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Azam, Nawaz star as Pakistan thrash WI

By The Assam Tribune

SHARJAH, Oct 1: Babar Azam hit his maiden century while spinner Mohammad Nawaz grabbed four wickets as Pakistan thrashed the West Indies by 111 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first day-night international last night.

Azam�s rapid-fire 139-ball 120 helped Pakistan post a challenging 284-9 in a match reduced to 49 overs a side due to a 70-minute floodlight failure at Sharjah Stadium in the UAE.

West Indies � set 287 to win � never got close and folded at 175 in 38.4 overs.

The victory gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, building on their 3-0 whitewash in the Twenty20 series.

SCORECARD

Pakistan: Azhar Ali c Ramdin b Gabriel 0, Sharjeel Khan c Narine b Benn 54, Babar Azam c Pollard b Brathwaite 120, Shoaib Malik c Benn b Narine 6, Sarfraz Ahmed c Ramdin b Holder 35, Mohammad Rizwan run out 11, Imad Wasim b Brathwaite 24, Mohammad Nawaz c Holder b Brathwaite 19, Wahab Riaz run out 0, Mohammad Amir not out 3, Hasan Ali not out 2. Extras: (B-1, LB-3, NB-1, w5) 10. Total: (for nine wkts; 49 overs) 284. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-82, 3-93, 4-192, 5-211, 6-239, 7-269, 8-269, 9-281. Bowling: Gabriel 8-0-53-1, Holder 7-0-35-1, Brathwaite 10-0-54-3, Benn 10-0-46-1, Narine 10-0-58-1, Pollard 4-0-34-0.

West Indies: J Charles c Ahmed b Amir 20, K Brathwaite x Ahmed b Hasan 14, D Bravo b Nawaz 12, M Samuels b Riaz 46, D Ramdin c Ali b Nawaz 8, K Pollard c Sharjeel b Nawaz 9, J Holder b Wasim 1, C Brathwaite b Nawaz 15, S Narine c Wasim b Hasan 23, S Benn not out 16, S Gabriel b Hasan 2. Extras: (lb6, nb1, w2) 9. Total: (all out; 38.4 overs) 175. Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-41, 3-54, 4-89, 5-99, 6-103, 7-125, 8-135, 9-166. Bowling: Wasim 8-0-36-1, Amir 5-1-21-1, Hasan 5.4-0-14-3, Riaz 6-0-27-1 (1w), Malik 4-0-29-0 (2w), Nawaz 10-0-42-4. � AFP

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