PAK vs WI Ball by Ball Commentary

5:09 PM IST Right then! That is all we have from this game and unfortunately from this tour as well. The ODI series has forcibly been called off for now due to covid and will now take place in June 2022. Pakistan have swept away the T20I series. There is still a lot of cricket taking place around the world and you can catch our coverage of the Ashes live on 17 December, Friday. The action begins at 02:30 pm local time (04:00 am GMT). Till then, goodbye and take care!

5:06 PM IST Babar Azam, the Pakistan skipper, says that they wanted to play according to the situation and they wanted to play till the end by keeping run-scoring going. He adds that youngsters have done very well and bench strength has done well whenever given chance. He adds that they are preparing well for the T20 World Cup and they have momentum on their side. He applauds Mohammad Rizwan for his performance and how he has worked on his game.

5:02 PM IST The Windies skipper, Nicholas Pooran says that he felt they lost momentum in the last two overs when they were batting and applauds the Pakistani bowlers for their efforts and feels like they were 20 runs short. He mentions that they hardly got any sleep last night due to the covid situation and he is really proud of the boys and mentions that it takes a lot of mental strength to come out here and play. He adds that the guys did get better and better as the series progressed and they have a lot of young guys in the squad and it is a great platform for them to showcase their talent.

5:01 PM IST Mohammad Rizwan is the Player of the Match and Player of the Series. He says that 200 is a huge total and they wanted to capitalize on the Powerplay. He adds that he keeps everything to god and he goes match by match and does not think of stats. He mentions that he has worked on his go-to shot on the on the side and he is continuously trying to up the game.

4:54 PM IST ... The Presentation Ceremony ...

4:46 PM IST Pakistan have just been on a roll in T20Is in 2021! They seem to have all bases covered and no matter if they bat first or second, they look likely to win. Having set a daunting task tonight, skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan yet again delivered for their team. The pair put on a 158-run stand for the first wicket and that set them on course to win the match with ease. After Babar fell, Rizwan still played his shots but maybe he a got a little tired in the end and gave his wicket away. Fakhar Zaman did hit some lusty blows as well and in the end, Asif Ali added the finishing touches with his quickfire cameo. The hosts put on yet another dominating batting performance tonight and they will be more than pleased to have won the series 3-0.

4:41 PM IST Dropped on Free Hit and Pakistan win! A full ball, on off. Asif Ali gets under it and looks to smash it over long on. Gets it high but fails to get enough distance and the ball goes straight to Rovman Powell at long on. He drops it and a single is taken. So Pakistan win by seven wickets!

4:43 PM IST After all that has been going on for the last couple of days, West Indies went out to bat with a positive mindset and when they went into the break with a score of 200+ on the board, they must have felt they had done enough. The bowling really let them down tonight and apart from a couple of bowlers, no one ever looked likely to pick up a wicket. Gudakesh Motie on debut did a fantastic job up front as he did not give away many runs. The pacers just couldn't control the middle overs and the two Pakistani openers were allowed to just maneuver the play. Finally, the breakthrough did come in the 16th over but by that time the required rate was under the opposition's control. Drakes and Shepherd did pick up a wicket each at the death but it all went in vain and the visitors will be truly disappointed with their bowling effort.

4:41 PM IST Pakistan have just breezed through what should have been a difficult chase and have clean swept the T20I series, 3-0! This is the hosts' highest ever successful run-chase and it was achieved with the minimum of fuss. West Indies will be disappointed tonight as this was their best chance of getting that elusive first win of the series.

4:40 PM IST NO BALL AND FOUR! Just one needed now. A full toss just above waist height on leg. Asif Ali pulls it to backward square leg for a boundary. Free Hit coming up now.

4:39 PM IST A short ball, on middle this time. Asif Ali ducks under it.

4:38 PM IST SIX! Another one over the fence! A length ball, on off. Asif Ali gets deep in his crease and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

4:38 PM IST A full ball, on middle. Iftikhar Ahmed whips it to backward square leg for a single.

4:36 PM IST Iftikhar Ahmed comes in at number 5.

4:37 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Fakhar Zaman departs but he has done his job! A low full toss on off. Fakhar Zaman stays deep in his crease and looks to tonk it over long on. But gets the bottom of his blade  and the ball goes straight into the hands of Shamarh Brooks at long on. Another wicket but it looks too late now.

4:36 PM IST Who will bowl the penultimate over? It's going to be Romario Shepherd.

4:35 PM IST SIX! Asif Ali with his tremendous power! A short ball, outside off. Asif Ali hangs back and just smashes it over deep extra cover for a maximum. Just 13 needed now from 12 balls.

4:34 PM IST FOUR! Poor bowling and asking to be hit. A short ball, around leg. Asif Ali gets little across and pulls it to fine leg for a boundary.

4:34 PM IST Back of a length, outside off. Asif Ali looks to pull but misses.

4:32 PM IST BREAKING NEWS! The 3-match ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies, due to start from Saturday, 18th December, 2021, has been POSTPONED TO JUNE 2022. This has come in the wake of too many players testing positive for Covid-19 in the West Indian squad. As a result, they have only 15 fit players as of now and both boards have unanimously agreed to postpone the ODI leg, given the depletion of the tourists' squad.

4:31 PM IST A full ball, on middle. Zaman drills it to long on for a single.

4:31 PM IST Asif Ali is the new man in.

4:31 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! End of a brilliant innings by Mohammad Rizwan! A full toss, around off. Mohammad Rizwan gets across and looks to sweep again but gets a huge top edge, The ball goes high in the air and behind square on the on side. Nicholas Pooran runs across and takes a fine catch. Nicholas Pooran is pumped up and can West Indies still win from here?

4:29 PM IST WIDE! Short and slower in the pace outside off. Mohammad Rizwan gets across and looks to upper cut it but misses. Wide called.

4:28 PM IST A length ball, outside off. Zaman stays deep in his crease and mistimes this slog to backward square leg for a single.

4:28 PM IST Dominic Drakes comes back in to finish his spell.

4:26 PM IST A full ball, outside off. Rizwan gets across and looks to sweep it but misses this time. Dot ball to end the over and Pakistan need 26 from 18 balls now.

4:26 PM IST FOUR! Up and over this time! A full ball, on off. Mohammad Rizwan gets under it and just lifts this towards long off for a boundary.

4:25 PM IST FOUR! Good over so far has been ruined by a boundary! A short ball, slower around leg. Rizwan gets little across and pulls it to fine leg for a boundary.

4:24 PM IST A  low full toss outside off. Zaman pushes it to sweeper cover for a single.

4:23 PM IST A full ball and wider outside off again. Rizwan again gets across and paddle-sweeps it to short fine leg for a single.

4:22 PM IST A full ball and wider outside off. Rizwan gets across and sweeps it to deep square leg for a couple.

4:24 PM IST Mohammad Rizwan is down again but is signaling to the physios that there's no need to come out. He is back on his feet and play will now resume.

4:21 PM IST WIDE! Romario Shepherd starts with a wide ball outside off. Mohammad Rizwan walks across and then lets it go. Wide called.

4:20 PM IST An excellent yorker on middle. Zaman jams it out. 39 needed now from 24 balls.

4:21 PM IST Romario Shepherd is brought back into the attack.

4:19 PM IST A slower full ball and down the leg side. Zaman looks to sweep it but misses. Wide called.

4:18 PM IST FOUR! Top edge but boundary! A length ball, outside off. Fakhar Zaman gets across and looks to drag it down towards the on side. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball races towards the fence behind keeper for  a boundary.

4:17 PM IST A full ball, on middle. Rizwan whips it to wide of long on for a single.

4:16 PM IST A length ball ,on the pads. Worked to deep square leg for a single.

4:15 PM IST FOUR! Fakhar Zaman smashes his first ball for a boundary! A full ball, on middle. Fakhar Zaman stays deep in his crease and hammers it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

4:15 PM IST Fakhar Zaman walks in at number 3.

4:16 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Odean Smith has finally broken this opening partnership! A full slower ball, on off. Babar Azam stays deep in his crease and looks to tonk it over long off. But fails to get enough distance and ends up finding Romario Shepherd at long off. He takes a good catch and West Indies have an opening now.

4:12 PM IST FOUR! Poor bowling from Hayden Walsh. Juicy full toss, around the off stump. Mohammad Rizwan brooms it away into the mid-wicket fence with ease. 18 coming off the over! 50 needed now off 30 balls.

4:11 PM IST On middle and pushed down to long on for a single.

4:11 PM IST WIDE! Quicker one, spilled down the leg side and left alone.

4:10 PM IST SIX! Swatted! In the slot, around the off stump. Babar Azam hangs deep in his crease and flat-bats it right back over the bowler's head and clears the ropes.

4:10 PM IST Short in length, on middle. Rizwan pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

4:10 PM IST FOUR! Full toss, on off stump. Mohammad Rizwan heaves it towards wide long on. Romario Shepherd runs to the ball from long on and puts in the dive but the ball goes off his fingers and into the fence.

4:08 PM IST Tossed up, wide of off stump. Azam gets low and hits it down to long off for a single.

4:09 PM IST Hayden Walsh is back into the attack now.

4:07 PM IST Back of a length, around off. Azam punches it off the back foot towards covers for another single.

4:07 PM IST Dominic Drakes sees Rizwan shuffling across the stumps and delivers a slower ball. This is full in length and outside off stump. Rizwan looks to paddle it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls onto the off side as they scamper through for a single..

4:08 PM IST Looks like Mohammad Rizwan has pulled his hamstring while turning back to the batter's end. He is getting some treatment now and is all set to resume now.

4:03 PM IST A slight mix-up and that could have been catastrophic for Pakistan. A length ball, on the pads and this is tucked away to deep mid-wicket. Rizwan wants the second and is halfway through but Azam sends him back and rightly so. The fielder doesn't collect the ball cleanly and Rizwan is able to make it back. He is though on the ground, holding his hamstring. Hope he is fine.

4:02 PM IST Short of a length, around off and angling away from the right-hander. Babar Azam moves past the off stump and pulls it towards wide long off. The fielder from long off does well to cut it off and keeps it to a brace.

4:01 PM IST Full and outside off, Rizwan drives it down to long off for another one.

4:01 PM IST Good-length ball, around leg stump and angled across. Azam opens the face of the bat and nudges it towards short third man for a single.

4:00 PM IST Dominic Drakes is back into the attack now.

3:58 PM IST Back of a length, around off. Azam goes on the back foot and taps it through point for a single. 75 needed off 42 balls.

3:58 PM IST FOUR! Too easy for Babar Azam at the moment. A low full toss, outside off. Azam just uses the pace of the ball and slaps it into the cover-point fence.

3:57 PM IST FOUR! Right in the slot and punished. Full, on off. Azam gives himself a bit of room and then swats this one right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

3:56 PM IST SIX! All the way! A length ball, outside off. Babar Azam hangs back and just lifts it over the extra cover fence with minimal effort.

3:56 PM IST Around the off pole, Mohammad Rizwan shuffles across and has a swipe across the line. The ball goes off the inside edge towards short fine leg and they take a quick single.

3:56 PM IST Very full, on off and this is driven down the ground for a single.

3:54 PM IST Should have been just a single! On middle, worked through mid-wicket but the fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters race back for the second.

3:53 PM IST FOUR! Romario Shepherd looks to go full and wide again, this time Mohammad Rizwan leans into the shot and creams it into the cover-point fence.

3:52 PM IST Very full, on middle. Azam flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single and brings up yet another half-century. Well played!

3:51 PM IST A low full toss, on off and Rizwan eases it down towards long off for a run.

3:51 PM IST WIDE! Romario Shepherd goes full and wide yet again but this time it's a bit too wide for the umpire's liking.

3:50 PM IST Well bowled yet again. A yorker, around off and Azam can only manage to jam it out on the deck. They do scamper through for a quick single. Babar Azam moves to 49 with that single.

3:50 PM IST Full and wide, Azam bunts it towards the cover region.

3:50 PM IST Romario Shepherd is back into the attack now.

3:49 PM IST Very full again, on off. Azam eases it down towards long off for another one.

3:48 PM IST Fullish ball, well outside off. Rizwan strokes it through cover-point and picks up a single.

3:47 PM IST Another good yorker, around the off pole. Babar Azam looks to angle it away but can't squeeze it through backward point and short third man. Single taken.

3:46 PM IST A yorker, outside off. Azam jams it out towards point.

3:46 PM IST Full, around off and driven towards wide long off for a single.

3:45 PM IST FOUR! Lucky boundary for Rizwan but he won't mind. A length ball, around off and nipping back in off the surface. Rizwan gets an inside edge past the stumps as he looks to push at it. The ball races away into the fine leg fence as Rizwan becomes the first batter to surpass 2000 runs in a calendar year in T20Is.

3:45 PM IST DRINKS! This is exactly the start a team needs when chasing such a big total and Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have provided it for Pakistan, but there is still a lot of work to be done. West  Indies bowlers haven't looked like picking a wicket so far but they should have belief that a couple of wickets in the next few overs and the required rate will start to rise yet again. 110 needed off 60 deliveries. Oshane Thomas is into the attack now.

3:40 PM IST FIFTY for Mohammad Rizwan! A short ball, on off. Rizwan pulls it to deep square leg to bring up another brilliant fifty with a single. What a year Mohammad Rizwan is having and Pakistan has got the exact start they wanted to chase this big total.

3:40 PM IST WIDE! Full and wider outside off. Rizwan goes chasing for it but misses. Wide called.

3:39 PM IST A full ball, on leg. Flicked to deep square leg for a single.

3:39 PM IST FOUR! This is bad bowling and rightly punished! A short ball and around leg. Azam just helps it on it's way and gets it to fine leg for a boundary.

3:38 PM IST Back of a length, outside off. Rizwan cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

3:37 PM IST SIX! Mohammad Rizwan gets the top edge but it sails over the ropes! A short ball, on off. Rizwan pulls but gets a top edge the fielder at deep square leg looks interested but the ball sails over him for a maximum.

3:37 PM IST Short and wide outside off. Azam cuts it to deep point for a single.

3:36 PM IST A full ball, on off. Driven back to the bowler.

3:35 PM IST Fuller on middle. Azam drives it to long on for a single.

3:35 PM IST FOUR! Shorter length and outside off this time. Azam cuts it wide of point for a boundary this time.

3:34 PM IST Short ball again on off. Rizwan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single this time.

3:34 PM IST FOUR! Short again and this time punished! A short ball, on off. Rizwan gets back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket fielder and long off for a boundary.

3:34 PM IST A half-tracker on off. Rizwan pulls it wide of long on for a couple.

3:33 PM IST Hayden Walsh comes in to roll his arms now.

3:32 PM IST FOUR! Easy pickings! A full ball, on leg. Babar Azam just flicks it to fine leg for a boundary.

3:31 PM IST Back of a length, around off. Azam pushes it off the bottom of his blade towards the off side off the back foot.

3:31 PM IST Back of a length, on off. Rizwan works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

3:30 PM IST A full ball, on middle. Driven straight down the ground for a single.

3:30 PM IST Back of a length, on off. Rizwan pushes it off the back foot to point and sets off for a single. Hayden Walsh running in from point picks it quickly and has a shy at the batter's end. But misses and a single is taken.

3:29 PM IST Odean Smith comes into the attack now.

3:29 PM IST Back of a length, on off. Azam works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

3:27 PM IST A full ball, on middle. Azam works it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

3:27 PM IST DROPPED! An arm ball, around off. Azam looks to cut but gets an outside edge. But Nicholas Pooran behind the stumps drops it. Will that prove costly?

3:26 PM IST A fuller ball, on off. Azam skips down the track and pushes it towards the off side.

3:26 PM IST Shorter length, on off. Rizwan punches it off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

3:26 PM IST A flatter ball, on off. Azam pushes it to covers for a single off the back foot.

3:26 PM IST Darted on middle and leg. Azam looks to work it away but misses. Gets hit on the pads but going down leg.

3:24 PM IST On a length, on middle. Azam nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 60/0 after Powerplay.

3:23 PM IST Back of a length, on middle. Azam defends it back to the bowler.

3:22 PM IST A full ball, on middle. Rizwan flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

3:22 PM IST On a length, outside off. Rizwan drives it to deep cover and gets a couple.

3:21 PM IST A length ball, around off. Azam looks to drive it on up and gets a thick outside edge to short third man. There is a little misfield there and a single is taken.

3:20 PM IST Back of a length, outside off. Rizwan taps it wide of short third man for a single.

3:19 PM IST This is pushed through quicker, Azam hangs back and works it towards wide long on for a couple.

3:18 PM IST FOUR! Dragged down, on middle. Babar Azam rocks back and pulls it into the wide long on fence for yet another boundary.

3:18 PM IST FOUR! Easy pickings! On a length, down the leg side. Azam just gets it over backward square leg and picks up a boundary.

3:17 PM IST Slightly tossed up, on middle. Rizwan dances down the track but can't quite get to the pitch of the ball as he plays it along the ground to long on for a run.

3:17 PM IST Flatter one, on off stump. Azam backs away and works it towards cover for another one.

3:16 PM IST On middle, this is pushed down to long on for a single.

3:15 PM IST Shorter in length, around off and this is tapped straight towards point.

3:14 PM IST Back of a length, around off. Rizwan hops and dabs it down towards backward point for a quick single.

3:14 PM IST FOUR! Overpitched and punished! On off stump, Rizwan leans forward and drives it back past the bowler for yet another boundary.

3:13 PM IST A length ball, on off stump and this is punched through covers for one.

3:12 PM IST FOUR! A touch shorter, on the hips. Azam looks to flick it away but one hand comes off the handle. He still manages to get a good enough connection as the ball races away into the fine leg fence.

3:12 PM IST Back of a length, around off. Azam goes on the back foot and keeps it down towards backward point.

3:12 PM IST WIDE! A bit of a harsh call. Good-length ball, outside off and angling away. Babar Azam looks to cut but can't reach it and the umpire signals a wide.

3:11 PM IST Dominic Drakes is into the attack now.

3:10 PM IST Quicker one, on a length and around middle. Rizwan looks to sweep again but gets an inside edge back onto the pads.

3:10 PM IST SIX! Mohammad Rizwan in full flow now! Around the off stump, Rizwan walks across his stumps and slogs it all the way over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

3:09 PM IST FOUR! Motie attacks the pads and gets punished. Mohammad Rizwan gets low and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.

3:08 PM IST Quicker one, around off. Rizwan cuts it straight to cover-point.

3:08 PM IST On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

3:08 PM IST Flatter one, on off and turning away a bit. Babar Azam looks to pull off the back foot but gets a bottom edge back onto the deck.

3:07 PM IST SIX! Good-length ball, over off stump. Rizwan gets inside the line of the ball and dispatches it over the backward square leg fence.

3:06 PM IST FOUR! Lovely timing on this occasion from Mohammad Rizwan. Pitched up, on off and driven back past the bowler for a boundary.

3:05 PM IST Back of a length, around leg stump. Azam hops and dabs it down on the leg side for one.

3:04 PM IST FOUR! Here comes the Babar Azam trademark cover drive. A length ball, around off. Aza, stands tall and drives it on the up, through extra cover and into the fence.

3:04 PM IST On middle and leg, Azam flicks it through mid-wicket but Rovman Powell does well to run across from long on and get a boot on it. Two taken.

3:03 PM IST A hint of swing! Fuller one, around off and this one nips away after pitching. Azam looks to push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

3:03 PM IST Romario Shepherd will start from the other end.

3:02 PM IST Darted on leg. Rizwan works it to mid-wicket and wants a single but is sent back by his skipper.

3:02 PM IST Tossed up around middle. Azam works it towards square leg for a single.

3:02 PM IST Nicely bowled! Slowed up, on a length and around off. The ball grips and turns away a bit as Babar Azam is comprehensively beaten.

3:01 PM IST Tossed up delivery, around leg stump. Azam flicks it to mid-wicket.

3:00 PM IST Quicker one, on the pads. Rizwan tucks it away on the leg side for one. Pakistan are underway.

3:13 PM IST Review! Mohammad Rizwan has been given out here LBW and he has reviewed it. The replays roll in and the Ball Tracker shows that it is missing stumps. So the decision will be overturned and Mohammad Rizwan survives.

3:00 PM IST NOT OUT! Gudakesh Motie almost picks up a wicket off his first-ever delivery in international cricket. On a length, around middle and Mohammad Rizwan is one one knee looking to sweep it away. He misses and gets hit on the chest. The visitors appeal and the umpire raises his fingers. Rizwan reviews it. UltraEdge shows that there's no bat involved but Ball Tracker shows that the ball is going over middle stump. Brilliant review and Rizwan survives.