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Cricket Spectator
My first series in charge of the West Indies is a tricky ODI Series at home to Pakistan. On top of the 12 established players I also choose to include all-rounders Dwayne Smith and Omari Banks, as well as pace bowler Fidel Edwards.
West Indies Squad for the ODI series at home to Pakistan
The team to face Pakistan in the opening fixture at St. Johns, Antigua was:
Chris Gayle (o)
Devon Smith (o)
Brian Lara (cpt)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ridley Jacobs (wk)
Ryan Hinds
Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Smith
Ryan Cunningham
Tino Best
with Ryan Cunningham making his ODI debut. I considered namimg Jermaine Lawson but decided to give Cunningham his debut, hoping Tino Best and Dwayne Bravo can make the early break through with the ball.
We won the toss and decided to bat first, getting off to a great start thanks to openers Gayle and Smith. By the time Smith was run out on 37 we'd put 92 on the board inside 20 overs. From there, things didn't quite go to plan. Skipper Brian Lara managed just 12 before being trapped lbw by Mujtaba and Gayle fell 15 short of a ton when well bowled by Mughai. Chanderpaul managed a quick fire 46 and only a couple of late boundaries and good running between the wickets from Sarwan and Bravo helped us to post a total of 239-6 from our 50 overs.
West Indies Batting Card
Pakistan began their reply with openers Saeed Bin-Nasir and Waja Wasti, neither of whom play particularly aggressive cricket. Wasti was dealt with early, caught in the slips by Devon Smith off the bowling of Tino Best for just 6. The master Inzanam ul-Haq was soon to follow, cleaned bowled by Bravo for just 4 with the score at 21-2. The visitors were finding the run chase hard going and it became even harder as two wickets in successive bowls from slow left-armer Ryan Cunningham left them floundering at 143-5 with 16 overs remaining. Unfortunately, the game soon slipped from our grasp. Dwayne Smith had a game he'll be hoping to forget quickly, going for 58-0 from his 9 overs. Tahir Mughai and Saqlain Mushtaq were given too many chances to find the boundary and they toppled our total with three overs remaining.
West Indies Vs Pakistan Scorecard (inc WI Bowling Figures)
The defeat left us 1-0 behind the in the three-game series, with the second fixture taking place in little over one week's time.
West Indies Squad for the ODI series at home to Pakistan
The team to face Pakistan in the opening fixture at St. Johns, Antigua was:
Chris Gayle (o)
Devon Smith (o)
Brian Lara (cpt)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ridley Jacobs (wk)
Ryan Hinds
Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Smith
Ryan Cunningham
Tino Best
with Ryan Cunningham making his ODI debut. I considered namimg Jermaine Lawson but decided to give Cunningham his debut, hoping Tino Best and Dwayne Bravo can make the early break through with the ball.
We won the toss and decided to bat first, getting off to a great start thanks to openers Gayle and Smith. By the time Smith was run out on 37 we'd put 92 on the board inside 20 overs. From there, things didn't quite go to plan. Skipper Brian Lara managed just 12 before being trapped lbw by Mujtaba and Gayle fell 15 short of a ton when well bowled by Mughai. Chanderpaul managed a quick fire 46 and only a couple of late boundaries and good running between the wickets from Sarwan and Bravo helped us to post a total of 239-6 from our 50 overs.
West Indies Batting Card
Pakistan began their reply with openers Saeed Bin-Nasir and Waja Wasti, neither of whom play particularly aggressive cricket. Wasti was dealt with early, caught in the slips by Devon Smith off the bowling of Tino Best for just 6. The master Inzanam ul-Haq was soon to follow, cleaned bowled by Bravo for just 4 with the score at 21-2. The visitors were finding the run chase hard going and it became even harder as two wickets in successive bowls from slow left-armer Ryan Cunningham left them floundering at 143-5 with 16 overs remaining. Unfortunately, the game soon slipped from our grasp. Dwayne Smith had a game he'll be hoping to forget quickly, going for 58-0 from his 9 overs. Tahir Mughai and Saqlain Mushtaq were given too many chances to find the boundary and they toppled our total with three overs remaining.
West Indies Vs Pakistan Scorecard (inc WI Bowling Figures)
The defeat left us 1-0 behind the in the three-game series, with the second fixture taking place in little over one week's time.