They add 158 together to make light work of a chase of 208 against severely depleted WI
\n Karachi
\nPakistan\u2019s opening pair Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam\u2019s 158-run opening stand on Thursday powered their side to a series sweep as they beat the Windies by 7 wickets.
\nThe Windies had handed an ample 208-run target to Pakistan after skipper Nicholas Pooran decided to bat first in the final match at the National Stadium, Karachi.
\nBut the undeterred openers scored 50+ runs each, leaving the Windies bowlers under pressure. Babar scored 79 runs off 53 balls with the help of nine 4s and two 6s, while Rizwan made 87 runs off 45 balls and smashed 10 4s and three 6s.
\nThe Windies bowlers were finally able to break their partnership when Odean Smith dismissed Babar in the 16th over. Rizwan was the next to go down as Dominic Drakes took his scalp in the 18th over.
\nAfter their dismissal, Fakhar Zaman was sent back to the pavilion in the 18th over, but Asif Ali (21) did not let the team down and sailed Pakistan to victory.
\nWest Indies\u2019 innings
\nPooran had played a captain\u2019s knock as his half-century powered the West Indies to an ample 207-3 total against Pakistan in the third and final T20I.
\nThe decision to bat first proved fruitful for the Windies as their openers \u2014 Brandon King and Shamarh Brooks \u2014 gave them a good start against Pakistani bowlers.
\nThe openers managed to get 92 runs on the board, as King hit 43 runs \u2014 seven 4s and two 6s \u2014 off 21 balls and Brooks made 49 runs \u2014 two 4s and four 6s \u2014 off 31 balls before they were sent packing.
\nAfter the dismissal of the openers, Pooran came to the ground and managed to pull off an impressive knock as he hit 64 runs off 37 balls, with two 4s and six 6s.
\nDarren Bravo also kept the score board ticking as he added 34 runs to the Windies\u2019 total.
\nThe Pakistani bowlers failed to impress today, with Mohammad Wasim taking two wickets and Shahnawaz Dahani picking up one scalp \u2014 his first international wicket at home.
\nThe match had resumed after it was hanging in the balance as some Windies players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
\nLater, all of the Windies players and officials tested negative for the virus, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the match was back on track.
\nMoreover, the ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies \u2014 scheduled from Dec 18-22 \u2014 has been postponed to and rescheduled for early June 2022, after several Windies players tested positive for COVID-19 during the ongoing three-match T20 series.
\nThe PCB and Cricket West Indies (CWI), in a joint statement, said the decision was made after considering both the teams\u2019 welfare as well as limited resources in the West Indies side for the ODIs.
\nFive more positive cases were reported in the West Indies camp following Wednesday\u2019s PCR testing, raising the total number of positive cases to nine since their arrival in Karachi on December 9, the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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