Salman Ali Agha’s Pakistan workforce defeated West Indies by 14 runs within the first T20I match in Florida on Friday.

Pakistan started their three-match T20I sequence towards the West Indies on a profitable word with a 14-run triumph within the first sport in Florida on Friday. Salman Ali Agha’s aspect prolonged the dropping run of the West Indies in T20I cricket to 6 now after their dwelling aspect have been whitewashed 5-0 by Australia just lately.

The star of Pakistan’s win was opener Saim Ayub, who scored his first T20I fifty since December 2024, after which additionally claimed a few wickets with the ball. The guests submit 178 for six after being despatched into bat with Ayub smashing 57 off 38 balls on the high of the order.

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Ayub’s knock have been studded with two sixes and 5 fours as he purchased up his fifty off 34 balls. He placed on 81 runs for the second wicket with Fakhar Zaman, who scored 28 off 24 balls with one six and two fours.

“It was a difficult pitch to bat, it was in our thoughts to construct partnership and never panic. We now have plans, however they’re versatile based on the second. We have a look at the circumstances, resolve our pictures and technique, it’s all about staying within the current second,” Ayub stated after the primary T20I on Friday.

“The pitch restricted our pictures, we wanted to be much more targeted. No matter position my workforce demand, I’ll do it, it wasn’t my greatest bowling effort although,” he added.

Mohammad Nawaz was choose of Pakistan bowlers

Whereas defending the goal, after conceding 20 runs in his first three overs, left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz dramatically shifted the competition. He began the twelfth over with a breakthrough to dismiss Andrew for 35 and finish a 72-run opening stand and he added the wickets of Johnson Charles (35) and Gudakesh Motie (0) on the fourth and fifth balls of the identical over because the West Indies slumped to 75 for 3.

Windies captain Shai Hope (2) scooped a full supply from Ayub into the deep within the subsequent over as West Indies misplaced 4 wickets for 5 runs. Ayub was picked because the participant of the match for his half-century and bowling return of two/20.

Some lusty tail-end hitting from all-rounder Jason Holder, who struck 4 sixes in his unbeaten, 12-ball 30, and Shamar Joseph, who hit 21 from 12, helped West Indies to 164 for 7 and made the ultimate margin extra respectable.

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha stated his workforce ‘began sturdy and completed even higher’. “It was an ideal sport, we assessed the circumstances effectively, batted and completed effectively, we began effectively with the ball, the center overs have been excellent and the spinners have been excellent. We didn’t take a wicket within the first 10 overs, however we managed the sport,” Salman Agha stated on the post-match presentation.

“The eleventh over, we bought three wickets and that was the turning level. As soon as the ball bought older, it was robust to bat towards spin and I used to be ready for the second. The pitch was the identical for each groups – you may rating towards the brand new ball, however as soon as the ball went previous, it began to grip and switch for the spinners, making batting very troublesome,” he added.