slower ball does it. Good length and Hasan rolled his fingers over the seam. Gabriel doesn't move his feet and tentatively sticks his bat out. The ball keeps a bit low and goes through the gate
Pakistan vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Sharjah, Sep 30 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI (D/N), Sharjah, September 30, 2016, West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates
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That's all we have from this game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. The second ODI takes place on Sunday, but there is plenty of cricket to look forward to before that. Afghanistan and Bangladesh face off in the series finale. And of course, there's the India-New Zealand Test from Kolkata. Hope to see you soon, Cheers!
Azhar Ali: It was a wonderful team effort. The last few games have been good for us. The ball wasn't coming on well in the afternoon, but Sarfaraz and Babar batted gave us a good score. 287 was a good score on this pitch. We are trying to find the right combination and trying to bat deep as well, which is very important in one-day cricket. Fitness levels are also going up, so we are starting to tick the boxes. Limited-overs cricket is always a young man's game, so the way they (the youngsters) are absorbing pressure and delivering is heartening to see. Every game, we talk about needing to come out with the right attitude, hopefully we can keep doing that. We are focusing on improving ourselves and playing good cricket. We know what areas we need to improve and the coaching staff is working on it. If we can keep improving, we can win more games and our ranking will also improve.
Jason Holder: We struggled to build any momentum. I think it is difficult for them to just come out and hit, they are always under pressure. We need to set it up well and of the top four batsmen, at least two of them need to bat deep. It was a good pitch to bat on, Babar Azam showed that. It was unfortunate, the way we batted, I thought we bowled pretty well. We need to put things right with the bat. Definitely, Benn and Sunil Narine are two seasoned spinners for us, they are top-class spinners who not only bowled well, they chipped in with the bat as well.
Babar Azam is the Player of the Match for his maiden ODI century: He's clearly a man of few words. "I had the confidence and I had planned on playing all 50 overs. I kept myself calm and told myself I should go till the end."
10.55pm Pakistan put together a perfect all-round performance. They were given the first shot at batting on a dry track and Babar Azam razed them with his first international century. Pakistan did lose some ground after Azam's dismissal and a floodlight failure that led to a brief stoppage. But as it turned out, it proved to be more than enough. West Indies' response was tame and they were tied up in knots by the Pakistan spinners. Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali opened the gates by dismissing the openers and Mohammad Nawaz scythed through their line-up with three quick wickets. From there, it was always uphill for West Indies, and as it turned out, they couldn't come anywhere close to the target. They showed poor application, but that's not to take anything away from Pakistan's bowlers. With the win, Pakistan have moved ahead of India and have the second most number of ODI wins for any country, behind Australia.
38.4
W
Hasan Ali to Gabriel, OUT
Shannon Gabriel b Hasan Ali 2 (8b 0x4 0x6 12m) SR: 25
38.3
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Hasan Ali to Gabriel, no run
teases him with a fuller ball on the fourth or fifth stump channel, Gabriel responds with a big swipe across the line and doesn't connect
38.2
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Hasan Ali to Gabriel, no run
short of a length outside off, flat-bats it to mid-on where Nawaz dives to make the save. Jars his knee into the turf and hurts himself in the process
38.1
1
Hasan Ali to Benn, 1 run
fired on the leg stump, goes for the big slog but can't make any decent connection, inside-edges it to the pads
end of over 382 runs
WI: 174/9CRR: 4.57 • RRR: 10.27
Sulieman Benn15 (18b 2x4)
Shannon Gabriel2 (5b)
Mohammad Nawaz 10-0-42-4
Hasan Ali 5-0-13-2
37.6
1
Nawaz to Benn, 1 run
goes for the pull again but it isn't short enough, he can only miscue it to long-on on the bounce
37.5
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Nawaz to Benn, no run
flatter again and short in length also. Benn shapes up for a pull but inside-edges it to his leg
37.4
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Nawaz to Benn, no run
flatter ball on the stumps, defends and the ball goes to the leg side, thinks of the single but decides against it
37.3
1
Nawaz to Gabriel, 1 run
flatter ball, tucked behind square
37.2
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Nawaz to Gabriel, no run
gives it too much flight and bowls a full toss, Gabriel attempts a big slog but it's too slow and he can't make good connection, gets it to midwicket on the bounce
37.1
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Nawaz to Gabriel, no run
full and outside off, pushed back to the bowler
Nawaz back into the attack.. Can he get a five-for? Two slips in place..
end of over 377 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 172/9CRR: 4.64 • RRR: 9.58
Shannon Gabriel1 (2b)
Sulieman Benn14 (15b 2x4)
Hasan Ali 5-0-13-2
Wahab Riaz 6-0-27-1
36.6
1
Hasan Ali to Gabriel, 1 run
another fuller ball, drills it down to mid-on
36.5
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Hasan Ali to Gabriel, no run
full and wide outside off, swings very hard at it and doesn't make contact
36.4
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Hasan Ali to Benn, 1 run
makes room and slaps it away to deep backward point
36.3
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Hasan Ali to Benn, 4 leg byes
yorker that hits him on the pad, Benn jams his bat down but is rapped on the pads. Appeal for lbw but that pitched outside leg and would have missed the stumps as well. Hit him flush on the right boot
36.2
W
Hasan Ali to Narine, OUT
slower ball, Narine doesn't pick up the drop in pace and skies a catch to deep midwicket. It was hurled full and Narine set himself up to go big over the leg side. He gets some solid elevation on it and the ball stays up for a long time. Imad Wasim has enough time to settle under it at deep midwicket and takes it
Sunil Narine c Imad Wasim b Hasan Ali 23 (16b 2x4 2x6 32m) SR: 143.75
36.1
1
Hasan Ali to Benn, 1 run
fuller ball, gets an inside edge to midwicket
end of over 3611 runs
WI: 165/8CRR: 4.58 • RRR: 9.38
Sunil Narine23 (15b 2x4 2x6)
Sulieman Benn12 (12b 2x4)
Wahab Riaz 6-0-27-1
Mohammad Nawaz 9-0-40-4
35.6
4
Wahab Riaz to Narine, FOUR runs
another short ball hurled at a similar angle and the same response from the batsman. Narine isn't hassled at all as he clears his front leg and pulls again. But he gets a top edge on it this time and the ball goes past the long-on boundary
35.5
4
Wahab Riaz to Narine, FOUR runs
short ball but Narine is waiting for it. Picks the length up early and brings out the pull shot. The ball goes clean over midwicket
35.4
1
Wahab Riaz to Benn, 1 run
goes for the blockhole again but not quite there. It's still very full and is hurled at 149kmph, Benn manages to nudge it away to backward square leg
35.3
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Wahab Riaz to Benn, no run
clears the front leg and tries to swipe across the line to the free hit delivery. It was on a length and angled away nicely. Benn can't reach it and the ball goes to the wicketkeeper
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