Multan [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): An unimaginable nine-wicket haul by spinner Sajid Khan helped Pakistan register a 127-run win over West Indies within the first Take a look at at Multan on Sunday.
With this win, Pakistan is 1-0 up within the two-match sequence, with the second Take a look at in Multan from January 25.
Pakistan gained the toss and elected to bat first. The duo of Gudakesh Motie (1/48) and Jayden Seales (3/27) had Pakistan right down to 46/4. From then on, a 141-run stand for the fifth wicket between Saud Shakeel (84 in 157 balls, with six fours) and Mohammad Rizwan (71 in 133 balls, with 9 fours) helped Pakistan get again within the recreation. Jomel Warrican (3/69) worn out the tail shortly, skittling out Pakistan for 230 runs in 68.5 overs.
Within the first innings of WI, Pakistani spinners Sajid (4/65), Noman Ali (5/39) and Abrar Ahmed (1/6) unleashed final destruction, sharing amongst all of them 10 wickets. Decrease order of Jomel Warrican (31 in 24 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six), Seales (22 in 13 balls, with three sixes) and Gudakesh Motie (19 in 25 balls) lifted WI to 137 all out from a particularly poor place at 66/8. Pakistan led by 93 runs.
Of their second innings, Pakistan began nicely with a partnership of 67 runs between skipper Shan Masood and Muhammad Hurraira (29 in 58 balls, with three fours). Although Masood hit a half-century and ended with a well-compiled 52 in 70 balls (with two fours and two sixes), Pakistan was skittled out for 157 runs, because of an unimaginable spell by spinner Jomel Warrican (7/32). Pakistan led by 250 runs and set Windies 251 runs to win.
Within the run-chase, Alick Athanaze (55 in 68 balls, with 4 boundaries) did rating a half-century, however fantastic spells from Sajid (5/50) and Abrar Ahmed (4/27) helped Pakistan bundled out WI for simply 123 in 36.3 overs, win by 127 runs with two days left in motion.
Sajid earned the ‘Participant of the Match’ award. (ANI)
