bit low, as Evin has to manage his shot.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Naseem drags his length a bit back and keeps the  line around off, Evin defends it back to the bowler off the front foot.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, ! Change of ends for Naseem Shah but Evin Lewis is pretty stacked up here! Full and a bit outside off, Lewis gets across and drives it uppishly with power to the left of mid off for a cracking boundary.

Indeed, a change of ends for Naseem Shah, who replaces Shaheen Afridi in the attack.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, MAIDEN! That in-between length, around off, Carty presses back and drops it down to cover.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Tossed it up and around off, Keacy Carty comes forward and slices it off the outside side of the bat. The ball goes uppishly towards backward point, who moves across to his right and dives to cut it off.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Touch full and around off, Keacy pushes it to cover.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, No run.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, An arm ball, full and around middle, Keacy Carty comes forward and looks to defend it but gets an outside edge that rolls away to cover point.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Begins with a short ball, around off, Keacy Carty presses back and punches it to cover.

Saim Ayub comes into the attack. Pretty surprising at this stage. Maybe, a possible change of ends incoming for Naseem Shah.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up and around leg, Evin Lewis nudges it to deep backward square leg and picks two runs more.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, A mistimed shot but still get two runs.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, WIDE! A bouncer that goes above the head of the batter, Evin Lewis ducks underneath it. Called a wide.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Spraying on the pads, on a length, Keacy gets inside the line and tucks it to deep backward square leg for one.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Good running between the wickets! Full and around middle, Lewis clips it with soft hands to the right of mid-wicket and instantly calls for a single. His partner responds well and they both gets across easily before the fielder could reach to the ball.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, On a good length and outside off, angling away, Evin Lewis leaves it.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Not a great connection and caught at mid on, but doesn't matter at all. Back of a length and around middle, Evin Lewis presses back and looks to take on the bowler but the ball gets some extra bounce and Lewis all manages to get a top edge that flies towards mid on, where the fielder gets across to his right a bit and catches it before throwing it to the keeper. A single taken.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Short of a good length and around off, Evin rides the bounce and blocks it towards cover. Uh-oh! Naseem Shah has overstepped, and it is called a NO BALL! A Free-Hit is coming up...

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Nagging length and around middle, Lewis gets across and also takes a step forward to negate the swing. He tucks it off the inner half of the bat to the left of mid-wicket and wants a quick single but is denied by his partner.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Hard length and around off, Evin Lewis again shuffles across and gets behind the line to defend it to the off side.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Back of a length and outside off, Lewis leaves it.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, A mild appeal for LBW but is turned down! Hard length and around off, nips back in from there, Evin Lewis shuffles across and looks to clip it but misses and gets high above the kneeroll. Could be the impact outside off as Lewis has shuffled.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, 1 run.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, On a length and around off, angling in, Lewis again gets across and looks to defend it. He gets squared up and generates an outside edge that rolls away to backward point.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up but wide outside off, Evin shuffles across and watches it carefull before leaving it to the keeper.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, On a length and around off, Evin defends it back to the bowler.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, ! RAGEOUS SHOT! First one of the match. Short of a good length and around middle and off, Evin Lewis again gets across, swivels on his toes and picks it up with a half-pull shot. The power was too much as the ball sails over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie easily.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, An appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down! Hard length and around middle and leg, angling in, Evin Lewis shuffles across and looks to tuck it but misses and gets rapped on the outside of the front pad. Could be going down leg.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, Nagging length and around off, defended from the back foot by Carty.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, Four!

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Another full ball and outside off, Lewis comes forward and looks to drive it again on the up but gets it off the outer half of the bat this time. The ball goes in the gap towards backward point. A single taken.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, There is a bit of miscommunication but both batters are safe!

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Leg bye! Another appeal but for LBW this time, again turned down by the umpire! Naseem pitches it up and around middle and leg, shaping in, Evin Lewis shuffles across and looks to flick it but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. The ball rolls away towards square leg and they take a leg bye. Could be going down leg so Pakistan again opted against the review.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, There is an appeal for caught behind down the leg side but is turned down by the umpire! Short of a good length but moving down the leg side, Keacy Carty gets inside the line and looks to tickle it fine, but misses. The ball clips his thigh pad and goes to the left of the keeper behind the wickets, where Mohammad Rizwan dives to that side and catches it. Pakistan don't go for a review either as they knew it was off the thigh pad.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Hard length and outside off, angling away, left alone by Keacy.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, ! This is a shot of an in-form batter!

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, A gentle away movement, full and outside off, Keacy Carty leaves it.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Darts in a low full toss, outside off, Lewis flicks it off the inner half of the bat to mid on and takes a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Excellent effort in the field! Back of a length and around off, Keacy Carty presses back, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the gap between backward point and cover point. The position of hands and transfer of weight were pretty spot on on this shot. Saim Ayub gives it a chase from backward point and manages to flick it inside the field with a dive.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up and around off, Lewis covers his stumps and defends it to cover. There has been movement off the pitch so far in the first two overs, which is a good sign for Pakistan.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Nagging length and around off, Evin gets across and nudges it towards mid-wicket. There was some uppish but no harm is done.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, EDGE BUT DOESN'T CARRY! Hard length and around off, from wide of the crease to create an inward angle, Keacy Carty pokes at it and gets an outside edge that goes towards third slip but falls down before the fielder. The fielder gets his hands on it and the ball rolls away behind him. A single taken.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, A bit full and around off, Carty comes forward and defends it to cover.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, Oh, wow! There is some extra bounce! Back of a length and in that channel outside off, there is some seam movement along with extra bounce. Carty presses back and looks to play it but the ball moves away and beats the outside edge of the bat. Mohammad Rizwan, behind the stumps, thinks there was some edge as he appeals but the umpire turns it down.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Begins with a hard-length delivery, around middle, Evin Lewis shuffles across, gets inside the line and tucks it towards square leg with soft hands to steal a single to get off the mark.

Naseem Shah to operate from the other end.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Nagging length and outside off, angling away, Keacy Carty leaves it.

Keacy Carty walks in at numner 3, replacing Brandon King.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, ! CAUGHT! And out on the next ball is Brandon King. A soft dismissal. Shaheen bowls it fuller and outside off, tries to entice the batter and keeps it pretty outside. King just comes half-forward and extends his arms to reach out. He plays it too away from his body and ends up chipping it aerially off the upper half of the bat to cover, where Babar Azam takes it around his chest height easily.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, ! A freebie and gets punished! Afridi offers a full toss, on the pads, Brandon King isn't going to miss out that as he shifts his weight on the front foot and clips it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, BEATEN! A bit fuller, tries to make the batter play, and around off, angling away, Brandon King comes forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, There is some swing on this occasion! Similar, hitting the deck length and a touch outside off, moves away from the batter, Brandon King, at first, looks to defend but then decides to leave it to the keeper in the end.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, Starts off with a hard-length delivery, around off, tries to bring back in from there, Brandon King stands tall and drops it down into the deck back to the bowler.

Done and dusted with the pre-match proceedings! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of Pakistan can be seen in a huddle around the boundary ropes before heading out on the field. It will be the pairing of Brandon King and Evin Lewis to open the innings for West Indies. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game. A lot of young mascots are out there and they are joined by a few officials as well. Also, Deighton Butler, one of the on-field umpires, receives a memento from Match Referee, Richie Richardson, as he makes his debut as an umpire in an ODI game. Onto the anthems next and first up, it will be the national anthem of Trinidad followed by the national anthem of Pakistan and then finally, the West Indian anthem.

PITCH REPORT - Samuel Badree is pitchside along with Stacy-Ann King. Badree says this is the newest venue to host men’s ODIs, with the first match played here in 2022 and now the second taking place today. From the northern end, the straight hit measures 74 meters, while the square boundaries are 64 and 62 meters. He reminds that the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final was also played here. Badree notes that the pitch has favoured bowlers in the past. Stacy mentions that there is a covering of g

Shai Hope, the West Indies captain, says he would have bowled first as well, sharing the same thought process as Rizwan. Adds that the team still has its own brand of cricket they want to play, and the players have been showcasing their skill and talent well. Hope stresses the importance of remaining consistent in this format and admits that qualifying for the World Cup remains a top priority. Says they often speak about the importance of securing automatic qualification and remain focused on th

Mohammad Rizwan, the skipper of Pakistan, says that they will BOWL first. Reckons that there is moisture in the deck and they want to use that. Adds that their goal is to play a modern way of cricket and informs that they aren't quite sure of the pitch conditions and have plenty of all-rounders in the team.

Meanwhile, in Bulawayo for the second test, New Zealand have continued their dominance on Day 2, amassing a massive 601/3 in their first innings, establishing a lead of 476 runs. This was built upon the back of some superlative batting performances, three centuries so far, with Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra both scoring impressive centuries to go along with a great start from Devon Conway. The Kiwis' batting prowess was a stark contrast to Zimbabwe's lacklustre performance on Day 1, wher

West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (C) (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, and Jediah Blades.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C) (WK), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Sufiyan Muqeem.

TOSS - Pakistan have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.

Back with the chase!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Alright then, the focus shifts to Pakistan’s chase of 281. The target is very much within reach, but the pitch conditions promise challenges, as the ball is gripping for spinners and still doing a bit for the seamers. West Indies will aim to strike early, especially in the first Powerplay, to put pressure on Pakistan’s middle order. For Pakistan, a strong, quick start from the openers could break the back of the chase, but a couple of early wickets might make things tense. With dew possibly

Roston Chase of Windies is up for a quick chat. He says that he doesn't have a preferred batting position, and it is all about going out there and giving his best. Adds that it was a bit tough to begin as the spinners were bowling and didn't want to leave the responsibility for the other batters. Says that he was disappointed when he got out and mentions that the way the wicket played out, they wanted to get to 285 and fell short by just 5 runs and will have to make do with that.

Pakistan’s bowlers operated smartly under Mohammad Rizwan’s leadership. The spinners - Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, and Sufiyan Muqeem - used the surface well, extracting turn and bounce, and keeping the middle overs tight. Ayub was the pick among them, beating the bat repeatedly and dismissing Lewis with a sharp turn. Shaheen Afridi’s four-wicket haul was the standout effort, as he varied his pace, bowled with intent, and struck whenever Pakistan needed a breakthrough. Naseem Shah was equ

The responsibility then fell on captain Shai Hope and Roston Chase, and both looked assured against Pakistan’s spin attack. Hope’s innings was scratchy, with several dot balls testing his patience, and he struggled with timing. In a curious moment, he changed his bat twice, perhaps chasing that sweet timing that kept eluding him. Still, he reached his fifty before falling to Shaheen just as he seemed ready to press on. Chase, meanwhile, played with more freedom, using his feet well against

Pakistan sent the West Indies in to bat first after opting to bowl, and the batting of the Windies had an early jolt when Brandon King departed in the very first over. But Evin Lewis and Keacy Carty steadied the innings with a calm, well-paced stand, picking gaps and punishing anything loose. Lewis was fluent, mixing elegant strokes with powerful hits, bringing up his fifty. Carty, though less aggressive, kept the scoreboard ticking until he fell to a fortunate full toss from Sufiyan Muqeem 

THRILLING, TENSE, BUT EVENLY POISED - that’s how the first innings of this opening ODI in Tarouba can be summed up. West Indies fought their way to 280, a score that keeps them in the game but leaves the door open for Pakistan. Both teams had their moments, where the hosts started well after an early setback, built steady partnerships, and finished with some late hitting, while Pakistan’s bowlers kept finding breakthroughs at key moments. The pitch has played a tricky hand, gripping for

Naseem Shah to Jediah Blades, ! TIMBER! Full and quick from Naseem Shah, swinging back in. Too good for a tailender and Jediah Blades is beaten all ends up. He tries to block but the ball sneaks through bat and pad and goes on to hit the leg pole.

Jediah Blades is the last man in.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, ! BOWLED'EM! Naseem Shah finally gets his man.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Hard length over the stumps, swung away down to fine leg for a couple of runs by Motie. The score now moves to 280 for the Windies.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Six!

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Oh, its all happening out there in the middle!

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, ! Shot!

Shaheen Afridi to Jayden Seales, 4 Byes.

Naseem Shah will bowl the penultimate over.

Shaheen Afridi to Jayden Seales, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Gudakesh Motie, Half an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Full and straight, angling into the pads, Motie gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls behind square leg for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Jayden Seales, 1 run.

Jayden Seales walks in next.

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, ! b Shaheen Afridi.

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, Wide!

Shaheen Afridi to Shamar Joseph, No ball and Six!

Is that out? Pakistan have opted for a review for an LBW appeal, which was turned down by the umpire. It seems that it has pitched outside leg. Let's see. There is nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking confirms the same, it has pitched outside leg and Shamar Joseph remains NOT .

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, NOT ! A review taken more in hope.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Wide! Another slower one, it is the attempted bumper. Bowled over middle, Joseph misses the pull and a wide is called for height.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Slower one, into the deck and angled across off, Shamar Joseph looks to swing across the line but misses.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Just short! Or was it? Seemed very close at first but Salman Agha doesn't claim the catch and the umpires don't go upstairs either.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Wide! Attempted slower bumper, banged in well short and sails over the bowler's head for a wide.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, ! Wow, that is some shot from Gudakesh Motie! Hard-length delivery angled across off, Motie gives himself a bit of room and slashes the ball up and over the cover-point fence for a biggie.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Hits the deck hard and bowls it on off, Shamar Joseph pushes it into the turf and just into the off side for a quick single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shamar Joseph, Floated up around middle, nudged away towards wide mid on by Joseph for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Smart batting from Motie. Fractionally short around off, cut away towards deep point for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, ! Powered away! Drags it well short over middle, Gudakesh Motie rocks back and forces the lofted shot off the back foot and over the bowler's head for another boundary.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Tossed up at the stumps, Motie defends it out.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, ! Nicely struck! Too full and on the pads, Gudakesh Motie gets inside the line and brooms it away on the bounce and over deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Pushed through quicker on off stump, Motie blocks it off.

Naseem Shah to Shamar Joseph, Nagging length and around middle, Shamar Joseph looks to defend it but gets squared up and the ball beats the outside edge and goes over the middle stump. 

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, ! c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah.

Shamar Joseph walks in at number 9 for West Indies.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, ! A misfield and a FIFTY for CHASE! On a length and around middle, Roston Chase gets across and flicks it in the gap towards deep square leg. Both fielders in the deep, from deep square leg and deep mid-wicket run across to their sides respectively to cut it off and even deep square leg dives there but makes a meal of it. Chase gets a boundary, and he completes his 6th ODI fifty.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, LEG BYES! Hard length, angling in, down leg, Roston Chase gets inside the line and looks to tickle it fine but misses. The ball clips his thigh pad and rolls away to beat the diving keeper to his left for a boundary.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length and around middle, Motie rises with the bounce and punches it towards mid off for a quick single.

Naseem Shah to Gudakesh Motie, BEATEN! Hard length, angled across off, Gudakesh Motie looks to cut it off the back foot but it isn't either that short or that wide. He gets beaten past the outside edge.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Short and around middle, tucked away through square leg for one.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Gudakesh Motie, Sliding on the pads, Gudakesh Motie tries to be a bit cheeky there as he attempts a ramp shot but misses and the keeper collects it to his right.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Around off, knocked down to long off for one by Chase.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Full and around middle and leg, Chase backs away and pushes it back to the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Floated up and outside off, Roston Chase remains leg side of the ball and drives it nicely through covers for a couple of runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, WIDE! Darts in short but down the leg side, Chase looks to pull it but misses. Called a wide.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Four!

Gudakesh Motie walks out to bat now.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, ! c Abdullah Shafique b Shaheen Afridi.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, Slower, back of a length and outside off, Roston taps it with soft hands towards cover point and takes a quick single.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Full and around off, knocked down to long on for one by Romario.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, Dragged back length and outside off, Roston taps it towards cover point and takes a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, ! Chase breaks the shackles! On a length and angling in, around middle, nicely sits up for the batter, as Roston Chase just plants his front leg forward a bit and pulls it off the front foot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, Fires in a yorker, in the blockhole, Chase jams it out back to the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, BEAUTY! Full and outside off, gets some grip and turns away, Romario Shepherd comes forward and looks to turn it into the leg side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, Dragged back length and outside off, Romario Shepherd punches it towards cover and beats that diving fielder to his right for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, On the pads, drilled down to long on for one by Roston.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, WIDE! Fires in full but down the leg side, Roston Chase gets down on his knee and misses his sweep shot. Also, the keeper fails to collect it cleanly to his left and the ball rolls away towards first slip. No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Romario Shepherd, Nagging length and outside off, Romario punches it through covers for one.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Had to hurry there! Full and around off, Romario Shepherd taps it with soft hands towards cover and sets off for a quick single. His partner responds well but the fielder is quick there to get across to his right and gets to the ball before making a throw to the bowling end but he misses.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Another pace-off delivery, back of a length, angling in, around middle, Romario Shepherd swivels and looks to pull it again but is early in his shot and gets hit on his chest.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Nagging length and around off, Romario Shepherd comes forward and drops it down into the off side.

Shaheen Afridi to Romario Shepherd, Full and around off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! The misery of Shai Hope comes to an end and he goes for 55. Shaheen bowls it another pace-off delivery, keeps it on the hard length and bowls it around off this time, angles it away from the batter. Shai Hope gets deceived by the lack of pace on it as he swings his bat hard on it again. Doesn't get in a good position and only manages to get a feather on it as the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper, where Mohamm

Romario Shepherd is in next.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, ! 200 is up for Windies! A slower one, on a length and angling in, around middle and leg, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, clears out his front leg and manages to swing it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Powerplay 2 done! Now Pakistan can have five fielders outside the 30-yard circle.

Naseem Shah to Shai Hope, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, Just short of a length and angled into the batter, Roston Chase is taken aback but manages to swivel and swing it away towards deep square leg for a single.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, Another length ball on off stump, hit away straight to mid-wicket.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, No run.

Naseem Shah to Roston Chase, Length ball outside off, Roston extends his arms and crahes it through the off side, to the left of deep covers and picks up a couple of runs.

Naseem Shah to Shai Hope, FIFTY up for the Windies skipper but he will know he has to kick on from here. Hard length on off, Shai Hope looks to drive but gets an inside edge behind square leg for a single. A 29th OD half century for Hope.

Again, a change of bat for Shai Hope. He has been struggling to time the bat well on both spinners and pacers.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Full and straight now, Shai Hope hits through the line but doesn't get all of it. The ball goes to the left of long on and it will only be a single. Hope moves to 49 now off 73 balls.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Skillful from Shaheen!

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Hope just can't find his timing at the moment. Hard length over off, Shai looks to smack it through covers but gets more of an inside edge towards mid-wicket.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Pitches it further up on off stump, Hope pushes it out towards cover now.

Shaheen Afridi to Shai Hope, Comes around the wicket and starts with a slower one. Bowls it slightly into the pitch and around off. Hope pushes it down to point.

Change. Shaheen Afridi is called up for another burst here. 4-0-25-1 so far.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Drops it a bit short on leg, Chase makes room and mistimes it straight to the cover fielder.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Quicker one on middle, turning in a bit, Hope punches it from inside the crease and through covers for a single.

Change of bat for the Windies skipper. The 12th man comes out with a couple of bats and Hope chooses the best of the lot to continue.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery on the pads, flicked away to square leg.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, A top edge, but Hope gets away with it! Tossed up around leg stump, Shai Hope goes hard at the slog sweep but gets a top edge that lobs up over short fine leg and falls safely. The batters pick up a couple of runs as well.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Nicely bowled! The wrong'un outside off, turning away. Shai Hope backs away early and leaves it in hopes of a wide but it is well inside the tramline.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Full and outside off, driven crisply and along thr turf to deep cover for one run.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Length ball again, around off, Shai Hope gives the charge but jams it back towards the bowler. The dot balls are starting to pile up for Hope.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, No run.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Good-length delivery, angled in from outside off, Roston Chase shuffles across to scoop it away but misses and the ball goes straight into the keeper's c;utches. Half an appeal for caught behind but turned down. Mohammad Rizwan has a think about it and even jokingly asks the batter about it but doesn't take the review. And rightly so too as UltraEdge later on confirms that there was no bat involved.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Hard-length delivery around off and middle, Hope gets across and inside the line, clipping it in front of mid-wicket fora single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Around middle and leg, hit away through mid-wicket for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Oh, how has that missed the stumps? Flatter delivery on off, this one stays low and just skids across as well. Shai Hope sets up to pull but is well beaten as the ball just sneaks wide of the off stump as well.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, 2 runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fuller in length and strighter too, flicked away into the leg side for another dot ball.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery aound off, punched away into the turf and to the left of the short cover fielder who manages to make the stop.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Fullish length around leg, Chase stays back and flicks it wide of short fine leg for one. For a moment, both batters were stranded in the middle of the crease and looking at the ball.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Just back of a length and over off, blocked off by Hope.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Can't get it through! Length ball outside off, Roston Chase strokes it on the up and gets it to the right of short extra cover but doesn't have the legs to beat Babar Azam to his left at mid off. Just a single then.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Pitches it up on a nagging length around off, Hope leans on and plays it off the inside half of the blade down to long on for one more.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Hard length around off, hit on the up and just past the cover fielder for a single.

Faheem Ashraf to Roston Chase, Back of a length again, on a right line over the stumps, Chase hangs back and keeps it down on the off side.

DRINKS! West Indies are going well for the moment because of this partnership between their skipper and Roston Chase, as both have played well against the spinners who have got grip and turn off the surface. Now, they have to bat well for the next ten overs or so, and then they can go bang-bang from there to get access to a score of 300 or more. Meanwhile, Pakistan have been disciplined in bowling so far and they have reaped the rewards in four wickets so far. They need to chip in more and ti

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Back of a length and outside off, punched away in front of point where the fielder springs to his right and gets a hand on it. The ball deflects to sweeper cover and the batters pick up a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Fired in at the pads, flicked away straight to square leg and just a single off that over.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Nicely bowled! Flattens it up, bowling it around leg and gets this one to skid through. Roston Chase looks to flick off the back foot but ends up playing all around it and gets pinged on the pads, but the ball is pitching well outside leg.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Nagging length, angling across off, tapped away through backward point for a run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fuller on middle and leg, jammed back into the deck and towards the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery around leg, Hope tucks it behind square leg where Babar Azam gets quickly across to his right and the batters don't go for the single.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, A bit fuller in length and on off, Chase strokes it towards cover. Three dots in a row to finish the over but 8 runs come off it.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, No run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Bowls it flatter and at the stumps, Chase pushes it out on the off side.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, ! That's exquisite from Roston Chase and he's putting the pressure back on Pakistan. Tossed up outside off, Chase just hits through the line and lofts it over extra cover for a six.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, On a length and around off, Chase lunges across to get inside the line of the delivery and half-sweeps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Flighted ball, throws it up outside off, Roston Chase hammers the drive but straight to covers.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Nagging length on off, this one skids through and Hope just about manages to block it off.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Darted in towards the pads, flicked away gently through square leg for just another single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fired in at the pads, eased away through square leg for one more by Shai Hope.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Very full and around off, Roston Chase gets inside the line and laps it down to fine leg for a single. Half an appeal for LBW but there was some bat involved.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Roston Chase, Wide! Drags it down and fires it down the leg side. Chase looks to pull but misses and a wide is called.

Change. Sufiyan Muqeem is back into the attack.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Fractionally short and at the stumps, Hope camps back and tucks it behind square leg for a single.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, A bit fuller and straight at the stumps, worked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Flatter again and around off, forced off the back foot towards cover.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Nice comeback from the bowler!

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, ! Swept and swept nicely! The carrom ball now, at the stumps, Roston Chase gets across and inside the line before stylishly sweeping it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Bowled full and around off, Chase drills it back to the bowler.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, On the pads, tucked away through the gap towards square leg for one this time.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Short and around middle, Roston clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Nagging length and around off, Chase punches it to the left of the bowler, who stops it there on his follow-through.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Tossed it up and around off, Shai Hope tucks it to square leg off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Leg bye.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, In the stumps, eased down to long on for one by Windies skipper.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Nagging length and around off, Shai Hope presses back and punches it to cover.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, A bit uppish but safe! Short and around off, Roston Chase throws his hands at it and looks to slice it in the gap towards cover point but ends up chipping it aerially there but luckily for him, the ball falls down before the fielder.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, No run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Nagging length and outside off, Hope goes back and punches it through covers for one.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Short and outside off, Roston punches it to long off for one.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and around off, driven to long off for one by the Windies skipper.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Four!

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Tossed it up and around off, Roston Chase comes forward and defends it with soft hands, but gets an outside edge that rolls away to cover point. He wants a single but is sent back by his skipper.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, A full toss, around off, Hope drills it to long off for one only. 

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Slower, full and outside off, Shai Hope slices it in the gap between backward point nd short third for a couple of runs.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Wide!

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, On the pads, knocked down to long on for one more by Chase.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and outside off, driven to covers off the front foot.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Tossed it up and around off, Hope comes forward and slices it to cover point.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, WOW! That turns away sharply! Touch short and outside off, gets some grip and sharp turn there, Roston Chase gets surprised and manages to withdraw his bat as he leaves it.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, No run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Roston Chase, Short of a good length and outside off, Roston pushes it back to the bolwer off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Dragged length and around off, Hope swivels and pulls it but straight to mid-wicket.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, 1 run.

Salman Agha to Roston Chase, Nagging length and outside off, Roston Chase drops it down to cover.

Roston Chase is the next batter in.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, ! CAUGHT! A wicket against the run of play and Salman Agha is pumped up, as it is a timely breakthrough for Pakistan.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed it, on the nagging length and around off, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it towards extra cover off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Darts in full and on the pads, Shai Hope comes forward and eases it down to long on for one.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Short and around off, turning away, Rutherford punches it but straight to cover.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, No run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, In the stumps, knocked down to long on for one by Sherfane.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Full and outside off, driven to cover off the front foot.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Good work in the deep by Naseem Shah. Full and around off, Sherfane Rutherford comes forward and drives it to the left of cover. Naseem runs across to his left from long off and slides in to cut it off. The ball was still in motion and was racing away to the boundary but Naseem gets up and flicks it well to save two runs for his side.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Floated, around off, Hope nudges it to short mid-wicket off the front foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, ! HIGH-CLASS ACT! Slower, full and around off, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, strides forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over mid off for a boundary. 

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, No run.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Tempting length and around off, Shai Hope presses back and turns it through square leg for a single.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Flighted, full and around off, Rutherford drives it through covers for one.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Slower through the air, full and around off, Shai comes forward and pushes it to cover.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, A bit short and around off, Sherfane Rutherford goes back and punches it to the left of the bowler, who moves there and even puts in a dive to stop it but fails to do so. A single taken.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and around off, Shai Hope drives it off the front foot and beats the diving cover fielder to his left for a single.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed it up and around off, Sherfane Rutherford lunges and drives it through covers for one.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, A repeat of the last delivery, full and around off, blocked to cover.

Saim Ayub to Sherfane Rutherford, Slower, full and around off, Sherfane Rutherford comes forward and defends it with soft hands beside the pitch on the off side.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Flatter, around middle, Shai Hope again misjudges the length and plays it off the back foot but manages to flick it to mid-wicket off the toe-end of the bat.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed it up and outside off, Sherfane Rutherford strides forward to reach out and drives it through covers for one.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Nagging length and around off, Rutherford pushes it to cover off the back foot.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Fires in full but down leg, Hope gets down on his knees and looks to sweep but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine. A single taken.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Fuller in length and around off, Shai Hope plays it off the back foot and has to adjust his shot to defend it.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Dragged back length and around middle, Shai presses back and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Similar act again, full and around off, driven by Hope back to the bowler, who stops it with a full-length dive to his left.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Full and around off, Hope comes forward and drives it towards mid off, but Ayub stops it on his follow-through to his left.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, No run.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Four!

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Nagging length and around off, Shai Hope tucks it towards mid-wicket and looks for a single but is denied by a good throw of the fielder.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Keeps the length full and on off, Hope drills it back past the bowler for a single.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, ! Streaky but it was there to be hit!

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Fired in, very full and on off, driven through extra cover for a single.

Salman Agha to Sherfane Rutherford, Darted in towards the pads, Sherfane Rutherford stays back and looks to flick but plays all over it and gets hit on the pads.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Flatter delivery on middle, Hope gets inside the line and nudges it 'round the corner on the leg side for one.

Sherfane Rutherford comes out to bat next.

Who comes?

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, ! CAUGHT! What a fine take from Shaheen Afridi in the end and for once, the extra ball in the over, works out in the bowler's favor. Saim Ayub stays around the wicket and gives this one a bit more air, tossing it up around off. The ball grips as Evin Lewis swings through the line of the ball but gets a lot of height and not enough distance. The ball comes swirling down around the long on region where Afridi comes in, a bit too much and then has to scurry back

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Wide! Tossed up, full and down the leg side, Lewis misses the sweep and a wide is called.

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, Bowled around off, Hope pats it through the cover region and turns the strike over.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, On off, punched away to the right of covers for a quick single now.

So just one over for Faheem Ashraf as Saim Ayub comes again into the attack. 2-1-10-0 so far.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, ! Nicely controlled and up comes the 100 for West Indies.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis,Fullish length at th stumps, Lewis strokes it away to mid off.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Flighted ball, pitches down leg. Evin Lewis looks to sweep on one knee but misses but no wide is called. Might have clipped the pads.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Darted in towards middle, Lewis stays back and pushes it out onto the off side for a quick single.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Tossed up at the stumps, Evin Lewis slogs at it and mistimes it badly towards square leg. First signs of some frustration from Lewis here.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Bowled flat and straight as well, Lewis looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto the front pad.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Fullish length around middle, hit away wide of long on for an easy single.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, No run.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, Good length around the top of off, blocked off by Lewis.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, ! Around the wicket now, dug in over off, no intent in the delivery. Lewis pounces on it and muscles it flat in front of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, Pitched-up delivery, targeting middle and off, Lewis blocks it off.

Faheem Ashraf to Evin Lewis, ! Easy power from Evin Lewis and he brings up his 12th ODI FIFTY in style. Short ball over off and middle, all the time in the world for Lewis to swivel and pull it well over deep square leg for a biggie. That was hit into the wind but still, it went a long way.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Short of a length and outside off, Hope jumps onto the back foot and punches it through extra cover for a sngle.

Faheem Ashraf to Shai Hope, Back of a length and outside off, Hope reaches out to cut but mistimes it down onto the deck.

Change. Faheem Ashraf comes into the attack for the first time in this match.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, No run.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Slips in a very full ball, pretty straight as well and Evin Lewis nearly misses it but manages to get his bat down in time and keeps it out on the leg side.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Nicely flighted again, in and around off, defended out by Lewis.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Pushed through quicker and just outside off, Lewis plays it out into the off side.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Slightly flighted, full and around off, Evin Lewis offers a front-foot defense.

Salman Agha to Shai Hope, Drops the length back, around middle, Hope hops back and turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, A good hustle from the batters. Fullish length around off, Hope pushes it to mid off and gets across quickly for another single.

DRINKS! West Indies were getting going well after that early hiccup, but Sufiyan Muqeem has got a lucky wicket here, and an unlucky dismissal for a set and in-form batter, Keacy Carty, has resulted in WI to 81/2. They do have a good batting lineup, and with Evin Lewis set at one end, and the skipper joining at the other, the Windies will hope that this pair can stitch a good partnership from here and lay a platform so that their pinch-hitters can take off down the order for a huge score. Mea

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Another full toss, very low and straight, Lewis pushes it down to mid on and scampers through for a quick single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Fuller and quicker around off, pushed firmly to covers.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shai Hope, Dragged length, wide of the off stump, Shai Hope goes back and acrossbefore tapping it through cover-point for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, ! CAUGHT! A lucky break for the bowler but he won't mind it.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Speared in, very full and on off, Keacy Carty can't get under it and jas it out to mid off.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Flatter one on off, Evin Lewis opts to block it off.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Shorter and around leg, worked off the back foot and past square leg for a single.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, No run.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, ! A valiant effort but in vain!

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Similar line and length to the previous one, this time Evin Lewis manages to push it into the off side for a single.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, No run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Flatter delivery around off, Carty cuts it off the back foot and gets it wide of short third for a couple of runs to end the over.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Beaten! Quicker one, angled across off, Carty backs away to cut but is beaten past the outside edge.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Slightly short and around off, Carty fails to get it past point. Four dots on the trot.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Gets away with that one, does Sufiyan Muqeem.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Bowls it flat and around off, Carty jams it towards cover.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Relatively full and well outside off, Keacy Carty pushes it to covers and looks for the single but Lewis isn't interested.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Holds this one back a bit and bowls it around off, Lewis stays back and drops it gently into the off side.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Full on off, driven just past the bowler and towards mid off for a quick single.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Flatter one on the pads, tucked away neatly behind square leg for a run.

Salman Agha to Evin Lewis, Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowls it round-ar, and on the pads, Lewis nudges it into the leg side.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Flatter delivery around off, pushed away wide of covers for a single by Carty.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Nicely bowled! A bit quick and full, this one slides on with the arm, keeps low and beats the outside edge.

Salman Agha to Keacy Carty, Wide!

Another change, as the skipper Mohammad Rizwan has called in Salman Agha from the other end. So spin from both ends now.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Quicker one on off, punched away straight to extra cover.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, ! Into the wind, but it doesn't matter! Marginally short around off and middle, Evin Lewis rocks back and pulls it high and handsome over dep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Good, proactive cricket! Nagging length around off, Carty uses the depth of the crease to dab the ball to the left of short third and sneaks in another single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Short on off, turning away, Lewis hangs back and pulls it flat and in front of square leg for one more.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Keacy Carty, Slows it up a bit, keeps the length short around off, Carty drops it down in front of backward point for a quick single.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Evin Lewis, Quick and short on moddle, whipped away off the back foot to the right of deep square leg for a single.

Powerplay 2! The fielding can now have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. Also, there is a bit of a halt in the play. Evin Lewis seems to be struggling with the heat and humidity and calls for some refreshments and a towel. Thankfully, Lewis seems good to go again and we can continue. Sufiyan Muqeem to have a bowl now as well.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Dragged back length and outside off, Evin Lewis goes back and punches it towwards mid off for one.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Tempting length and outside off, Carty pushes it towards cover off the back foot. West Indies end the Powerplay 1 with a score of 59/1.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, ! A good shot.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Switches to around the wicket and bowls it short again, outside off, Evin Lewis drags it with a pull shot. His bottom hand goes off the bat but still completes his bat swing. The ball goes to the right of deep square leg, who gets across there and extends his right arm to stop it. Two runs taken.

Saim Ayub to Evin Lewis, Nagging length and outside off, Lewis punches it to cover off the back foot.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, A good effort in the field to save one run!

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, ! A bad line and gets punished! Naseem fires in full but down the leg side, Evin Lewis gets inside the line and just tickles it to help it on its way to deep fine leg for an easy boundary. Seems to be a cutter, as shown in the replays.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, 1 run.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Tap and a single! On a length and around off, Lewis just plays it with soft hands and pushes it towards mid off. Takes a quick single.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Hard length and around off, Lewis covers his off stump and tucks it to mid-wicket. This ball seems to be stayed a bit low, as Evin has to manage his shot.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Naseem drags his length a bit back and keeps the  line around off, Evin defends it back to the bowler off the front foot.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, ! Change of ends for Naseem Shah but Evin Lewis is pretty stacked up here! Full and a bit outside off, Lewis gets across and drives it uppishly with power to the left of mid off for a cracking boundary.

Indeed, a change of ends for Naseem Shah, who replaces Shaheen Afridi in the attack.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, MAIDEN! That in-between length, around off, Carty presses back and drops it down to cover.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Tossed it up and around off, Keacy Carty comes forward and slices it off the outside side of the bat. The ball goes uppishly towards backward point, who moves across to his right and dives to cut it off.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Touch full and around off, Keacy pushes it to cover.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, No run.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, An arm ball, full and around middle, Keacy Carty comes forward and looks to defend it but gets an outside edge that rolls away to cover point.

Saim Ayub to Keacy Carty, Begins with a short ball, around off, Keacy Carty presses back and punches it to cover.

Saim Ayub comes into the attack. Pretty surprising at this stage. Maybe, a possible change of ends incoming for Naseem Shah.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up and around leg, Evin Lewis nudges it to deep backward square leg and picks two runs more.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, A mistimed shot but still get two runs.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, WIDE! A bouncer that goes above the head of the batter, Evin Lewis ducks underneath it. Called a wide.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Spraying on the pads, on a length, Keacy gets inside the line and tucks it to deep backward square leg for one.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Good running between the wickets! Full and around middle, Lewis clips it with soft hands to the right of mid-wicket and instantly calls for a single. His partner responds well and they both gets across easily before the fielder could reach to the ball.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, On a good length and outside off, angling away, Evin Lewis leaves it.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Not a great connection and caught at mid on, but doesn't matter at all. Back of a length and around middle, Evin Lewis presses back and looks to take on the bowler but the ball gets some extra bounce and Lewis all manages to get a top edge that flies towards mid on, where the fielder gets across to his right a bit and catches it before throwing it to the keeper. A single taken.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Short of a good length and around off, Evin rides the bounce and blocks it towards cover. Uh-oh! Naseem Shah has overstepped, and it is called a NO BALL! A Free-Hit is coming up...

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Nagging length and around middle, Lewis gets across and also takes a step forward to negate the swing. He tucks it off the inner half of the bat to the left of mid-wicket and wants a quick single but is denied by his partner.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Hard length and around off, Evin Lewis again shuffles across and gets behind the line to defend it to the off side.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Back of a length and outside off, Lewis leaves it.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, A mild appeal for LBW but is turned down! Hard length and around off, nips back in from there, Evin Lewis shuffles across and looks to clip it but misses and gets high above the kneeroll. Could be the impact outside off as Lewis has shuffled.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, 1 run.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, On a length and around off, angling in, Lewis again gets across and looks to defend it. He gets squared up and generates an outside edge that rolls away to backward point.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up but wide outside off, Evin shuffles across and watches it carefull before leaving it to the keeper.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, On a length and around off, Evin defends it back to the bowler.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, ! RAGEOUS SHOT! First one of the match. Short of a good length and around middle and off, Evin Lewis again gets across, swivels on his toes and picks it up with a half-pull shot. The power was too much as the ball sails over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie easily.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, An appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down! Hard length and around middle and leg, angling in, Evin Lewis shuffles across and looks to tuck it but misses and gets rapped on the outside of the front pad. Could be going down leg.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, Nagging length and around off, defended from the back foot by Carty.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, Four!

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Another full ball and outside off, Lewis comes forward and looks to drive it again on the up but gets it off the outer half of the bat this time. The ball goes in the gap towards backward point. A single taken.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, There is a bit of miscommunication but both batters are safe!

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Leg bye! Another appeal but for LBW this time, again turned down by the umpire! Naseem pitches it up and around middle and leg, shaping in, Evin Lewis shuffles across and looks to flick it but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. The ball rolls away towards square leg and they take a leg bye. Could be going down leg so Pakistan again opted against the review.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, There is an appeal for caught behind down the leg side but is turned down by the umpire! Short of a good length but moving down the leg side, Keacy Carty gets inside the line and looks to tickle it fine, but misses. The ball clips his thigh pad and goes to the left of the keeper behind the wickets, where Mohammad Rizwan dives to that side and catches it. Pakistan don't go for a review either as they knew it was off the thigh pad.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Hard length and outside off, angling away, left alone by Keacy.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, ! This is a shot of an in-form batter!

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, A gentle away movement, full and outside off, Keacy Carty leaves it.

Shaheen Afridi to Evin Lewis, Darts in a low full toss, outside off, Lewis flicks it off the inner half of the bat to mid on and takes a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Excellent effort in the field! Back of a length and around off, Keacy Carty presses back, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the gap between backward point and cover point. The position of hands and transfer of weight were pretty spot on on this shot. Saim Ayub gives it a chase from backward point and manages to flick it inside the field with a dive.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up and around off, Lewis covers his stumps and defends it to cover. There has been movement off the pitch so far in the first two overs, which is a good sign for Pakistan.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Nagging length and around off, Evin gets across and nudges it towards mid-wicket. There was some uppish but no harm is done.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, EDGE BUT DOESN'T CARRY! Hard length and around off, from wide of the crease to create an inward angle, Keacy Carty pokes at it and gets an outside edge that goes towards third slip but falls down before the fielder. The fielder gets his hands on it and the ball rolls away behind him. A single taken.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, A bit full and around off, Carty comes forward and defends it to cover.

Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, Oh, wow! There is some extra bounce! Back of a length and in that channel outside off, there is some seam movement along with extra bounce. Carty presses back and looks to play it but the ball moves away and beats the outside edge of the bat. Mohammad Rizwan, behind the stumps, thinks there was some edge as he appeals but the umpire turns it down.

Naseem Shah to Evin Lewis, Begins with a hard-length delivery, around middle, Evin Lewis shuffles across, gets inside the line and tucks it towards square leg with soft hands to steal a single to get off the mark.

Naseem Shah to operate from the other end.

Shaheen Afridi to Keacy Carty, Nagging length and outside off, angling away, Keacy Carty leaves it.

Keacy Carty walks in at numner 3, replacing Brandon King.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, ! CAUGHT! And out on the next ball is Brandon King. A soft dismissal. Shaheen bowls it fuller and outside off, tries to entice the batter and keeps it pretty outside. King just comes half-forward and extends his arms to reach out. He plays it too away from his body and ends up chipping it aerially off the upper half of the bat to cover, where Babar Azam takes it around his chest height easily.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, ! A freebie and gets punished! Afridi offers a full toss, on the pads, Brandon King isn't going to miss out that as he shifts his weight on the front foot and clips it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, BEATEN! A bit fuller, tries to make the batter play, and around off, angling away, Brandon King comes forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, There is some swing on this occasion! Similar, hitting the deck length and a touch outside off, moves away from the batter, Brandon King, at first, looks to defend but then decides to leave it to the keeper in the end.

Shaheen Afridi to Brandon King, Starts off with a hard-length delivery, around off, tries to bring back in from there, Brandon King stands tall and drops it down into the deck back to the bowler.

Done and dusted with the pre-match proceedings! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of Pakistan can be seen in a huddle around the boundary ropes before heading out on the field. It will be the pairing of Brandon King and Evin Lewis to open the innings for West Indies. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game. A lot of young mascots are out there and they are joined by a few officials as well. Also, Deighton Butler, one of the on-field umpires, receives a memento from Match Referee, Richie Richardson, as he makes his debut as an umpire in an ODI game. Onto the anthems next and first up, it will be the national anthem of Trinidad followed by the national anthem of Pakistan and then finally, the West Indian anthem.

PITCH REPORT - Samuel Badree is pitchside along with Stacy-Ann King. Badree says this is the newest venue to host men’s ODIs, with the first match played here in 2022 and now the second taking place today. From the northern end, the straight hit measures 74 meters, while the square boundaries are 64 and 62 meters. He reminds that the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final was also played here. Badree notes that the pitch has favoured bowlers in the past. Stacy mentions that there is a covering of g

Shai Hope, the West Indies captain, says he would have bowled first as well, sharing the same thought process as Rizwan. Adds that the team still has its own brand of cricket they want to play, and the players have been showcasing their skill and talent well. Hope stresses the importance of remaining consistent in this format and admits that qualifying for the World Cup remains a top priority. Says they often speak about the importance of securing automatic qualification and remain focused on th

Mohammad Rizwan, the skipper of Pakistan, says that they will BOWL first. Reckons that there is moisture in the deck and they want to use that. Adds that their goal is to play a modern way of cricket and informs that they aren't quite sure of the pitch conditions and have plenty of all-rounders in the team.

Meanwhile, in Bulawayo for the second test, New Zealand have continued their dominance on Day 2, amassing a massive 601/3 in their first innings, establishing a lead of 476 runs. This was built upon the back of some superlative batting performances, three centuries so far, with Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra both scoring impressive centuries to go along with a great start from Devon Conway. The Kiwis' batting prowess was a stark contrast to Zimbabwe's lacklustre performance on Day 1, wher

West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (C) (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, and Jediah Blades.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C) (WK), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Sufiyan Muqeem.

TOSS - Pakistan have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.