West Indies v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Providence
Hot-and-cold Hafeez
Kamran Akmal made a cracking start on his ODI return after a gap of four years•AFP
Mohammad Hafeez, promoted ahead of Babar Azam, was scratchy at the start and survived close chances•AFP
Ashley Nurse found grip and turn to grab four wickets, but leaked 62 runs on a belter of
a pitch•AFP
Kieran Powell took the score to 156, but with less than 18 overs left, West Indies faced a mounting asking rate•AFP
Ashley Nurse then took over as the dominant hitting partner as he bludgeoned a 15-ball 34 to raze Pakistan•AFP
...And register their highest successful chase in ODIs•WICB Media Photo/Randy Brooks
Ahmed Shehzad, his much-younger opening partner, also gave a good account of himself in an 85-run stand•AFP
But he dug deep and eked out a half-century before accelerating•AFP
Mohammad Amir struck early in the chase, snuffing out Chadwick Walton in the fifth over•AFP
Jason Mohammed then launched a stunning counterattack to breathe life into the chase•AFP
He partnered Mohammed in an unbeaten 50-run stand for the seventh wicket•WICB Media Photo/Randy Brooks
Shoaib Malik walloped a 36-ball half-century that powered Pakistan to 308•AFP
Evin Lewis repaired the damage with 47, but was slow and ate up 63 balls•AFP
Pakistan did not help themselves with sloppiness on the field that allowed batsmen to pinch extra runs•AFP
The duo's efforts helped West Indies romp home with an over to spare...•AFP