How West Indies won against Pakistan?
Pakistan was considered favorite against West Indies but it all changed in a span of few overs. West Indies not only won the match but also handed Pakistan one of their heaviest defeat in the shortest format of the game. Let's take a closer look at the points, which proved decisive in the end.
Fire power of Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo
West Indies was in trouble since the first over of the match as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. They were 81/5 in 13.5 overs and crossing even 100 looked impossible. However Captain Darren Sammy and his compatriot Darren Bravo had some other plans in their mind. The two came together and destroyed everything which came in their way. The duo added 71 runs off just 32 balls for the sixth wicket in a barrage of sixes and fours to help their side to 166. Bravo (46 runs off 26 balls), Sammy (42 off 20 balls) once again took their team to a reasonably good total. It was their magic which broke Saeed Ajmal's back. The best off-spinner in the world conceded 41 runs from his quota of four overs, which is not an easy thing to do against a quality spinner.
Magic of Badree and Narine
The Pakistani fans were not worried as their team was full of explosive batsmen. Ahmed Shehzad had scored a century in the previous match against Bangladesh while the likes of Akmal brothers and others were also scoring runs. They thought chasing 167 was always in their team's control. However, the confidence and the trust were damaged when Pakistan folded on the score of 82 runs thus losing the match by 84 runs. Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine took three wickets each which didn't let Pakistan settle down at any stage. The batsmen from the sub-continent nation were tamed down easily as they played suicidal shot against the spin duo of West Indies.
Winning formula from Saqlain Mushtaq
The best thing West Indies did was to appoint Saqlain Mushtaq as their assistant coach in 2014. His appointment has paid rich dividends for the team. Batsmen have developed a better technique against the spinners while the tweakers of the team are bowling reasonably well even against the best in the business. Their most recent match against Pakistan is the perfect example of Saqlain's contribution. It was his knowledge and tips which helped Sammy and Bravo in scoring lots of runs on the bowling of Saeed Ajmal. They played Ajmal confidently, taking him for plenty in his third and the fourth over of the innings. Even the performance of the Windies spinners was of the highest quality. Badree and Narine bowled unbelievably well and didn't let Pakistan batsmen to break the shackles.
Fire power of Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo
West Indies was in trouble since the first over of the match as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. They were 81/5 in 13.5 overs and crossing even 100 looked impossible. However Captain Darren Sammy and his compatriot Darren Bravo had some other plans in their mind. The two came together and destroyed everything which came in their way. The duo added 71 runs off just 32 balls for the sixth wicket in a barrage of sixes and fours to help their side to 166. Bravo (46 runs off 26 balls), Sammy (42 off 20 balls) once again took their team to a reasonably good total. It was their magic which broke Saeed Ajmal's back. The best off-spinner in the world conceded 41 runs from his quota of four overs, which is not an easy thing to do against a quality spinner.
Magic of Badree and Narine
The Pakistani fans were not worried as their team was full of explosive batsmen. Ahmed Shehzad had scored a century in the previous match against Bangladesh while the likes of Akmal brothers and others were also scoring runs. They thought chasing 167 was always in their team's control. However, the confidence and the trust were damaged when Pakistan folded on the score of 82 runs thus losing the match by 84 runs. Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine took three wickets each which didn't let Pakistan settle down at any stage. The batsmen from the sub-continent nation were tamed down easily as they played suicidal shot against the spin duo of West Indies.
Winning formula from Saqlain Mushtaq
The best thing West Indies did was to appoint Saqlain Mushtaq as their assistant coach in 2014. His appointment has paid rich dividends for the team. Batsmen have developed a better technique against the spinners while the tweakers of the team are bowling reasonably well even against the best in the business. Their most recent match against Pakistan is the perfect example of Saqlain's contribution. It was his knowledge and tips which helped Sammy and Bravo in scoring lots of runs on the bowling of Saeed Ajmal. They played Ajmal confidently, taking him for plenty in his third and the fourth over of the innings. Even the performance of the Windies spinners was of the highest quality. Badree and Narine bowled unbelievably well and didn't let Pakistan batsmen to break the shackles.
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