So far, Pakistan and West Indies have been face-to-face in 16 ODI series, out of which Pakistan won 9, lost 6 while one ended in a draw.
Pakistan talented batsman Babar Azam has been named the Cricket World Player of the Week for his determined knock of unbeaten 125 runs in the second One-Day International against West Indies in Guyana.
As a result, the West Indies found themselves in all sorts of trouble at 75/6, but instead of giving in, the hosts put up a fight as Nurse and captain Jason Holder amassed a 58-run partnership.
Azam smashed three sixes and stroked seven boundaries on his way to the total that he got to in 132 deliveries.
"It doesn't matter where I bat; I just want to make a contribution to the team".
"Our batting at the top again let us down because I felt, on this pitch, we definitely had a chance to get to 283", Holder said at the end of the match. "Maybe it would have been different with some more runs at the top but now we have to focus on winning on Tuesday [in the third and final match]".
However Ali, who finished with five for 38 off 8.5 overs, eliminated any outside chance the West Indies had of stealing a series-clinching victory.
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The third and deciding game of the series will be held tomorrow, also in Providence.
Following the stirring four-wicket win on Friday in which they successfully chased a target in excess of 300 in an ODI for the first time, the home side bowled with objective and discipline through most of the innings but faded badly under the assault of Azam and Wasim at the end, conceding 84 runs off seven overs.
2017-04-09 19:59:10 Pakistan are set to begin their tour to West Indies after four years that comprises of four-match T20I, three-match ODI and three-match Test series beginning on March 26.
Lower middle order batsman Imad Wasim played a 43 runs crucial innings and built a crucial 99 runs sixth wicket partnership with Azam.
Not surprisingly on a worn, turgid track used for the third consecutive match, finger spinners Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez were hard for the West Indies to get away, Wasim conceding only 24 runs from his full allotment of ten overs for the wicket of Kieran Powell, who was deceived and stumped.
In the first game between the two teams, fifties from Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik helped Pakistan post 308 for five wickets despite a four-wicket haul from Ashley Nurse.
West Indies, in reply, were rattled by Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, and Hasan Ali. Total: (all out, 44.5 overs) 208.
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