Pakistan won by 6 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Shoaib Malik
Batter
Bowler
Pakistan have inched towards that automatic qualification for the World cup 2019 with this series victory. That brings an end to the shorter format campaign. These two teams will fight it out in the longer format that starts 22nd of April with two legends of the game playing their final series. Do join us for the all the action. Until then this is Krishna signing off on behalf of Kumar Abhisekh Das and Sagar Chawla. Ta ta!
Sarfraz Ahmed: First, I will thank the almighty. Our bowlers really bowled well. Then Hafeez and Malik batted really well on a tough wicket in the second innings. No amount of praise is enough for the experienced batters. The credit goes to all of them. It was important ahead of the Champions Trophy. The boys listen to me despite me getting angry on them at times. I do keep my calm from behind the sticks as well.
Shoaib Malik, Man of the Match and Man of the Series: Yeah, I am very happy. Being a senior cricketer you have extra responsibility. I have to credit Hafeez. He kept hitting the boundaries and took all the pressure off me. I never felt any pressure on me. When you are chasing 234, you have to try and bat out 50 overs. I have to congratulate Sarfraz for the way he's conducting the boys. Winning the series was on our minds. The West Indian team played really well.
Jason Holder: We did not get enough runs. We thought it would spin. They played spin really well and we did not get wickets. We started well with the ball, we had them under pressure but did not get wickets in the middle overs. Credit to Hafeez and Malik. Credit to the groundsman for producing one of the better pitches here at Guyana.
Earlier in the day, West Indies managed to score 233 with the help of Jason Mohammed and Shai Hope, but their spinners couldn't make use of the spinning track. 24 overs of spin and all they managed was just a wicket.
Earlier in the day, West Indies managed to score 233 with the help of Jason Mohammed and Shai Hope
Shoaib Malik does it in style, finishes things with a six. Made sure he stayed till the end to see his team through. In the process he even got to his 9th ODI century. Shoaib was well supported by Mohammad Hafeez for the fourth wicket stand. They both went on to stitch a crucial 113-run stand after being 36-3 in the ninth over. Babar Azam, the centurion of the previous encounter fell early. That meant the game was wide open for both the teams. The experience of Hafeez and Shoaib made sure they had no more hiccups. Hafeez missed out on a well deserved hundred having been played so well for his 81. Skipper along with Shoaib finished things with 6.5 overs to spare.
Holder to Shoaib Malik, SIX, That's it, Pakistan have won the series. What a way to get to your hundred. Clears his front foot and nails it straight down the ground to get to his 9th ODI hundred. Shoaib has his hands up in the air with joy and his partner runs towards him to give him a big hug
Pakistan need four runs to win the series 2-1.
END OF OVER 43
12 Runs
PAK: 230 - 4
1 2 4 4 0 1
Shoaib Malik
95 (110)
Sarfraz
24 (26)
Gabriel
10-0-60-2
Gabriel to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, high full toss from Gabriel, Shoaib Malik mistimes it to long-on
Gabriel to Shoaib Malik, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Shoaib Malik is early onto the pull and gets a thick inside edge towards short fine leg
Pakistan are just a hit away now
Gabriel to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, two-in-two for Shoaib Malik. This was a slower full delivery and Shoaib gets under the ball to nail it over the bowler's head. A couple of bounces and into the fence
Gabriel to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shoaib Malik clears his front foot and goes through the line to club it over long-on for a boundary
Gabriel to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, Gabriel is not a happy man. Shoaib Malik flicks it uppishly to the right of mid-wicket. Chadwick Walton dives to his right and gets a fingertip onto the ball. These are the chances you gotto take if you should win
Gabriel to Sarfraz, 1 run, driven wide of mid-off and scampers for a quick single
END OF OVER 42
7 Runs
PAK: 218 - 4
1 0 4 0 1 1
Sarfraz
23 (25)
Shoaib Malik
84 (105)
Holder
8-1-31-1
Holder to Sarfraz, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, pulled along the ground to mid-wicket
Holder to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Shoaib Malik clips it to mid-wicket
Holder to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed into the off-side
Holder to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, in the airr, just falls short of Powell. Shoaib Malik toe-ends the pull to deep square leg. Powell runs in and dives forward, fails to get his hands under the ball. The ball rolls over the rope