Cricket: West Indies lose spark
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Your support makes all the difference.West Indies 259-4; Pakistan 261-3. Pakistan win by seven wickets
WITH a performance typical of their unpredictability, Pakistan won a match they had done everything to lose yesterday to keep their interest alive in the five- match one-day international series against the West Indies.
Fielding with the discipline and commitment of a Sunday afternoon team they allowed the West Indies to amass 259 for 4 in only 45 of their allotted 50 overs. That left them to score 5.77 runs per over to reverse their recent losing trend against the West Indies.
In spite of the ideal batting conditions they contrived to lose their way with two needless run-outs that left them 130 for 3. Ramiz found himself in the same crease as Inzamam-Ul-Haq and was run out for 43, while Basit Ali went attempting to steal a second run on Brian Lara's return from third man.
Pakistan seemed to be drifting out of contention but Asif Mujtaba gathered runs with comfort, and as Inzamam found his range unlikely victory became probable.
Even though the West Indies remained sharp in the field their bowlers lacked spark and the Pakistanis completed their victory with 11 balls in hand.
WEST INDIES
D L Haynes c Basit b Aamir Nazir. . . . . . . .68
B C Lara c Latif b Aamir Nazir . . . . . . . . .5
P V Simmons not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
*R B Richardson c Inzamam b Sohail. . . . . . .46
C L Hooper c Wasim b Waqar. . . . . . . . . . .34
A L Logie not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Extras (lb15 w4 nb6). . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Total (for 4, 45 overs). . . . . . . . . . . .259
Fall: 1-33 2-115 3-182 4-249.
Did not bat: J C Adams, J R Murray, C E L Ambrose, I R Bishop, C A Walsh.
Bowling: Akram 10-0-62-0 (1nb); Waqar Younis 10-3-50-1 (4w), Aamir Nazir 8-0-52-2 (nb5), Ata-ur-Rehman 10-0-31-0; Nadeem Khan 6-0-39-0; Aamir Sohail 1-0-10-1.
PAKISTAN
Aamir Sohail c Ambrose b Bishop. . . . . . . . .42
Ramiz Raja run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Inzamam ul-Haq not out . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Basit Ali run out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Asif Mujtaba not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Extras (lb11 w10 nb3). . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Total (for 3, 43.1 overs) . . . . . . . . . . .261
Fall: 1-71 2-100 3-130.
Did not bat: *Wasim Akram, Rashid Latif, Waqar Younis, Nadim Khan, Ata-ur-Rehman, Amir Nazir.
Bowling: Ambrose 9-1-49-0 (4w); Walsh 10-0-63-0 (2nb); Bishop 10-0-49-1 (1w); Simmons 7-0-44-0 (1w, 1nb); Hooper 7.1-0-45-0 (4w).
PAKISTAN WON BY SEVEN WICKETS
Man of the match: Inzamam ul-Haq.
West Indies lead five-match series 2-1.
Umpires: S U Bucknor and C E Cumberbatch.
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