Shaheen Afridi's late strikes help Pakistan seal series

Pakistan endures a late alarm from Romario Shepherd to secure the three-coordinate T20I series against West Indies 2-0 with a tight nine-run triumph in Karachi on Tuesday (December 14). Regardless of losing early wickets in the powerplay, Pakistan was set up by Mohammad Rizwan and Haider Ali who gave the stage a 48-run stand. A breakdown of 4 for 41 followed, paving the way to the passing overs, however, Shadab Khan's lively appearance of 28 not out and Iftikhar Ahmed's robust blows toward the end helped the hosts wrap up with a cutthroat 172 for 8. Brandon King drove West Indies' pursuit with his lady T20I fifty yet his flight, followed intently by a three-wicket over from Shaheen Shah Afridi, spelled destruction for the guests, and Shepherd's late hitting was to no end. Pakistan fall behind in powerplay The powerplay script was too like Even think about gaming 1 for Pakistan's preferring. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman fell right on time, inside five overs, and Akeal Hosein by and by directed terms, permitting West Indies to take control. It was Rizwan's call however Babar turned into a survivor of a sharp toss from Hayden Walsh and furthermore lethargic running, going for a non-existent single. Zaman descended the track to assault the left-arm spinner and was beaten outwardly edge while Nicholas Pooran gathered the ball and whipped the bails off instantly. Having selected to bat, Pakistan was in a not-great situation at 38 for 2 toward the beginning of the fifth over and Hosein was bowled out by the seventh, returning 1 for 16 from his amount. Rizwan-Haider restore Pakistan Also once more, very much like yesterday, Rizwan and Haider drove the recuperation. It was anything but a century stand this time, yet pretty much enough to lay the basis for battling all out. Rizwan drove the way with a 30-ball 38, finding the odd limit an over to not neglect the run rate radically, while Haider made a steady 31 off 34 conveyances at the opposite end. The pair added 48 runs in the seven-over affiliation, taking the side to a good 73 for 2 preceding a breakdown followed. Shadab, Iftikhar star with late appearances Rizwan and Haiders' excusals in Odean Smith's progressive overs set off a smaller than expected breakdown which saw Pakistan slip from 86 for 2 to 127 for 6 toward the finish of 17 overs. Iftikhar, all-around set on 19 off 14 at that point, showed the way with a few sixes off Oshane Thomas to assist Pakistan with making some progress at the demise. Thomas nipped that danger by having Iftikhar gotten behind off the last chunk of the over, however, Shadab (28* off 12) got from where he left and hammered three sixes and a four in the last two overs to move Pakistan to 172 for 8 - the hosts gathering 45 of the last three. WI lose early wickets in the powerplay Mohammad Wasim Jr struck off his second chunk of the game when Shai Hope confused his flick to pop a basic catch for Iftikhar, positioned at profound midwicket. Shammah Brooks looked compromising in his concise stay - hitting the bowler who'd quite recently made the leap forward for a four off a close immaculate yorker and afterward a short-arm poke to clear the profound midwicket for a six. Nonetheless, Mohammad Nawaz rushed to stop those firecrackers when caught Brooks LBW in the accompanying over to leave West Indies reeling at 31 for 2 right off the bat in the tall pursue. Ruler keeps WI on target Lord lucked out twice right off the bat in his innings - first when a thick driving edge missed the mark regarding mid-off in the fourth finished, and afterward four balls some other time when Babar's under-arm toss missed the stumps. Furthermore, he ensured Pakistan followed through on the cost. The West Indies opener benefited as much as possible from the respites as he kept his group in the pursuit with his 43-ball 67. With Nicholas Pooran at the opposite end, King sewed a 54-run remain as West Indies were at standard with Pakistan at the midway imprint. And keeping in mind that Nawaz took out the meeting skipper, soon after he raised the association achievement in the eleventh over, King assisted them with getting past the interesting stage enlisting his lady T20I 50 years in 34 conveyances. In his next eight conveyances, King hit two sixes and a four as Windies hoped to speed up. In any case, he wound up giving a direct catch to Nawaz attempting to club another over long-on. Afridi pins WI on the mat Lord's unfavorable excusal looted West Indies a shot at death overs speed increase, and assuming that wasn't sufficient, Shaheen Afridi's triple-wicket seventeenth over demonstrated the last nail in the final resting place. The vacationers required 46 off 24 and Smith - at the opposite end during King's concise attack - assumed control over the mantle, however, fell rapidly later to a dazzling limit line get from Asif Ali that saw the delicate sign being in the long run maintained later a few replays from every single access point. Afridi then, at that point, disposed of Drakes and Walsh on the fifth and 6th conveyance - both packing brilliant ducks and leaving WI reeling at 131 for 8 toward the finish of the seventeenth over. Running out of accomplices, Shepherd struck two sixes and as numerous limits to wage a solitary battle yet the entirety of his unbeaten 35 off 19 did was decrease the edge of their loss. Brief scores : Pakistan 172/8 in 20 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 38, Iftikhar Ahmed 32; Odean Smith 2-24) beat West Indies 163 in 20 overs (Brandon King 67, Romario Shepherd 35*; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-26, Mohammad Nawaz 2-36) by 9 runs.