1st ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah

After more than an hour, we're back !

269 - 8

46.4  Carlos to Wahab Riaz, RUN OUT
46.3  Carlos to Imad OUT, full, slow and straight on middle, .

281- 9

48.1  Carlos to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT
Nawaz c Holder 19 ..

The Windies have began their run chase, Charles and K. Brathwaite the openers. Target: 287

West Indies will chase 287 in 49 overs..

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14 after 3 overs

Charles 10*

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27 - 1 after 8 overs

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7.4  Mohammad Amir to Charles, OUT, edged and gone.
JC c †Sarfraz  b Amir 20.

In the last ten years, only one opener has scored 10 or more on debut at a lower strike rate than Kraigg Brathwaite

Goodness. That Pollard catch was one for the ages.

After getting himself in, and then getting himself out in the ODI series with England, Babar Azam finally cashes in with his maiden ton. I was reading a couple of articles earlier in the week suggesting he will be a superstar and will be talked about in the same breath as Smith, Williamson, Root and Kohli in the not too distant future.