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28 March 2024

2nd ODI West Indies v Pakistan: Bravo as Windies beat Pakistan to level series

Sunil Narine of West Indies celebrates taking a wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match against West Indies at The Oval on June 7, 2013 in London, England. (GETTY)

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By Cricket Correspondent with Agencies

Half-brothers Darren and Dwayne Bravo provided the foundation for success as West Indies beat Pakistan by 37 runs on Tuesday to win the second one-day international in Guyana and tie the five-match series.

Darren Bravo proved the mainstay of a much improved batting performance for the home team with a top score of 54 with elder sibling Dwayne contributing a vital 43 not out to take West Indies to 232 for eight wickets from the opening 50 overs.

Pakistan were then tied down by an efficient bowling performance, ending well short of the target at the Providence Stadium.

Sunil Narine, who had not taken a wicket in West Indies' three previous one-day internationals, returned figures of 4-26 as Pakistan were bowled out for 195 in 47.5 overs.

Darren Bravo and wicketkeeper Johnson Charles put together a patient 79-run second wicket stand to steady the innings after talisman Chris Gayle has been caught behind in the first over, seeing off a threatened repeat of the 98 all out West Indies scored in the first ODI on Sunday.

Dwayne Bravo, captaining West Indies, partnered with the heavy hitting Kieron Pollard for a 70-run sixth wicket stand to pick up the scoring rate as Pakistan threatened to restrict the West Indies.

The tally over 200 was always going to be difficult for Pakistan to chase down as the early bounce on the wicket disappeared and it got markedly slower as the day wore on.

Pakistan, who did not hit a scoring shot off their first five overs, needed one of their big hitters to come off but saw wickets tumble regularly without any of their batsman able to settle at the crease.

Opener Nasir Jamshed offered four chances in his innings before departing on 54 and a 50 for Umar Akmal came too late to provoke a dramatic finish.

Shahid Afridi, the swashbuckling hero of Sunday's win, made just five runs and with his wicket the fate of the tourists was sealed.

The remaining three ODIs will be played at Gros Islet in St Lucia on Friday, Sunday and Wednesday next week.

PAKISTAN INNINGS

West Indies bounced back to beat Pakistan by 37 runs to win the second one-day international in Guyana on Tuesday and level the series 1-1. Chasing a target of 233, Pakistan got off to a slow start to fall short as West Indies won with 13 balls to spare.

Pakistan's run chase never gather any momentum as they lost wickets at regular intervals with their hero in the opening match Shahid Afridi also failing to fire.

Opener Nasir Jamshed (54) held the innings together after being dropped at nought.

But just when Pakistan seemed to be in control of the situation, Jamshed threw it away to slump to 137-5.

Spinner Sunil Narine pegged them back claiming four for 26 including the wicket of Afridi who was stumped.

Umar Akmal waged a lone battle at the end with a battling 50 off 46 balls with five boundaries and a six before being ninth out.

It was a wonderful comeback by West Indies who rose Phoenix-like after being bundled out for a low of 98 in the first match to make 232-8 after being put into bat.

Darren Bravo top scored with 54, skipper Dwayne remained unbeaten on 43 and Pollard chipped in with 30.

Pakistan also helped swell their total by giving away 38 extras.

Pakistan are all out for 195 in 47.4 overs with Asad Ali being the last man out.

Asad Ali c Pollard b DJ Bravo 2 (10b 0x4 0x6) 

Umar Akmal comnpletes his fifty slamming a six off Bravo and is out next ball. Pak 195-9.

Umar Akmal c Samuels b DJ Bravo 50 (46b 5x4 1x6)

Double strike by Narine as Ajmal edges to Sammy at slips. Pak 164-8.

Saeed Ajmal c Sammy b Narine 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Narine gets his third wicket as Riaz gets into a tangle attempting to sweep and is bowled. Pak 162-7.

Wahab Riaz b Narine 3 (10b 0x4 0x6)

Narine strikes getting the big wicket of Afridi who is stumped. Pak 151-6.

Shahid Afridi st Charles b Narine 5 (10b 0x4 0x6)

Umar Akmal cracks a boundary off Narine. Pak 143-5 in 38 overs.

Jamshed's charmed innings comes to an end as Roach holds onto a skier. Pak 137-5.

Nasir Jamshed c Roach b Pollard 54 (93b 4x4 1x6)

Jamshed lofts Sammy over mid on to complete his half century. Pak 133-4 in 35 overs.

Pakistan lose wickets in quick succession as Shafiq hits straight to Holder at extra cover. Pak 122-4.

Asad Shafiq c Holder b Samuels 10 (17b 1x4 0x6)

Shafiq smashes Sammy through the covers for his first boundary. Pak 112-3 in 31 overs.

Sammy strikes rattling the stumps of Misbah who gives himself room to cut. Pak 103-3.

Misbah-ul-Haq b Sammy 17 (41b 2x4 0x6)

Jamshed edges Sammy through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary to bring up the 100 of the innings. Pak 100-2 in 27 overs.

Jamshed gets another life on 32 as Gayle drops a skier off Samuels. Pak 94-2 in 26 overs.

Jamshed slams Samuels over midwicket. Pak 84-2 in 24 overs.

Misbah gets his second boundary with a reverse sweep off Samuels. Pak 77-2 in 22 overs.

Misbah lofts Holder over midwicket for his first boundary. Pak 72-2 in 21 overs.

Holder bowls a maiden to Misbah. Pak 64-2 in 19 overs.

Narine strikes as Hafeez miscues to Simmons. Pak 64-2 in 18 overs.

M Hafeez c Simmons b Narine 20 (25b 3x4 0x6)

Hafeez gets a streaky boundary via an inside edge off Sammy. Pak 64-1 in 17 overs.

Hafeez cracks a boundary off Sammy through point as Pakistan step up the tempo. Pak 56-1 in 15 overs.

Jamshed drives Sammy for a lovely boundary through extra cover to bring up the 50 of the innings in the 13th over.

Narine into the attack in the 12th over and is despatched first ball to the cover boundary by Hafeez first ball.

West Indies get a breakthrough as Roach strikes with Shehzad hanging his bat out to be caught behind. Pak 37-2.

Ahmed Shehzad c Charles b Roach 19 (33b 1x4 1x6)

Shehzad also hammers a six pulling Holder over square leg. Pak 33-0 in 10 overs.

Jamshed blasts the first six of the innings over midwicket off Roach. Pak 26-0 in 9 overs.

Shehzad gets the first runs off Roach.

Jamshed is dropped on nought by Dwayne Bravo in the slips off Holder after juggling with it for some time. Pak 17-0 in 8 overs.

Roach bowls a fourth consecutive maiden as Pakistan struggling to get going. Pak 11-0 in 7 overs.

Shehzad hits the first boundary as Pakistan get their first runs off the bat.

Roach bowls a third consecutive maiden over.

Holder bowls a maiden to Shehzad.

Roach bowls a second consecutive maiden over.

Roach bowls a maiden to Jamshed as Pakistan begin their run chase.

West Indies recovered to make 232 for eight after being put into bat by Pakistan on a slow pitch at Guyana on Tuesday.

Gayle was dismissed early but West Indies recovered through a fluent half century from Darren Bravo (54) who was associated in a 79-run partnership for the second wicket with Jonathan Charles (31).

West Indies were pegged back by the spinners after Afridi struck in his second over drawing out Charles only to be stumped.

Ajmal bowled Bravo and Samuels (21) with two beautiful deliveries while Afridi had Simmons caught behind as West Indies slumped to 150-5.

Pollard smashed a breezy 30 off 27 balls with two boundaries and a six during a 70-run sixth wicket stand with skipper Dwayne Bravo who remained unbeaten on 43 off 52 balls having his five boundaries.

Afridi had the best return of two for 29 and Ajmal two for 45.

WEST INDIES INNINGS

Roach is run out by Umar Akmal as they attempt to steal a single. WI 226-8.

Kemar Roach run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Sammy is run out after a throw by the wicket keeper as they scramble for a single off a wide ball. WI 226-7.

Darren Sammy run out 3 (3b 0x4 0x6)

Asad Ali yorks Pollard with a beauty. WI 220-6.

K Pollard b Asad Ali 30 (27b 2x4 1x6)

Ajmal bowls a tight over finishing with figures of two for 44. WI 213-5 in 48 overs.

Riaz goes for 18 in the 47th over as Pollard goes berserk. WI 207-5 in 48 overs.

Pollard is on fire smashing a six off Riaz to bring up the 200 of the innings and the 50 partnership for the sixth wicket off 47 balls.

Pollard goes on the offensive smashing Riaz back over the umpire's head for a boundary.

Pollard blasts a boundary off Ajmal. WI 198-5 in 46 overs.

Bravo hooks a short delivery from Irfan to the midwicket fence. WI 174-5 in 43 overs.

Dwayne Bravo punches Hafeez through the covers. WI 165-5 in 42 overs.

West Indies managed just 18 runs for the loss of two wickets in the batting Powerplay overs. WI 155-5 in 40 overs.

Afridi completes his spell finishing with figures of 10-0-29-2. WI 151-5 in 39 overs.

Umar Akmal takes a superb catch running back as Afridi picks up his second wicket in his final over. WI 150-5.

L Simmons c Umar Akmal b Afridi 10 (15b 0x4 0x6)

Dwayne Bravo cracks a boundary off Ajmal to third man.

Samuels is beaten by a beauty from Ajmal who knocks back his off stump. WI 137-4.

Marlon Samuels b Saeed Ajmal 21 (65b 1x4 0x6)

Afridi who has figures of 7-0-18-1 comes back for another spell. WI 132-2 in 34 overs.

Bravo's wonderful knock comes to an end as Ajmal draws him forward and beats him through the gate with a doosra. WI 123-3.

Darren Bravo b Saeed Ajmal 54 (81b 6x4 0x6)

Samuels hits his first boundary dancing down the track and driving Hafeez through mid off. WI 123-2 in 32 overs.

Just when boundaries have dried up for West Indies, Bravo gets one glancing Hafeez to fine leg to complete his 12th ODI fifty off 72 balls. WI 107-2 in 28 overs.

Bravo gets a boundary off Ali off an inside edge. WI 89-2 in 22 overs.

Afridi strikes in his second over as Charles steps out and is beaten by the spin to be stumped by Umar Akmal. WI 81-2.

J Charles st Umar Akmal b Shahid Afridi 31 (51b 3x4 1x6)

The second wicket partnership between Charles and Bravo was worth 79 runs.

Charles edges Afridi to the third man fence. WI 77-1 in 17 overs.

Afridi who took seven wickets the last match has come into the attack with West Indies 70-1 in 16 overs.

Bravo cracks a boundary to third man off an erratic over from Irfan. WI 70-1 in 16 overs.

A shower has sent the players scurrying to the pavilion with West Indies 50-1 in 10 overs.

Spin introduced early with Ajmal coming in to the attack in the ninth over. WI 42-1 in 9 overs.

Bravo cracks Ali through midwicket and cover off consecutive balls. WI 34-1 in 8 overs.

Charles smashes a low full toss from Irfan to the midwicket fence.

Ali bowls a maiden to Darren Bravo. WI 19-1 in 6 overs.

Charles also cracks a boundary off Ali who goes for 11. WI 18-1 in 4 overs.

Darren Bravo hits the first boundary of the innings slashing Ali past backward point.

Gayle fails again caught behind attempting to drive the ball as Irfan strikes. WI 2-1

C Gayle c Umar Akmal b Mohammad Irfan 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)

Pakistan has won the toss and will bowl against West Indies in the second one-day international at Guyana on Tuesday.

The tourists lead the five-match series 1-0 after thumping the hosts by 126 runs on Sunday.

Both teams are unchanged.

In the wake of a thumping 126-run series-opening victory, Pakistan will again seek to capitalise on the struggles of the West Indies batting line-up for the second One-Day International  at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday.

Sunday's capitulation for just 98 represented a continuation of the declining performances of the Caribbean side's batsmen.

At the preceding Tri-Nations Series also involving Sri Lanka and eventual winners India, West Indies won their first two matches in Jamaica but were eliminated from the final on the back of heavy defeats in their remaining encounters in Trinidad with the team managing totals of 171 and 190 for nine.

"It's about a lack of confidence among the batters," West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo lamented following the humiliating loss in front of a full house on Sunday.

"When you're not scoring runs, things just don't seem to go your way. It's really tough."

Compounding the woes of the home side is the fact that their only other batting option in the 13-man squad, Devon Smith, failed to score in the two innings he played during the Tri-Nation Series.

It suggests therefore that the West Indies essentially have no choice but to persist with the same combination for the second match in the hope that they can come good against a top-class bowling line-up and in conditions that Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has acknowledged are very challenging.

"It was one of the most difficult pitches on which I've ever played. It was seaming. It was even stopping a bit," was Misbah's post-match assessment of the playing surface.

"Shahid Afridi played a really good innings for us, you really can't be too hard on the other batsmen on a pitch like this."

Pakistan rallied from 47 for five to 224 for nine on the back of Afridi's bludgeoning 76 and Misbah's patient 51.

The all-rounder then returned the outstanding bowling figures of seven for 12 in routing the West Indies.

Conditions are not expected to be much different for the second game on Tuesday. The teams then head to St Lucia for the remaining three matches of the series.

It is unprecedented for senior international cricket to be played in Guyana at the start of the rainy season, and with inclement weather on Monday forcing the West Indies to cancel their scheduled practice session, batsmen on both sides are again expected to face an almighty task on a pitch offering considerable assistance to the bowlers.