T20 World Cup: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman help Pakistan thrash West Indies in warm-up match

Pakistan made a statement of intent as they hammered defending champions West Indies by 7 wickets in a warm-up match of the T20 World Cup at the ICC Cricket Academy Ground in Dubai. Pakistan gunned down a 131-run target in just 15.3 overs to begin their campaign on a winning note.

Pakistan looked pumped up both on the field and the bat as they dominated the warm-up match against holders West Indies.

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Having won the toss and opting to bat, West Indies struggled to get any momentum into their innings. Hasan Ali gave Pakistan an early breakthrough as he removed Andre Fletcher for just 2 runs.

Chris Gayle, who had pulled out of the latter part of IPL 2021 to prepare for the World Cup, walked in at No. 3 and joined Lendl Simmons. However, with Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi operating in tandem, both Simmons and Gayle found the going tough.

West Indies reached only 30 at the end of the powerplay and Shaheen got the big wicket of Simmons with the final delivery of the powerplay.

1st warm-up match of the @T20WorldCup!

Pakistan win by 7 wickets.#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/UBQ5B6ZEga

— Pakistan Cricket Live (@TheRealPCB_Live) October 18, 2021

Chris Gayle struggles to get going

Gayle spent time in the middle but the West Indies was unable to get going on a sluggish pitch in Dubai. Roston Chase, who walked in at No. 4 failed to trouble the scorers much before losing his wicket to Imad Wasim.

Gayle departed for a 30-ball 20, getting bowled in Haris Rauf’s over.

DelhiCapitals star Shimron Hetmyer got going with a 24-ball 28 but Kieron Pollard’s quickfire knock helped West Indies post a decent total on the board.

Pollard hit 5 boundaries on the trot in Haris Rauf’s final over before getting dismissed in the final delivery of the 20th over.

Fakhar Zaman’s blitz helped Pakistan ease to target

Chasing 131, Pakistan got off to a solid start with Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam but comeback man Ravi Rampaul got the wicket of the wicketkeeper-batsman for 13 in the final over of the powerplay.

While captain Babar continued to remain solid, Fakhar Zaman, who came in at No. 3, made batting look easy on a difficult pitch. The left-hander hit 2 sixes and 4 boundaries for his 24-ball 46 not out that helped Pakistan get past the finish line in 15.3 overs.

Pakistan will face South Africa in their next warm-up match before facing arch-rivals India in the tournament opener on October 24 in Dubai.

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