Mohammed’s blistering knock steers West Indies to victory in first ODI
A fabulous knock by Jason Mohammed led the West Indies to an incredible victory against Pakistan in the first one-day international at Providence, Guyana, on Friday.
Chasing a formidable 309 for victory, the Caribbeans made heavy weather of their task in the early part of the innings. Accurate bowling by Pakistan’s pacers as well as spinners restricted them to a meagre 107 in the first 25 overs.
But then Jason Mohammed took charge, playing lusty strokes to lift the home side’s spirits. His unbeaten 91 guided the West Indies to their first-ever victory in a one-dayer while chasing in excess of 300.
Pakistan bowlers wilted under the onslaught and were unable to stanch the flow of runs in the last 10 overs.
Agencies add: Earlier, Mohammad Hafeez accelerated from a pedestrian start to pace Pakistan to a formidable 308 for five.
Amid speculation about his worth to the team, the 36-year-old contributed a top score of 88 to temporarily quell the rising tide of criticism at his position in the batting line-up.
Scoreboard
PAKISTAN:
Ahmed Shehzad b Nurse 67
Kamran Akmal c Walton b Holder 47
Mohammad Hafeez c Walton b Nurse 88
Babar Azam c Joseph b Nurse 13
Shoaib Malik c Holder b Nurse 53
Sarfraz Ahmed not out 20
Imad Wasim not out 6
EXTRAS (b-3 lb-3 nb-1 w-7) 14
TOTAL (for 5 wickets, 50 overs) 308
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-85 K. Akmal, 2-149 A. Shehzad, 3-177 B. Azam, 4-266 M. Hafeez, 5-284 S. Malik
DID NOT BAT: S. Khan, M. Amir, H. Ali, W. Riaz
BOWLING:A. Joseph 10-1-49-0, S. Gabriel 10-0-69-0 (nb-1 w-1) J. Mohammed 4-1-28- 0 J. Holder 10-0-58-1 (w-4) A. Nurse 10-0-62-4 (w-1) D. Bishoo 6-0-36-0 (w-1)
WEST INDIES
E. Lewis b Hafeez 47
C. Walton c Riaz b Amir 7
K. Powell c K. Akmal b Riaz 61
S. Hope st S. Ahmed b S. Khan 24
J. Mohammed not out 91
J. Carter c Riaz b Amir 14
J. Holder c B. Azam b S. Khan 11
A. Nurse not out 34
EXTRAS (lb-6 nb-1 w-13) 20
TOTAL (for 6 wickets, 49 overs) 309
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-23 C. Walton, 2-91 E. Lewis, 3-156 K. Powell, 4-158 S. Hope, 5-228 J. Carter, 6-259 J. Holder
DID NOT BAT: D. Bishoo, S. Gabriel, A. Joseph
BOWLING: Mohammad Amir 9-0-59-2 (w-4) Hasan Ali 5-0-43-0 Mohammad Hafeez 8-0-35-1 (w-1) Shoaib Malik 6-0-24-0 (w-1) Wahab Riaz 9-0-69-1 (nb-1 w-3) Shadab Khan 9-0-52-2 Imad Wasim 3-0-21-0
UMPIRES: Simon Fry and Joel Wilson
TV UMPIRE: Ian Gould
Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2017