PAK vs WI 2nd T20I Commentary - Karachi (14 December 2021)

DROPPED by Shadab Khan! A length ball, on off. Romario Shepherd backs away and looks to hit it away but miscues it. The ball goes in the air towards deep point and Shadab Khan settling under it drops it. Two runs taken in the end. Will this drop prove costly?

SIX! BANG! A length ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd clears his leg and hammers it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. What a shot and what a player!

  A brilliant yorker on middle. Romario Shepherd just manages to hit it to long on. No run taken again.

FOUR! He has got another boundary now! A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd stays leg side of the ball and slices it over point for a boundary. What a innings this has been from Romario Shepherd!

Game over! A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd drills it hard towards deep extra-cover but Asif Ali there manages to stop it and just a single for West Indies. So Pakistan just needs a legal delivery now off the last ball.

OUT! BOWLED! Haris Rauf finishes it in style! Haris Rauf bowls a perfect yorker on middle and off. Oshane Thomas looks to push it away but misses. The ball crashes the stumps and Haris Rauf finishes with two wickets. A brilliant last over by Haris Rauf and once again he delivers under the pressure. Pakistan win by 9 runs.

FOUR! Hat-Trick ball is dispatched for a boundary. A full ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd makes room and drives it through point for a boundary.

A length ball, outside off. Romario Shepherd looks to heave it but misses.

A length ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd backs away and slams it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs across and keeps it to just two.

OUT! RUN OUT! Akeal Hosein sacrifices his wicket for the cause! A full ball, on middle. Romario Shepherd hits this to long off and tries to come back for two. Akeal Hosein running at the bowler's end is short of his crease as Babar Azam fires in a good throw at the bowler's end as Afridi whips the bails off. So a single taken but more importantly, Romario Shepherd is back on strike.

  A full ball, on middle. Drilled to long on. No run taken.

A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd drills it to covers and takes a single to retain the strike. 23 needed from last over.

A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd skips down the track and hits it to long on for a single.

A length ball, on off. Akeal Hosein pushes it off the front foot to sweeper cover for a single.

SIX! Romario Shepherd is not going to die here wondering! A full ball, on off. Romario Shepherd makes room and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Very full and outside off. Romario Shepherd drives it to long off for a single.

A length ball, on off, pushed to covers for a single.

Yorker, on off. Romario Shepherd squeezes it out to point for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! That is brilliant from Asif Ali at deep! A full ball, on leg. Odean Smith whips it strongly off his pads towards deep square leg. Asif Ali at the deep runs to his right, takes a good diving catch near the ropes and Odean Smith has to walk back. The third umpire is called to check it. It was very close but Asif Ali did really well to keep his legs away from the ropes. Wonderful stuff from him and West Indies slipping away from the chase.

  A length ball, around off. Raymon Reifer steers it to backward point and gets a couple.

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

A length ball,on off. Romario Shepherd pushes it to the point fielder.

A full ball. on middle. Romario Shepherd flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one goes and West Indies are falling off here! A full ball, outside off. Dominic Drakes gets forward and looks to drive but the ball catches the outside edge of his blade. It goes back to Mohammad Rizwan and he makes no mistake to put Pakistan right on the top here.

OUT! BOWLED! Three in the over for Shaheen Afridi! A full pacy delivery on middle. Hayden Walsh makes room and looks to drive it away but misses. The ball shatters the stumps and Shaheen Afridi is the man again for Pakistan. He will be on a hat-trick in the next over.

SIX! Brandon King is coming to the party tonight! A length ball, on middle. KIng backs away and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

OUT! CAUGHT! Brandon King is gone and that is a big wicket for Pakistan. A length ball, on off. Brandon King backs away and looks to go big towards the on side again. But gets the bottom of his blade and the ball goes in the air towards long on. Mohammad Nawaz there takes an easy catch and Pakistan are on top now.

A short ball, on off. Smith sways away from the line of the ball.

SIX! The ball touches the finger of the jumping fielder in the deep and goes over the fence. A length ball, on off. Odean Smith backs away and smashes it over deep extra-cover just over the fielder for a maximum.

A full ball, on leg. Smith whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball, on off. Romario Shepherd pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets back for two runs. 46 needed now from 24 balls.

OUT! TAKEN! Rovman Powell goes back cheaply and Pakistan continue to take regular wickets. A length ball, outside off. Rovman Powell pulls it flat and straight in the hands of Fakhar Zaman at deep mid-wicket, 

Full and outside off, Smith drives it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Misfield but Babar Azam looks a bit in pain here. A full toss, on off. Brandon King drives it hard towards cover where Babar Azam lets it through his hand for a boundary. 

Back of a length, on middle. King makes room and looks to slap it away but gets no timing and hits it back to the bowler.

Full and on middle. King miscues his heave to long on for a single. 

FOUR! West Indies will take it however it comes. A full ball, on middle. Smith looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge and past short fine leg for a boundary. 61 needed in 30 balls.

On middle, Kept out.

Flatter, quicker and on off. Powell hits it back to the bowler.

Short and outside off. Powell wrists it to long on for a single.

Full and on middle. King defends it to covers.

SIX! 100 up for West Indies. A tossed up ball, outside off. King skips down, he does not reach to the pitch of the ball but does enough to clear the long off fence. 

Full and on off. King blocks it out. 71 needed in 36 balls.

Angles it on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, pushed to covers.

Tossed up again. Powell defends it out to the right of the bowler.

A loopy ball, on middle. Powell turns it to wide long on for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY for Brandon King, his first one in T20I. A flatter ball, on off. King makes room and slaps it over point for a boundary. 

Shorter and quicker, on leg. King makes room and looks to cut but misses. The keeper fumbles a bit.

Full, this one stays low, on off. Powell pushes it to point.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. King looks to drive but gets an outside edge to short third man for a single. 

A full ball, on the pads. Powell gets on his knee and sweeps it to deep square leg. Haris Rauf there does really well to dive to his left and save some runs for his team. There was a run out chance as well but he misses his shy at the bowler's end. A single. 

Short and on off. King eases it down to long on for a single.

Full and on off. Powell defends it to point. 

FOUR! Boundary to start after the break. On the pads. Pooran gets low and flicks it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. 

Full and on middle, pushed down to long on for a brace.

Tossed up, on the pads. Pooran slog-sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Slightly short, on middle. King tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SiX! It is the skipper, Pooran himself who will up the ante now. A full ball, on middle. Pooran slogs it over square leg for a biggie. 

OUT! TAKEN! West Indies already got 14 off this over and it was unnecessary for Pooran to go big again. A full ball, outside off. Pooran drags it from wide outside off and toe ends it towards long on. Haris Rauf at long on charges forward and takes a brilliant catch. 

Back of a length, on off. King dabs it in front of point and sets off for a quick single. Shadab Khan collects the ball and under arms at the batter's end but misses. A single taken.

A length ball, on leg. Nudged to fine leg for a single.

A length ball on off. Kings defends it square on the off side and gets another quick single.

Back of a length, on middle. Pooran dabs it to point and looks for a single but Shadab Khan is quick to collect it and no run taken in the end.

A length ball, on off. Pooran pushes it to point. Another dot ball.

A length ball, on off. Pooran pushes it off the front foot to sweeper cover for a single. Just four from the over and West Indies need 102 from 60 balls now.

Shorter ball, on off. King plays it back to the bowler off the back foot.

Slightly shorter again on middle. Pushed to long on for a single.

Flatter and quicker on leg. Tucked to short mid-wicket.

Shorter length, on leg. Pooran gets back and nudges it to fine leg for a single.

Nicely tossed up on off. King gets forward to defend but the ball turns sharply and misses the outside edge of his blade.

Fuller on middle. Flicked to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 106 needed now from 66 balls with eight wickets in hand.

A length ball, on off. Pooran drives and gets the inside half of his balde to long on for a single.

A full ball, on leg. King looks to clip but the ball misses his blade and brushes his pads and goes to the keeper.

Fuller, outside off. King drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

A low full toss, on leg. Pooran flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder there Asif Ali does well and keeps it to just two runs.

A full toss, on off. Pooran pushes it to mid off for a single.

A full ball on middle. King drives but gets an inside half of his blade to deep backward square leg for a single. 109 needed now from 72 balls.

Fuller and on middle. King drives back to the bowler.

Shorter length, on off. King gets back and pulls it to long on for a single.

Shorter length, on leg this time. Pooran pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Another boundary for Brandon King!  Fuller ball, on middle. Brandon King gets on his knees and slog sweeps it towards cow corner for a boundary.

Fuller on off. Defended off the front foot towards the off side for a single.

Slightly shorter on leg. Tucked to mid-wicket for another single.

WIDE! Haris Rauf starts with a length ball down the leg side. King looks to clip it but misses. Wide called.

Short ball, on middle. King pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Pooran blocks it off the back foot.

Ohh..a slower short ball, on off. Nicholas Pooran first tries to pull but then sways away from the line of the ball at the last moment.

Back of a length, on off. Pooran blocks it onto the turf and takes a quick single

FOUR! Brandon King picks this slower ball and punishes it! A slower length ball, on off. King backs away and slaps it over mid on for a boundary.

Back of a length, on middle. King drops it onto the turf and the batters take another single. 50/2 after Powerplay and 123 needed now from 84 balls.

Short of a length, on off. Pooran hops and taps it to point.

WIDE! This is way down the leg side. Left alone. 

Length and on middle. Blocked out.

Length again, with some extra bounce, on middle. Pooran looks to defend but gets hit on the gloves It rolls to point and a quick single is taken.

FOUR! Nicely played! A length ball, on middle. King stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket beating the diving fielder there. 

Direct hit and King was a goner. On middle. King taps it in front of cover and takes a quick single. The fielder there dives and underarms at the non-striker's end but misses it. 

Length ball, outside off. Pooran steers it to backward point. 131 needed in 90 balls.

A full ball, on middle. King slog-sweeps it to long on. The deep mid-wicket fielder runs across and puts a brilliant dive to save a single 

OUT! LBW! Now Brooks departs, A flatter ball, angling on middle, it skids through off the surface and hits Brooks on the pads as he looks to flick. AN appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Shamarh Brooks has a chat with Brandon King but opts not to take the review and takes a long walk. 

Slightly short and on middle. Blocked out. 

A loopy ball, outside off. Pooran pushes it to mid off and gets off the mark with a quick single. 

TWO WIDES! Full and down the leg side. King misses his sweep, the keeper fumbles and a single is stolen. 

Flatter and on off, pushed to covers for a single.

In the air...but safe! A full ball, angling on middle. King looks to whip but gets a soft leading edge and it falls in front of mid off. 

Length and on middle. King punches it to mid on and scampers across for a quick single. 

OUT! TAKEN! Shai Hope tries to up the ante and falls for the trap. A full ball, on middle. Shai Hope chips it high in the air and towards long on where Iftikhar Ahmed takes an easy catch. Pakistan get the first breakthrough. 

A length ball, on middle. King turns it to mid on for a quick single.

FOUR! What a delivery from Wasim but Brooks gets runs out of it. A perfect yorker, on off. Brooks gets his bat down in time. It takes the outside edge and runs away to third man fence. 

Full and on off, pushed to covers. 

SIX! Flat six! A length ball, outside off. Shamarh Brooks pulls it flat and over mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Tosses it up, on middle. Blocked out.

Touch fuller, on off, King works it to covers.

SIX! First off the innings! A full ball, on middle. Brandon King gets low and slogs it over cow corner for a biggie. 

Short and outside off. King makes room and slaps it to cover where the fielder makes half-stop. A single.

Flatter and on middle. King tucks it to mid-wicket and calls for a single. Both make it in time. 

Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler.

What a delivery to start! A yorker, on off. Hope tries to squeeze it out but the ball rolls off the inner half to the left of the keeper. 

A full ball, outside off. Hope pushes it to covers.

Shai Hope and West Indies are underway. A full ball, on off, pushed down to mid off for a quick single.

FOUR! EDGY RUNS! A perfect yorker, outside off. King looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge to the left of the keeper who dives but fails to stop it. 

WIDE! Full and down the leg side. King misses his flick. 

A full ball, on off, King looks to flick but gets a leading edge to covers for a single. 

A length ball, outside off. Hope dabs it straight to backward point.