Bishoo sends Pakistan crashing to defeat
Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo captured four wickets while Lendl Simmons
composed a fluent 65 as West Indies beat Pakistan by seven runs in their
inaugural Twenty20 international on Thursday.
Umar Akmal led the way with 41, Asad Shafiq made 25, and Saeed Ajmal
scored 21 not out as the Pakistanis were restricted to 143 for nine in
their 20 overs, chasing 151 for victory at the Beausejour Cricket
Ground.
“I think the pitch was good for batsmen, and I don’t know why we
missed this opportunity to win this match,” said Pakistan captain Shahid
Afridi.
The visitors’ batting was undermined chiefly by leg-spinner Bishoo,
whose four wickets for 17 runs from his allotted four overs earned him
the man-of-the-match award, and Ravi Rampaul supported with three for 31
from four overs. “The jump from domestic cricket to international
cricket is a big difference,” said Bishoo.
Pakistan bowlers’ looked short of work as opener Simmons struck seven
fours and two sixes in the top score of 65 from 44 deliveries as West
Indies built a total of 150 for seven from their 20 overs.
Abdur Rehman gave Pakistan an early breakthrough, when he trapped
Andre Fletcher lbw for one, but Simmons and Darren Bravo added 99 for
the second wicket to put West Indies back on track for a decent total.
Rehman made the breakthrough again when he had Bravo caught at long-on
for 42, and West Indies wobbled the rest of the way, with no other
batsman passing 20.
Saint Lucia, AFP
West Indies
A. Fletcher lbw b Abdur Rehman 1
L. Simmons run out 65
Darren Bravo c Umar Akmal b Abdur Rehman 42
M. Samuels st Salman b Saeed Ajmal 4
D. Hyatt c Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 14
D. Sammy c Salman b Wahab Riaz 1
C. Barnwell not out 11
A. Russell c Rehman b Wahab Riaz 0
A. Nurse not out 6
Extras (lb1, w4, nb1) 6
Total (7 wkts, 20 overs) 150
Did not bat: D. Bishoo, R. Rampaul
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-101, 3-114, 4-125, 5-166, 6-141, 7-141
Bowling: Junaid Khan 2-0-15-0; Abdur Rehman 4-0-22-0 (w1); Saeed Ajmal 4-0-35-2;
Wahab Riaz 4-1-24-2 (nb1, w2); Shahid Afridi 3-0-30-0; Mohammad Hafeez 3-0-23-0
Pakistan
Ahmed Shahzad c Barnwell b Rampaul 12
Mohammad Hafeez c Nurse b Sammy 3
Asad Shafiq c Hyatt b Bishoo 25
Umar Akmal c Samuels b Rampaul 41
Misbah-ul-Haq hit wicket b Bishoo 0
Shahid Afridi c Sammy b Bishoo 12
Mohammad Salman run out 5
Abdur Rehman b Bishoo 7
Wahab Riaz c Sammy b Rampaul 6
Saeed Ajmal not out 21
Junaid Khan not out 3
Extras (b1, w1, nb6) 8
Total (9 wkts, 20 overs) 143
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-20, 3-49, 4-49, 5-78, 6-93, 7-109, 8-110, 9-123,
Bowling: Rampaul 4-0-31-3 (nb4); Sammy 3-0-26-1; Russell 4-0-28-0 (nb1, w1); Bishoo 4-0-17-4 (nb1); Barnwell 1-0-7-0; Barnwell 4-0-33-0 |
