1st ODI Between Pakistan And West Indies 23-April-2011

Shafiq And Misbah Build Solid Partnership:

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.......

Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq all contributing half-centuries as
West Indies' score of 221 for 6 was overhauled with more than eight overs to spare.

West Indies start well but scoring Run Rate was so slow in the starting overs
that's way West Indies can't make a big total to defend there.t appeared West Indies

had a fighting chance of continuing the success of the opening Twenty20 of the tour
after Darren Bravo's 67 helped them. It had been thought the pitch would be slow,

and it was, but it also offered turn and bounce to the spinners. Shahid Afridi, Saeed
Ajmal and Hafeez bowled a combined 30 overs for just 100 runs, picking up two

wickets, but Bishoo was the only slow bowler in an unbalanced seam-heavy attack
as Devon Smith bowled two ineffectual overs of offspin and Marlon Samuel's respectable
offerings weren't called upon

When Pakistan start there inning with Shazad and Hafeez. Both openers starting well and

give 67 Runs start but at one time the wickets reduced Pakistan to 88 for 2 and brought

West Indies back into the game, but with the seam attack unable to contain the batsmen
and spin support for Bishoo unavailable Misbah and Shafiq soon settled. Both played

with increasingly imperious confidence, Misbah raising a 63-ball fifty in the 35th over and
Shafiq following suit four overs later

Match Summary

West Indies : 221 For 6  Overs : 50(D Bravo 67,D Sammy 29*)
(Wahab Riaz 62/2)

Pakistan : 222 For 2  Overs : 50(Misbah 73*,A Shafiq 61*)
(D Bishoo 48/2)

Man Of The Match

  Muhammad Hafeez 54 Runs on just 45 Balls

       Overs - Medens - Runs - Wickets
         10    -       2     -   36   -      1