Pakistan won by 7 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Hasan Ali
Batter
Bowler
Sarfraz marches up, collects the silverware and calls his team upon to pose with the Champions board. If this series was any indication, this could well be the first of a few more on this tour. A huge moment this for all the youngsters, products of the PSL, who've stepped up here in rescuing their side just when things seemed to slip away from there. Until the seventh of April, it is time for us to pack our bags from the Caribbean. I've been Vineet Anantharaman in the company of Sagar Chawla and Venkatesh bringing you the action. Ta ta!!
Shadab Khan, Man of the Series: "I was bowling slightly faster yesterday. I worked on that and it made a huge difference as I was getting the ball to turn. I don't mind bowling to either left or right handers."
Brathwaite: "I really cannot put my finger on anything but we just did not do well today. After the start we had, we were looking to cruise to a big total. We were planning to set a total of 150 but we did not even get close which cost us dear. Rotation of strike is very important but so is keeping wickets in hand. Had we had around 50 dot balls, it could have been different. As a team, the attitude and the fight that we showed would hold us good going forward."
Sarfraz: "Credit goes to the players, especially the bowlers who did the job for us. The plan was to use Shadab outside the powerplays. The fielding was the best we've seen in a long time. Looking forward to the ODI series coming up."
Hasan Ali, Man of the Match: "The plan was to bowl wicket to wicket. Yesterday's match wasn't all that good but the plan was to bowl into the pitch today. Yes, there was a bit of reverse swing around."
Pakistan wouldn't complain, not everyday do you get to inflict a 3-1 drubbing away from home. Against the World Champs too. This Windies side had some serious world beaters too, most of whom would now be on their flight for the madness in India. Sets the remainder of the One-Day leg up perfectly for them. Hang in there, the presentations coming your way..
All too easy. Pakistan did try their best towards the end in spicing up matters. But in the end, a target as sub-par as this just did not merit any competition. A good time for Shehzad to hit his straps and find himself some form and he used the opportunity to get himself some spot-saving runs. Babar Azam once again showed how it looks to be elegant while spanking boundaries. Nothing went the way of the Windies in their defence of 125. Pollard hurting his knee at the fence, catches being put down, misfields and some wayward bowling. Eventually, it was the 66 dot balls with the bat in their hands that came back to haunt them.
END OF OVER 19
9 Runs
PAK: 127 - 3
L1 0 2 1 1 4
Sarfraz
3 (5)
Shoaib Malik
9 (7)
Holder
3-0-24-0
Holder to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, seals it in style. Gets a wide tired full toss for help and Malik this time stoops, crouches and stabs it square. That's the series to Pakistan. 3-1
Holder to Sarfraz, 1 run, a desperate adventurous tap and a run. To cover. And had he connected with his throw, it could have been curtains. 2 runs needed. Final delivery?
Holder to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, more of the mistimes. Tries hoicking one down, gets barely close in the first place. Runs past the stumps off the inside edge
Holder to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, a swivelling swat. Does well to guide it towards deep square leg, where a full length dive delays the inevitable
Holder to Shoaib Malik, no run, a dot. The Windies need many more of these. Malik refuses to put a full toss away. Drills it to extra cover
Holder to Sarfraz, leg byes, 1 run, cuts in off a back of a length. Pins Ahmed high on the thigh in his attempt to mow it across the line. Too high for any interest to be gathered on the LBW appeal
Jason Holder [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
Pakistan doing all they can to make this interesting. Take it deeper. 7 needed off 12
END OF OVER 18
3 Runs
PAK: 118 - 3
W 1 1 0 1 0
Sarfraz
2 (3)
Shoaib Malik
2 (3)
Kesrick Williams
3-0-16-2
Kesrick Williams to Shoaib Malik, no run, dropped. My o my. Jason Mohammed denies his side a chance to have a crack at a twist in this one-directioned tale. Malik slaps a wide one hard, cannot control it though. At a nice catchable height to extra cover, only to be wobbled and put down
Kesrick Williams to Sarfraz, 1 run, cheeky. Uses the pace and the width outside off with the shortened length in running it down to third man
Kesrick Williams to Sarfraz, no run, loopy full toss. Dipping in sharply. Cannot nail the slog, only as far as mid-on
Kesrick Williams to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, full and seaming in on the stumps. A watchful push under the palms of a diving short mid-wicket
Kesrick Williams to Sarfraz, 1 run, not quite the ideal hat-trick delivery. A wide yorker. Squeezed drive to third man