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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Simmons sparks Windies win

A Lendl Simmons half-century has discharged a West Indies to a seven-run feat in their Twenty20 general opposite Pakistan.

Simmons belted 65 from 44 deliveries to assistance a hosts strech 7-150 in Gros Islet as well as a four-wicket transport from Devendra Bishoo helped his side shorten Pakistan to 9-143 in reply.

The one-off compare was a initial time a dual sides had met in a Twenty20 compare as well as 5 West Indians done their debuts in a condensed form of a game, whilst Pakistan additionally had dual players creation their initial appearance.

Darren Sammy won a toss as well as inaugurated to bat, a preference which was irreproachable by a superb 99-run kinship in between Simmons as well as Darren Bravo for a second wicket.

But which partnership had to wait for for a tumble of Andre Fletcher (1), prior to it could get going, with both players delighting a throng with a array of big-hitting.Bravo combined 4 bounds as well as dual sixes in his innings of 42, prior to he became Abdur Rehman’s (2-22) second victim.

Simmons kept attack prior to he was in a future run-out for 65 with a measure during 3-114, heading to a discerning flurry of wickets which saw Marlon Samuels (4), Darren Sammy (1), Danza Hyatt (14) as well as Andre Russell (0) all tumble cheaply.

Christopher Barnwell chipped in with eleven not out whilst Ashley Nurse combined 6 late runs to assistance a hosts strech 150.

In reply, Pakistan proposed feeble with opener Mohammad Hafeez (3) discharged by Sammy (1-26).

Fellow opener Ahmed Shehzad (12) additionally departed, though Asad Shafiq (25) as well as Umar Akmal (41) looked great during a double as well as gave Pakistan hope.

But as shortly as Shafiq – who became Bishoo’s initial plant – departed, Pakistan crumbled.

Misbah-ul-Haq did not difficulty a scorers, discharged strike wicket from a initial round he faced, whilst nothing of Mohammad Salman (5), Rehman (7) as well as Wahab Riaz (6) lasted long.

The consistent upsurge of wickets meant Umar had to keep personification his shots as well as his superb cameo of 41 was a prominence of Pakistan’s innings.

But when Akmal fell to Ravi Rampaul (3-31), Pakistan’s chances of winning took a blow as well as nonetheless Saaed Ajmal entertained with a little late attack in his twenty-one not out, a tailender was simply left with as well most to do.

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