pakistan tour of west indies, 2025

Shamar Joseph to Faheem Ashraf, out Caught by Holder!! Another skier and Holder holds on, it ain't a clean catch, but West Indies will take it anyway they come. Was a full ball and Faheem couldn't get under the slog once again, hit low on the bat and went a mile up in the air - Holder settled under at long-on, the ball popped out, hit his chest, he tried to grab the rebound, once, twice and finally held on in the third attempt. Faheem Ashraf c Holder b Shamar Joseph 16(9) [6s-1]

Shepherd to Nawaz, out Caught by Motie!! This is excellent bowling and Shepherd reaps the rewards - stuck to his wide line and made Nawaz reach out on the drive, he connects it sweetly, but there's no elevation on the shot, hard and flat - straight down Motie's throat at sweeper cover. Nawaz c Motie b Shepherd 9(8) [6s-1]

Akeal Hosein to Hasan Nawaz, out Caught by Charles!! Well caught at deep cover and the plan works wonder for the West Indies - kept the length short and it was well wide of off, would've probably called as a wide had he let it go, but Hasan was committed into the shot, had to reach out, almost threw himself at the ball and he ended up carving it high over cover. Charles ran in from the deep, slid forward and completed a fine catch under the circumstances. Hasan Nawaz c Charles b Akeal Hosein 24(18) [4s-1 6s-2]

Shamar Joseph to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Shepherd!! A second wicket for Shamar, he's on a wicket-taking spree this season - full and at the pads, Fakhar did play the pick-up whip over square leg, but he hasn't got it off the middle of the bat, came more off the lower half and he slightly scruffed the shot, straight into the hands of Romario Shephard at deep backward square leg. Pakistan have lost both well-set batters in quick succession. Fakhar Zaman c Shepherd b Shamar Joseph 28(24) [4s-2 6s-1]

Holder to Saim Ayub, out Lbw!! Saim Ayub has been given OUT LBW, looked adjacent, but he has reviewed, was shuffling across and was beaten by a dipping slower yorker, is it heading down leg? That's the only thing which can save him. No bat and UltraEdge confirms the same. Onto ball-tracking: Thre reds and it stays OUT. Nicely bowled by Holder, brought the variation into play and it was the dip that undid Saim's innings - struck him right on the toe, in front of middle and it would have taken out the leg-stump. Saim Ayub lbw b Holder 57(38) [4s-5 6s-2]

Shamar Joseph to Sahibzada Farhan, out Lbw!! Shamar strikes with his second ball. Farhan goes but does not take the review with him. 144.1ks good length ball and it skids across the surface, Farhan is deep in the crease and he attempts a wild heave across the line, misses and is struck on the back leg, the impact was around middle and leg, ball-tracking had it to be clipping leg-stump. Sahibzada Farhan lbw b Shamar Joseph 14(12) [4s-2]

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shepherd, out Bowled!! That should be the end of this chase - a cleverly disguised wrong 'un, bowled from the front of his hand, skids through and beats Shepherd on the back-foot, was probably playing for the spin, but this one went straight on, past the inside edge and crashed into the top of middle-stump. Shepherd b Sufiyan Muqeem 12(5) [4s-1 6s-1]

Shaheen Afridi to Roston Chase, out Caught by Sahibzada Farhan. Plenty of height, but Roston Chase doesn't get the stance and he holes out to deep cover - Shaheen kept it full and just outside off, Chase backed away and was looking to go over cover, doesn't get it off the middle, Farhan runs to his right in the deep and cusps a fairly good catch. The wheels are slowly coming off this West Indian chase. Roston Chase c Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Afridi 5(5)

Saim Ayub to Rutherford, out Caught by Fakhar Zaman!! West Indies are falling away rapidly to spin - was dropped short on middle, but there's some grip and turn off the surface and that undid Rutherford's pull, he wasn't in a great position on the shot, ended up dragging it high and behind square on the on-side, right into Fakhar's hands for a dolly. Rutherford c Fakhar Zaman b Saim Ayub 11(11) [4s-1]

Saim Ayub to Shai Hope, out Caught by Hasan Nawaz!! They're falling away now - the run-rate was rising and Hope looks to so something about it, backs away to a carrom-ball and doesn't get hold of the lofted drive, skews it straight down long-on's throat where Hasan takes it with ease. A slow start, the pressure builds and West Indies are collapsing in a heap. Shai Hope c Hasan Nawaz b Saim Ayub 2(5)

Nawaz to Motie, out Caught by Saim Ayub!! Nawaz finds himself on a hat-trick now - Motie was sent up to do some pinch-hitting, but he lustily swings at the first ball - doesn't get anywhere near the pitch of the ball and heaves it down Saim Ayub's throat at deep mid-wicket. Three wickets in the over and Nawaz finds himself on a hat-trick. Motie c Saim Ayub b Nawaz 0(1)

Nawaz to Charles, out Caught by Mohammad Haris!! Two in the over for Nawaz and he's finishing his spell on high - he knew that Charles would come after him, dragged the length back, slowed down the pace and made Charles go across the line on the hoick, hit high on the bat and it popped up for a simple catch to the keeper. A blessing in disgusie for West Indies? He was struggling to move on since the batting PP. Charles c Mohammad Haris b Nawaz 35(36) [4s-2 6s-2]

Nawaz to Jewel Andrew, out Caught by Fakhar Zaman!! This was coming - the pressure was building and young Andrew holes out to long-off. Was a flat delivery wide of off and he went went chasing after that, was shaping to go over extra-cover, but he hit it a lot straighter and down Fakhar's throat at long-off. Pakistan kept building the pressure and they've a wicket now. Jewel Andrew c Fakhar Zaman b Nawaz 35(33) [4s-1 6s-3]