WI vs. Pak, 3rd ODI
May 22, 2005
Holy Crap! The Pakistani batsmen ripped apart the West Indian bowlers. Afridi scored a rapid fire 30-ball 56. Hameed is back with a 54-ball 41, and everyone else made valuable contributions. The last 3 balls of the innings disappeared for sixes thanks to Akmal. Wow, a flawless batting display.
From the looks of the first 7 overs of the WI batting, they're not even attempting a run chase. CH Gayle is unusually sedate. WI on course for 3-0 in this series.
Update: After 28 overs, CH Gayle is still there. He has scored 86 runs off 93 balls. WI at 156/2. There is still hope for them. If they don't lose their middle order, then they can fight for a win. They still need a further 148 runs in 22 overs.
Update: Gayle scores a massive 124 runs but it's in vain. WI manage 281 runs in 49.3 overs. Pakistan wins by 22 runs, thus sweeping the series. Shahid Afridi takes both the MoM and MoS awards. Nice.
This WI team has lost more ODI matches in a row than any other before them. This Pakistan team has now won 7 successive ODI matches. The Pakistanis have increased their strength throughout this year. They should make it to the World Cup semi-finals in 2007.
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