Pakistan defeated West Indies by 152 runs in the Over 40s Cricket Global Cup final on Monday at National Bank Stadium to win the tournament and become the new world champions.
Pakistan beat West Indies win Global Cup: After scoring an impressive total of 328/4 in the allowed 45 overs, Pakistan bowled out their opponents for a pitiful 176 in 38.5 overs, with spinner Abdul Qadir taking six wickets for 35 runs.
After winning the coin toss against opposition captain Narsingh Deonarine, Misbah decided to bat first.
The West Indians brilliantly contained the Pakistani openers, Abdul Razzaq and Amjad Ali, who had previously dominated the Australian bowlers in the semifinal at the same location.
In fact, Pakistan was in trouble when, after a calm start, both Razzaq (38 off 58 balls) and Amjad (28 off 28 balls) died in rapid succession.
The scenario was set for the skipper to lead by example, and Misbah did just that, forming a third-wicket partnership of 173 runs with Hassan Raza, who scored 68 runs off 64 balls. Misbah left the game having hit seven sixes and six fours in his 106 off 93 balls.
Tasawwar Abbas’ cameo, which saw him smash an undefeated 58 off just 21 balls, enabled the home team to add nearly 100 runs to their total in the final seven overs.
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Mahendra Nagamootoo, a former Test leg-spinner, was the preferred West Indian bowler (2-50).
Further, With openers Randy Thomas (37 off 51 balls) and Devindra Maharaj (17 off 34 balls), West Indies started the chase of 329 in a confident manner. They defeated new ball operators Muhammad Sami and Imran Ali throughout their 57-run stand.
Additionally, As feared, the introduction of spin resulted in their downfall, and Abdul Qadir’s exceptional spell, which yielded six wickets, determined the outcome of the game.
Lawrence Farnum (41 off 54 balls) and Sanjeev Gooljar (28 off 37 balls) added 65 for the eighth wicket, delaying the inevitable for a time, but Hassan Raza quickly removed the final three Pakistani wickets to secure victory.