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| February 18, 2002 | Monday | Zilhaj 5, 1422 |
Hooper gains consolation victory for West Indies
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 17: Carl Hooper played a captain’s knock of 112 not out as the West Indies gained a consolation 110-run victory over Pakistan in the third and final one-dayer here Sunday.
Hooper’s seventh one-day century helped the West Indies pile up 260-5, before Pakistan were shot out for 150 in 40.2 overs in the inconsequential last match.
It was West Indies’ first success after four defeats here in the last three weeks. They lost the two Test matches by heavy margins before going down in the first two one-dayers.
The matches, a scheduled home series for Pakistan, were shifted to this desert venue due to West Indies’ reluctance to play in Pakistan because of security concerns.
Hooper smashed eight boundaries and four sixes, sharing a 154-run stand for the fifth wicket with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (67), after the West Indies were reduced to 61-4.
Pakistani captain Waqar Younis claimed two wickets, including the one of Darren Ganga off the third ball of the match.
Faced with a target of 5.22 runs an over under lights, Pakistan never recovered after the early loss of openers Shahid Afridi and Naved Latif.
Afridi was caught at square-leg off Pedro Collins in the second over and Naved Latif fell in the third, trapped leg-before by Mervyn Dillon.
Half the Pakistani side were back in the pavilion by the 23rd over with only 86 on the board.
Shoaib Malik, who hit an unbeaten century Friday, made 37 when he was sixth out, bowled by Hooper, to make it 91-6.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, dropped to number seven due to his poor form, appeared to be settling in when he was bowled for 21, trying to play a reverse sweep off part-time spinner Chris Gayle.
Gayle also took the last three wickets, including Rashid Latif for 37, to finish with a career-best 4-19.
Pakistan return home Tuesday to prepare for the final of the Asian Test Championship against Sri Lanka, scheduled to start in Lahore March 6.
The West Indies next host India for five Tests and as many internationals from April 11.
WEST INDIES:
D. Ganga c Rashid b Waqar 0
C.H. Gayle c Y. Khan b S. Akhtar 19
W.W. Hinds c Y. Khan b Sami 22
R. Morton lbw b Waqar 3
C.L. Hooper not out 112
S. Chanderpaul c Rashid b A. Raazaq 67
R.D. Jacobs not out 13
EXTRAS (LB-10, W-12, NB-2) 24
TOTAL (for five wkts, 50 overs) 260
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-28, 3-38, 4-61, 5-215.
DID NOT BAT: R.O. Hinds, M. Dillon, P.T. Collins, C.D. Collymore.
BOWLING: Waqar Younis 8-1-47-2 (2w); Shoaib Akhtar 10-0-45-1 (1nb, 2w); Abdur Razzaq 10-1-36-1 (1w); Mohammed Sami 9-0-54-1 (1nb, 6w); Naved Latif 1-0-13-0; Shahid Afridi 8-1-35-0 (1w); Shoaib Malik 4-0-20-0.
PAKISTAN:
Shahid Afridi c Morton b Collins 5
Naved Latif lbw b Dillon 4
Younis Khan c Hooper b Collins 6
Shoaib Malik b Hooper 37
Yousuf Youhana c and b Dillon 20
Abdur Razzaq run out 10
Inzamam-ul-Haq b Gayle 21
Rashid Latif b Gayle 37
Waqar Younis c Dillon b Gayle 2
Shoaib Akhtar b Gayle 0
Mohammad Sami not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-2, NB-1) 7
TOTAL (all out, 40.2 overs) 150
FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-10, 3-18, 4-51, 5-86, 6-91, 7-127, 8-131, 9-136.
BOWLING: Dillon 6-0-26-2; Collins 8-1-33-2 (1nb); Collymore 10-1-22-0; Hooper 8-1-22-1 (1w); Gayle 4.2-0-19-4 (1w); R.O. Hinds 4-0-24-0.
RESULT: West Indies won by 110 runs (Pakistan win series 2-1).
UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Nadeem Ghauri.
TV UMPIRE: Aleem Dar.
MATCH REFEREE: M.H. Denness (England).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Carl Hooper.
MAN-OF-THE-SERIES: Abdur Razzaq.
FIRST MATCH: Pakistan won by four wickets.
SECOND MATCH: Pakistan won by 51 runs.—AFP/Reuters
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