Pakistan has turn into the primary males`s crew to win 18 T20Is in a calendar yr following the hosts` victory over the West Indies within the opening match of the collection.
Skipper Babar Azam`s third profession duck didn`t deter Pakistan from recording a complete and comfy 63 runs victory over two-time T20 World Cup champions West Indies on the Nationwide Stadium on Monday.
With this win, Pakistan`s improved their very own report of 17 victories in 2018.
Batting first, Babar was caught on the wicket off left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein on the second ball he confronted however 105 runs third-wicket partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and participant of the match Haider Ali, and Mohammad Nawaz`s 10-ball cameo lifted Pakistan to 200 for six after they had been 75 for 2 on the midway stage.
Quick bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr then produced three good wicket-taking yorkers on strategy to a career-best 4 for 40 and Shadab Khan was at his greatest, choosing up three for 17 because the West Indies had been bundled out for 137 in 19 overs regardless of Pakistan dropping three catches.
Shai Hope high scored with 31, adopted by Odean Smith (24), Rovman Powell (23) and Romario Shepherd (21).
This was Pakistan`s tenth T20I win in 11 matches, whereas their rating of 200 was the third time in opposition to the West Indies and ninth total that they reached the 200-run mark.
Pakistan`s 205 for 3 and 203 for 5 in opposition to the West Indies on the similar venue three years in the past. Pakistan`s highest, nevertheless, stays 232 for six in opposition to England at Trent Bridge, in keeping with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Babar`s first duck was in opposition to Bangladesh in Lahore in January 2020, whereas his second got here in opposition to South Africa on the similar venue earlier this February.
Following the newest failure, Babar is now in peril of dropping his No.1 T20I rating to England`s Dawid Malan when the ICC releases the newest T20I participant rankings on Wednesday. Babar presently leads Malan by 4 factors, whereas South Africa`s third-ranked Aiden Markram is one other 9 factors behind.
To make sure he finishes the yr because the No.1 ranked T20I batter, then Babar should rating closely within the upcoming T20Is on Tuesday and Thursday
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