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| May 24, 2005 | Tuesday | Rabi-us-Sani 15, 1426 |
Pakistan complete ODI whitewash of West Indies
GROS ISLET (St Lucia), May 23: Pakistan became the second team to complete a clean sweep of an international cricket series in the Caribbean when they won the third and final One-day International against West Indies by 22 runs on Sunday (partly reported in Monday’s edition).
Having set West Indies a record 304 to win from 50 overs, the Pakistanis dismissed their hosts for 281 in 49.3 overs, despite Chris Gayle hitting his 11th one-day hundred.
Abdul Razzaq was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with four for 45 runs 6.3 overs, and gained good support from Rana Navedul Hasan with three for 48 from nine overs, and Shoaib Malik, who took two for 41 from eight overs.
Pakistan also won the first ODI last Wednesday at Kingstown by 59 runs, and the second by 40 runs on Saturday here.
Consistent batting from their top-order batsmen had helped the visitors post a record 303 for six from their allocation of 50 overs after being sent in to bat.
Gayle, who hit 13 boundaries in 124 from 137 balls, gave West Indies a circumspect start along with fellow left-hander Wavell Hinds.
They shared 90 for the first wicket before Hinds was caught behind when he under-edged a cross-batted stroke at a delivery from Shabbir Ahmed in the 16th over.
Two overs later, West Indies suffered a major setback, when Ramnaresh Sarwan was caught at short extra cover off Razzaq for four to leave West Indies 96 for two.
West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 75 for the third wicket with Gayle to put his side back on track, but he was caught at wide long-off for 33 off Malik at a crucial stage in the 32nd over.
Runako Morton played more confidently and added 49 for the fourth wicket with Gayle, who drove Afridi through cover for a single to reach his landmark.
Two wickets in the space of five balls put a spanner in the hopes that West Indies would have provided a entertaining climax to the match.
Morton was caught in the deep off Malik in the 42nd over, and Razzaq returned for a second spell to have Dwayne Smith lbw for a duck in the 43rd over.
Once Gayle remained however, West Indies still had a chance, but he gave it away, when he scooped a delivery from Shabbir to extra cover to Pakistan captain Younis Khan.
He hit 13 fours from 137 balls, and with his departure, West Indies’ chances went down the chute.
The two teams will now play two Tests at Bridgetown, starting on Thursday, and at Kingston, beginning on June 3.
Scoreboard
PAKISTAN:
Yasir Hameed c Browne b Collins 41
Shahid Afridi c Bravo b Collymore 56
Bazid Khan b Collymore 66
Yousuf Youhana c Morton b Hinds 50
Younis Khan c Morton b Bradshaw 40
Abdul Razzaq c Browne b Bradshaw 18
Kamran Akmal not out 24
Rana Navedul Hasan not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-3) 8
TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 overs) 303
FALL OF WKTS: 1-87, 2-107, 3-203, 4-251, 5-274, 6-285.
DID NOT BAT: Shoaib Malik, Arshad Khan, Shabbir Ahmed.
BOWLING: Collins 10-0-49-1 (1w); Bradshaw 10-1-78-1 (1w); Collymore 10-0-51-2; Bravo 6-0-43-0; Gayle 10-0-54-0; Hinds 4-0-23-1 (1w).
WEST INDIES:
C.H. Gayle c Younis b Shabbir 124
W.W. Hinds c Kamran b Razzaq 35
R.R. Sarwan c Younis b Razzaq 4
S. Chanderpaul c Shabbir b Shoaib 33
R.S. Morton c Shabbir b Shoaib 27
D.R. Smith lbw b Razzaq 0
D.J.J. Bravo b Rana Naved 16
C.O. Browne b Rana Naved 11
I.D.R. Bradshaw c Yasir b Razzaq 13
P.T. Collins lbw b Rana Naved 0
C.D. Collymore not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-8, NB-6) 18
TOTAL (all out, 49.3 overs) 281
FALL OF WKTS: 1-90, 2-96, 3-171, 4-220, 5-225, 6-250, 7-263, 8-277, 9-279.
BOWLING: Rana Navedul Hasan 9-1-48-3 (3nb); Shabbir Ahmed 10-1-64-1 (2nb, 2w); Arshad Khan 10-0-44-0 (1nb); Abdul Razzaq 6.3-0-45-4 (1w); Shahid Afridi 6-0-35-0 (1w); Shoaib Malik 8-0-41-2 (4w).
Result: Pakistan won by 22 runs to clinch three-match series 3-0.
UMPIRES: E.A. Nicholls (West Indies) and D.R. Shepherd (England).
TV UMPIRE: B. Doctrove (West Indies).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Shahid Afridi.
MAN-OF-THE-SERIES: Shahid Afridi.
FIRST MATCH: Kingstown (St Vincent), Pakistan won by 59 runs.
SECOND MATCH: Gros Islet (St Lucia), Pakistan won by 40 runs.—Agencies
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