PAK vs WI 1st T20I Commentary - Karachi (13 December 2021)

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Romario Shepherd flat-bats it to long off but does not take a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Another excellent delivery from Wasim and gets rid of Romario Shepherd this time! Wasim bowls a perfect yorker, around off. Shepherd fails to dig it out and the ball cannons onto his off stump.

A yorker, around off. Oshane Thomas blocks it out.

A low full toss, on off. Thomas pushes it to covers for a single.

A full ball, on leg. Akeal Hosein flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side this time. Oshane Thomas looks to flick it away but misses. Wide called.

OUT! BOWLED! It's all over! Mohammad Wasim finishes with four wickets! Mohammad Wasim bowls this from 'round the wicket and on a length, on off. Oshane Thomas presses forward to defend but misses as the ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and shatters the stumps. Another wicket for Mohammad Wasim and this has been a brilliant display of bowling by the young man. Pakistan complete another dominant performance and they win by 63 runs!

FOUR! Odean Smith is just displaying the power he has! A full ball, on off. Odean Smith backs away and drills it to long off for a boundary.

A length ball, angling into middle. Odean Smith looks to work it away but gets a thick outside edge to third man for a single.

DROPPED! A Length ball, on off. Romario Shepherd gets under it and looks to go big over long on. But gets the bottom of his blade and the ball goes straight into the hands of Mohammad Nawaz at long on. Mohammad Nawaz there drops a sitter and a single is taken in the end.

FOUR! Wow a helicopter shot this time! Almost a yorker on middle. Odean Smith gets under it and plays a helicoper shot towards long off for a boundary.

SIX! This time he has deposited over the fence! Afridi misses his yorker and bowls this full on middle. Odean Smith gets under it and tonks it over long on for a biggie.

OUT! BOWLED! Shaheen Afridi gets his revenge! A full and straight ball on middle. Odean Smith backs away a little and looks to heave it across the line but misses this time. The ball shatters the stumps and Odean Smith has to walk back. End of an entertaining innings from Odean Smith.

Short and wide outside off. Odean Smith looks to cut it but misses. Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps catches it and convinces Babar Azam to take a review. He takes it but the UltraEdge shows no spike. So just a dot ball.

A length ball, outside off. Smith swings but misses again.

SIX! Short ball and punished! A short ball, on middle. Odean Smith hangs back and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

A slower length ball, around off. Odean Smith swings across the line but misses again.

A full ball, on middle. Smith pushes it to long on for just a single.

Swing and a miss again! An off-pace delivery on a length, on off. Romario Shepherd swings hard across the line but misses.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Romario Shepherd looks to heave it away but he misses.

Back of a length, around leg. Romario Shepherd tucks it to the leg side and takes a run.

A full ball, on off. Odean Smith backs away and hits it to the cover fielder in the ring for a single.

A full toss, on middle. Romario Shepherd hits this inside out towards deep cover for a single.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Odean Smith looks to pull but misses, Wide called.

Back of a length, outside off. Odean Smith backs away and slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

 Back of a length, on middle. Romario Shepherd just pushes it back to the bowler. 90 needed now from 24 balls.

A yorker on middle. Romario Shepherd jams it out.

FOUR! Fuller on off. Romario Shepherd backs away and smashes it through covers for a boundary.

SIX! This time deposited over the fence! Full ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd gets under it and hammers it over long on for a biggie.

FOUR! A low full toss, on middle. Romario Shepherd whips this off his pads and hits it wide of long on for a boundary.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Romario Shepherd looks to pull but misses.

A full ball, middle. Romario Shepherd drives it to long on and gets a single. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end and the batters take an extra run as the ball deflects away.

Fuller ball, on middle. Driven to long on for a single.

Tossed up, on a length, outside off. Rovman Powell looks to slog but he misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Tossed up, on a length, around middle. Rovman Powell hits it straight to Mohammad Nawaz at long on who takes a good catch. West Indies are in deep trouble now.

A googly, outside off. Odean Smith looks to block but the ball sneaks through his bat.

Flatter ball, outside off. Odean Smith looks to poke at it but he misses out yet again.

Tossed up, on a length, outside off. Odean Smith looks to sweep but he misses as the ball spins past his blade.

AND AGAIN! Odean Smith is certainly not picking Shadab Khan! Another ball, on a length, outside off and spinning away late. Odean Smith looks to block but he misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! A slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. Dominic Drakes looks to heave it away but it goes off the toe end towards the long on region. Mohammad Nawaz runs in from long on and takes a good catch. West Indies slip further!

Short of a length, outside off. Rovman Powell steers it to third man for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Romario Shepherd looks to cut but he misses.

Good-length ball, on leg. Romario Shepherd nudges it to the leg side for a run.

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up, around middle. Rovman Powell smokes it over long on and collects a biggie.

 A slower length ball, on off. Rovman Powell looks to defend but gets surprised as that bounce grips off the surface and hits him on the gloves for a single to the on side.

Flatter ball, outside off and turning away late. Rovman Powell looks to poke at it but the ball goes past his blade.

Tossed up, around off and spinning away sharply. Rovman Powell prods but sways away from the line of the ball.

FOUR! Top shot! Fuller in length, around middle and leg. Rovman Powell gets down on his knee and paddles it to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.

Flatter ball, outside off. Rovman Powell chips it over the point region and scampers through for the second run.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up, in the slot, around middle. Rovman Powell smokes it over the long on region for a biggie.

DROPPED! A quicker ball, on a length, around off. Rovman Powell looks to block but it goes off the outside edge towards Babar Azam at first slip who drops it. 122 runs needed off 48 balls.

Flatter ball, outside off and turning away late. Rovman Powell pushes it past the point fielder for a single.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Dominic Drakes tucks it to square leg.

FOUR! Nicely timed! Flatter ball, around leg. Dominic Drakes rocks back and just whips it to wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

A bit quicker, on a length, outside off. Dominic Drakes cuts it towards the cover region for a run.

Tossed up, around off. Rovman Powell blocks it out.

Overpitched ball, on middle. Rovman Powell squeezes it out to the leg side and the batters collect a run.

OUT! LBW! Shai Hope departs now! A fuller ball, on middle. Shai Hope just like his partner in the last over looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and this time it looks dead straight. Pakistan players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Shai Hope knows he is out too and decides against taking a review. He walks back to the hut and West Indies are in deep trouble now.

Full toss on middle. Powell pushes it to long on for a single.

Slower in the air on middle and turning away. Brooks defends this off the front foot towards the off side.

OUT! BOWLED! Shamarh Brooks' misery ends! A flatter delivery on middle. Shamarh Brooks dances down the track and looks to slog it away but he is no position to connect the ball. The ball misses his swinging bat and then shatters the stumps. Shadab Khan gets the second wicket in the over and West Indies are crumbling under the pressure here.

Flatter ball, on off. Dominic Drakes blocks it off the front foot.

Tossed up, on a length, around off. Dominic Drakes presses forward to defend this one.

Beaten! A quicker ball, on middle. Brooks looks to work it away but gets beaten as the ball turns away sharply.

Flatter, on off. Brooks dabs it to backward point for a single.

DROPPED! Fuller on middle. Hope skips down the track and looks to go downtown but gets the bottom of his blade. The ball goes in the air towards long off and Shaheen Afridi running in gets the hand to the ball but drops it. A single taken.

Fuller on off. Brooks tries a slog-sweep but misses as the ball turns away sharply.

Fuller and outside off. Brooks looks to push at it but gets beaten.

NOT OUT! Shamarh Brooks survives! A quicker delivery on off. Shamarh Brooks gets on his knees and looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is a huge appeal. The umpire raises his finger but Shamarh Brooks reviews. The replays roll in and the Ball Tracker shows that the ball is missing the off stump. So the decision is overturned and that is a good review by Brooks.

Fuller on middle. Hope sweeps it to deep square leg for just a single.

Shorter length, on off. Brooks works it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker on off. Hope pushes it behind square on the off side for a single.

Fuller on off. Defended off the front foot.

Shorter length and turning away. Brooks pushes it off the back foot to covers for a single.

Fuller delivery on off. Hope drives it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Full ball, on off. Shai Hope gets on his knees and smashes it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Shorter length, on off. Hope pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller on middle. Brooks works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Darted on middle. Hope makes room and pushes it to covers for a single.

Another quicker delivery around off. Brooks late cuts it to short third man.

Shorter length, on off. Brooks cuts it off the back foot to point. 148 needed now from 78 balls.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side. Hope looks to flick it but misses. Wide called.

On a length, on middle. Hope clips it to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! LBW! A brilliant yorker again! Mohammad Wasim bowls this pacy yorker on middle and leg. Devon Thomas looks to jam it out but misses. Gets hit on the pads and there is a huge appeal. The umpire raises his finger and another West Indies batter is undone by a brilliant yorker.

On a length, on leg. Brooks clips it to behind square on the on side for a single.

FOUR! Wrong line and punished! A length ball, on pads. Hope just tucks it fine towards long leg for a boundary.

A length ball, on off. Hope dabs it to backward point and takes off for a quick single. Shadab Khan running in fires in a direct hit at the batter's end. But the replays confirm that the batter is safe and a single is taken.

Drifting on leg again. Brooks looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his thigh and goes to the keeper.

Length ball, angling in from middle. Shai Hope drives it towards mid on.

Full ball, outside off. Shai Hope looks for a booming drive but it goes off the inner half of the blade back past the bowler. Shaheen Afridi moves across to his left from mid on and keeps it to just one.

On a length, around off. Devon Thomas defends it to cover.

Length ball, on the pads. Shai Hope clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Good running! Length ball, just outside off. Devon Thomas pushes it to wide of mid off and scampers through for a run.

Short of a length, outside off. Shai Hope stays back and steers it to third man for a single. Just 5 runs off the over!

FOUR! Full and punished! An overpitched delivery on off. Shai Hope leans forward and drives it wide of mid off for a boundary.

A full ball, on pads. Hope flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Another maximum from Nicholas Pooran! A short ball and around leg. Nicholas Pooran hangs back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum.

A yorker, outside off. Nicholas Pooran looks to dig it out but he misses.

OUT! BOWLED! What a delivery to get rid of the dangerous Nicholas Pooran! Wasim hurls a pin-point yorker, around off. Pooran looks to jam it out but he gets beaten for pace and misses it. The ball crashes onto his off pole. West Indies lose their second wicket and are in a spot of bother now.

Back of a length, around off. Devon Thomas gets behind the line of the ball to block this one out.

An off-pace delivery, outside off. Shai Hope looks to drive on the up but he gets a thick outside edge towards third man for a run.

Length ball, angling in from middle. Nicholas Pooran clips it to wide of mid on for a single.

Another slower ball, on a length, around middle. Shai Hope looks to flick but it goes off the inner half towards mid on. The batters cross for a run.

A yorker-length delivery, around middle. Nicholas Pooran tucks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Crunched! Full ball, outside off. Nicholas Pooran chips it over mid off and collects a boundary.

Length delivery, around off. Pooran prods and blocks it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! A very soft dismissal and Brandon King has to walk back. Flatter ball, outside off and sticking into the surface. Brandon King looks to push it to the off side but it hits the shoulder of his bat and the ball goes straight to Babar Azam at extra cover who takes an easy catch.

Flatter and quicker outside off. Pooran looks to defend it but gets beaten.

SIX! Nicholas Pooran gets into the act straightaway! A full ball, on off. Nicholas Pooran gets under it and just tonks it over long on for a biggie.

Fuller on off. Pushed off the front foot towards mid off for a single.

Tossed up, around off. Shai Hope pushes it to cover.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Shai Hope tucks it to the leg side and collects a single.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side to start from Afridi. Shai Hope looks to clip it but misses. Wide called.

A full toss on middle and shaping in. Hope blocks it out.

Fuller on middle. Hope pushes it to mid on and gets a single. Shai Hope gets off the mark.

On a length, on middle. King works it to square leg for a single.

A full ball, around off. Hope looks to drive it but gets the inside edge back to the keeper. There is an appeal for a caught behind but the replays show that the ball has hit the ground after hitting his bat.

Fuller on off. Driven to mid off. Dot ball again.

FOUR! Pure class from Shai Hope! An overpitched delivery on off. Shai Hope leans forward and drives it through covers for a lovely boundary.