That wraps up a match that no one could have predicted. Pakistan might have had the home advantage but West Indies were the favourites with the white ball. The two sides will meet again tomorrow at 2130 IST for the 2nd T20I, giving the tourists a chance to come back hard and even the scores. Do join us then for the action. Until then, goodbye and take care!
Pakistan captain, Sarfraz Ahmed thanks Almighty first and he's happy with his players' performance. Feels body language is important and he tries to motivate the players. Credits all his bowlers as they supported Imad Wasim who always gives the early breakthrough whenever they need it. Adds if you want to compete, irrespective of the opposition then you have to take wickets.
West Indies captain, Carlos Brathwaite feels his side didn't get off to a good start. Says they will analyze this game and check what went wrong individually. Adds defending 115 is very difficult but they fought hard and will come back tomorrow with a better performance.
Man of the Match, Imad Wasim says he just gave his 100 percent. Adds when he was young playing domestic cricket, his attitude was right and he just wanted to play for his country one day.
The heat seemed to get the better of the tourists in the second half but they didn't do much better in the first either. Dwayne Bravo was their saving grace, dragging the team's total over the 100-run line, with Jerome Taylor as his unlikely partner. Key to their collapse was a fearsome Imad Wasim, who picked up a fifer, the first Pakistani spinner to do so in T20Is.
If Pakistan looked completely in their element, the same could not be said of the West Indies. Lackadaisical and lacklustre, their performance on the field left a lot to be desired. No matter what the bowlers threw at the batsmen, they couldn't hold back the runs. Samuel Badree picked up the lone wicket but it was not enough under the pressure of the scoreboard.
Sharjeel Khan got Pakistan off to a flyer but was dismissed before he could really get into his element. Latif stayed on with Azam, who scored his maiden half-century, and the pair racked up a match-winning stand of 88 runs.
Short and sweet is how Pakistan did it. They have wrapped up the game with 9 wickets in hand once more. This time they have done it with 34 balls remaining and are asserting a completely new T20I side. It was Azam and Latif who took the hosts across the line, cruising through the Windies bowlers with ease.
14.2
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, FOUR, FOUR! THAT WILL DO! PAKISTAN WIN BY 9 WICKETS! Length ball wide outside off, Azam slams it over the cover region and gets back-to-back boundaries and that's Pakistan's back-to-back 9-wicket win too! PAKISTAN GO 1-0 UP IN THE 3-MATCH SERIES!
Maiden T20I fifty for Babar Azam!
14.1
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, FOUR, FOUR! Poor fielding by Bravo! Sums up West Indies' performance today! Short of a length ball outside off, Azam cuts it towards third man where Bravo fails to stop the ball and concedes a boundary. That brings up Azam's fifty too. Fine knock!
13.6
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, no run, Around off, Latif defends it with soft hands.
13.5
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, SIX, SIX! Hugggeee hit! On middle and off, Latif smokes it over wide long on for a huge biggie. Pakistan inch closer!
13.4
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, no run, Tossed up around off, Latif defends it back to the bowler.
13.3
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, FOUR, Tad short outside off, Latif cuts it late towards third man. The short third man fielder puts in a lazy dive and the batsman gets a boundary.
13.2
Sunil Narine to Babar Azam, 1 run, Shortish outside off, Azam cuts it through the point region off his back foot for a single.
13.1
Sunil Narine to Babar Azam, no run, Landed outside off, Azam mistimes it back to the bowler.
12.6
Dwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 run, The batsman plays the pull-shot. They pick up a single.
12.5
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Length ball on the stumps, Latif connects well this time, pulling it through square leg for a single.
12.4
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, no run, Bouncer! Latif looks to pull this short delivery but plays it too late and the ball is deflected off his gloves to third man.
12.3
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, FOUR, FOUR! Well struck! Full length delivery outside off, driven down the ground. It is a safe shot, knowing the fielder is at mid off and the ball goes down the ground for a boundary.
12.2
Dwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 run, Fuller ball on middle, worked down the leg side for a single.
12.1
Dwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, FOUR, FOUR! LOFTED! Full toss outside off, powered over the mid-wicket fielder and the races races across the ropes.
11.6
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, 1 run, Shortish ball outside off, cut through the covers for a single.
11.5
Kieron Pollard to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Back of a length ball angled on middle and leg, pulled to the man at square leg for a single.
11.4
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, 1 run, Overpitched ball on off, driven through the covers for a single.
11.3
Kieron Pollard to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Short of a length ball landed just outside off, Latif pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single.
11.2
Kieron Pollard to Khalid Latif, no run, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.
11.2
Kieron Pollard to Khalid Latif, wide, 1 run, WIDE! Way down the leg side, Latif lets it go through. The umpire takes his time to signal a wide.
11.1
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, 1 run, Length ball around off, slower one, Azam pushes it to the off side for a quick run.
10.6
Sunil Narine to Babar Azam, 1 run, Tossed up on the stumps, flicked away with a wristy shot for a single.
10.5
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Full around off, driven towards mid on for a single.
50-run partnership between Latif and Azam.
10.4
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, FOUR, FOUR! MISFIELDED! Was it the heat? Full on off, driven past the bowler and through mid on. Powell bends low to stop it but does not look sharp while doing so and the ball passes through his hands and goes behind for a boundary.
10.3
Sunil Narine to Babar Azam, 1 run, Full outside off, driven to mid off for a single.
10.2
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Flighted on middle and off, nudged through mid-wicket for a single. Babar Azam's strike rate is 140.
10.1
Sunil Narine to Babar Azam, 1 run, Straighter ball on off, whipped through mid-wicket for a single.
9.6
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, 1 run, Fuller ball on middle, worked to square leg for a single. 8 runs from that over.
9.5
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, no run, Full outside off, driven back to the bowler. Pollard hurls the ball back at the batsman. Can only imagine WI's frustration.
9.4
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, FOUR, FOUR! Cleverly done! Babar Azam is looking at ease in his batting. Shorter ball around off, he knows exactly where the fielder is and knocks it just past for a boundary at third man.
9.3
Kieron Pollard to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Full outside off, driven through mid on for a single.
9.2
Kieron Pollard to Babar Azam, 1 run, Full ball on middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket for a single. Pakistan in cruise control now, picking up the runs.
9.1
Kieron Pollard to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Slow and fuller ball outside off, pushed across to mid on for a single.
Kieron Pollard is brought into the attack!
8.6
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, SIX, SIX! Bye bye ball! A full ball around middle and off, Azam swings it into oblivion over mid-wicket! 19 from the over!
8.6
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no ball, FOUR, NO BALL! FOUR! The dew getting the better of the West Indians out there. Brathwaite loses control of the ball and delivers a high full toss around middle and leg. Azam whips it over square leg and gets a boundary!
8.5
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no run, Outside off, a play and a miss this time as Babar tries to push it through the off side.
8.4
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, SIX, SIX! CATCHING OPPORTUNITY MISSED! Poor effort from Jerome Taylor. A short ball around middle, Azam pulls it straight to Taylor at long leg. The fielder however misjudges it and the ball goes between his hands and crosses the ropes!
8.3
Carlos Brathwaite to Khalid Latif, 1 run, LEADING EDGE, SAFE! Full on middle, Latif looks to flick but gets a leading edge which goes wide of cover. A single taken.
8.2
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, 1 run, Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
8.1
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no run, Outside off, punched straight to short extra cover.
7.6
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, It's been driven superbly through the covers.
7.5
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, 1 run, Short and outside off, punched through the covers for a run.
Comes on to bowl but does not release the ball. Dew effect again.
7.4
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, no run, Short and outside off, punched back to the bowler.
7.3
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, 2 runs, Excellent effort from Kieron Pollard. Dropped short around off, Azam heaves it wide of long on. Pollard runs to his right and dives full stretch to stop the ball. Two runs taken.
7.2
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, no run, Short and outside off, punched back to the bowler.
There is plenty of dew on the outfield. Badree is struggling big time. There is some delay as the towels are out to clean the ball.
7.1
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Landed outside off, punched down to long on for a single.
6.6
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no run, Full and outside off, played straight to point.
6.5
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no run, Outside off, a play and a miss.
6.4
Carlos Brathwaite to Khalid Latif, 1 run, A short ball around leg, Latif looks to pull but the ball goes off his glove to fine leg. A single taken.
6.3
Carlos Brathwaite to Khalid Latif, no run, Full and outside off, defended past the bowler towards mid off.
6.2
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, 1 run, Shorter ball outside off, Babar stays back in his crease and punches it to point for a single.
6.1
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no run, Back of a length ball on off, blocked with a straight bat off the back foot.
Captain Carlos Brathwaite comes into the attack.
5.6
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, Shorter ball outside off, punched off the back foot to the leg side. Five runs off the over and that ends the powerplay.
5.5
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, Flighted on the pads, Latif fails to get bat on that one and is hit on the pad.
5.4
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, Tossed up outside off, played off the front foot to the off side.
5.3
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, 1 run, Full on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
5.2
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, no run, Fuller ball on the stumps, worked to mid-wicket.
5.1
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, FOUR, FOUR! DRILLED! Over pitched delivery outside off, Azam goes for a cover drive and the ball goes through the gap for a boundary.
4.6
Dwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 run, Fuller ball on middle and leg, Babar flicks it down the leg side for a single.
4.5
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, 1 run, Length ball on middle, flicked to square leg for a single.
4.4
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, no run, Full and around middle, Latif looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
4.3
Dwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 run, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single.
4.2
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, 1 run, IN THE AIR... SAFE! Fuller on middle, good change in pace, Latif is early into his flick and checks his shot. Spoons it over the bowler towards long on and gets a single. Bravo has his hands over his head.
4.1
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, no run, This is wide outside off, Khalid throws his bat at it and gets a bottom edge. The ball runs fine but the keeper dives to his right to stop it with one glove.
4.1
Dwayne Bravo to Khalid Latif, wide, 1 run, WIDE. A slower ball goes awry, bowls it way down the leg side, Latif misses his flick.
Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack.
3.6
Samuel Badree to Babar Azam, no run, Full on middle, driven through the covers.
BABAR AZAM is the new batsman in.
3.5
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, out, OUT! Badree with the breakthrough! West Indies trying hard to slow Pakistan down and they get their first wicket. Angled across the stumps, Sharjeel looks to slog it but the ball beats his inside edge and crashes into the base of the leg stump.
3.4
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Punched off the backfoot by the batsman.
3.3
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, SIX! MASSIVE! Pakistan are off to a roaring start! Flighted on the stumps, Sharjeel gets down on one knee and slogs it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
3.2
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, 2 runs, Tossed up outside off, Sharjeel looks to cut it but the ball takes a bottom edge and goes between the keeper's legs to the boundary behind the stumps. Taylor runs in and makes a good save to keep the runs to a couple.
3.1
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, FOUR! Slashed! Shortish ball outside off, cut through point. The fielder chases after it but the ball gets away and crosses the ropes.
2.6
Sunil Narine to Khalid Latif, no run, Landed outside off, Latif looks to play it to the off side but misses it.
2.5
Sunil Narine to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, Drifting on the pads, worked to mid-wicket for a single.
2.4
Sunil Narine to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Flighted on middle and off, Sharjeel is eager to sweep it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads.
2.3
Sunil Narine to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Floated on middle, Sharjeel steps forward and blocks it.
2.2
Sunil Narine to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Served on off, defended off the back foot.
2.1
Sunil Narine to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Tossed up outside off, Sharjeel looks to cut it but is beaten up.
Sunil Narine to roll his arms.
1.6
Jerome Taylor to Khalid Latif, FOUR, FOUR! Well timed! Short ball on middle and off, Latif waits late and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
1.5
Jerome Taylor to Sharjeel Khan, leg byes, 1 run, Sharjeel failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. They pick up a single. Leg byes given by the umpire.
1.4
Jerome Taylor to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Fuller ball outside off, played to point by the batsman.
1.3
Jerome Taylor to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Wide outside off, Sharjeel fails to put bat on ball.
1.2
Jerome Taylor to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Low full toss outside off, driven to mid off.
1.1
Jerome Taylor to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, FOUR! Smartly done! Full on the stumps, Sharjeel flicks it crisply through mid-wicket for a boundary. Pakistan are off to a quick start.
Jerome Taylor to bowl from the other end.
0.6
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, Tossed up around off, Latif looks to defend it but is hit high on his pads. There is a brief appeal but the fielding side doesn't show any real interest.
0.5
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, Served on the stumps, Latif looks to play it but misses and is hit on the pads.
0.4
Samuel Badree to Khalid Latif, no run, Served on the pads, played to mid-wicket by Latif.
0.3
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, Another short delivery on the stumps, Sharjeel pulls it away through mid-wicket for a single.
0.3
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, wide, 1 run, Wide! Down the leg side, Sharjeel looks to pull it again but misses. The umpire signals a wide.
0.2
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, FOUR! CRACKER! Shorter ball on middle and leg, pulled through square leg for a boundary.
0.1
Samuel Badree to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Tossed up around off, played to the off side.