http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 vs. Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad guides Pakistan to seven-wicket win over Windies
Pakistan have beaten West Indies by a comprehensive margin of seven wickets in the second match of the five-match One Day International series at St Lucia.
This victory has ensured that the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 now have a formidable lead of 2-0 in the series against the home team.
Chasing a mediocre score in the second innings, Pakistan were off to a slow but sedate start through Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad as both of them scored 66 runs for the first wicket before the former was caught at point off the bowling of Devendra Bishoo.
After Hafeez’s departure, Shehzad and Asad http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shafiq-c89281 failed to rotate the strike on regular basis but both got their act together soon. However, Shafiq was run out just when he started to look settled.
Shehzad, who has been struggling for form since the ICC World Cup 2011, played a responsible innings for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and made sure that the Men in Green do not stutter in the run chase.
He is usually a free flowing batsman who likes to play his shots but played a different kind of an innings and did not bother about his strike rate. He scored his second ODI hundred and made 102 runs off 148 balls in which he struck 7 fours and a towering
six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 showed good form once again as he remained unbeaten for his run a ball 43 and guided his team home with a couple of overs to spare. Umar Akmal also remained not out for his brisk 17 which came off only 11 balls with the help of 3 fours.
Bishoo was the only bowler to have taken the wickets for the home team as he picked up a couple of scalps after giving away 36 runs in his 10 overs.
Shehzad was named as the Man of the Match for his hundred which came under trying circumstances.
West Indies might have to rethink their policy of dropping all the senior players at once as their youngsters do not have the same abilities as the likes of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard or Ramnaresh Sarwan.
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