Saim Ayub ne shandaar 57 run banaye, jo unki aggressive batting aur high strike rate (150 se zyada) ka nateeja tha

Unhone 38 balls mein apna half-century poora kiya, lekin Jason Holder ke direct yorker ne unhe out kar diya. Fakhar Zaman ne bhi 28 run ka yogdaan diya, jabki Mohammad Haris ne akhiri ball par ek six maara, jisse Pakistan ka score 178/6 tak pahuncha. Hasan Nawaz aur Mohammad Nawaz ne bhi middle overs mein chhote lekin ahem contributions diye. West Indies ke Shamar Joseph ne 3 wickets lekar 30 run diye, jo unki bowling ka highlight raha.

West Indies ko 179 run ka target chase karna tha. Unki shuruaat achhi rahi, jahan Johnson Charles aur debutant Jewel Andrew ne pehle 10 overs mein 63 run banaye bina wicket gawaye. Lekin yeh partnership slow thi, aur strike rotation ki kami thi. Mohammad Nawaz ke 12th over ne match ka rukh badal diya. Unhone ek hi over mein Jewel Andrew (35), Johnson Charles (35), aur Gudakesh Motie (0) ke wickets le kar West Indies ko 75/3 par la diya. Iske baad Pakistan ke spinners, jaise Sufiyan Muqeem aur Saim Ayub ne bhi tight bowling ki, jisse West Indies ke batters pressure mein aaye. Jason Holder ne akhiri do overs mein 30 run banaye, jismein chaar sixes shamil the, lekin yeh jeet ke liye kaafi nahi tha. West Indies 164/7 par ruk gayi.

Pakistan ke spinners match ke hero rahe. Mohammad Nawaz ne 3 wickets lekar 23 run diye, jismein unka ek over teen wickets ke saath game-changer saabit hua. Saim Ayub ne bhi 2 wickets liye (20 run dekar), aur Sufiyan Muqeem ne 1 wicket (20 run dekar) haasil kiya. Spinners ne pitch ke conditions ka fayda uthaya, jahan purani ball grip aur turn kar rahi thi, jisse West Indies ke batters ke liye run banana mushkil ho gaya. Shaheen Shah Afridi ne bhi new ball ke saath tight bowling ki, jisse West Indies ke openers par pressure bana raha.

Pitch batting-friendly thi, lekin jaise-jaise ball purani hui, spinners ke liye turn aur grip badh gaya. Square boundaries 66 aur 63 meters ke the, jabki straight boundary 78 meters thi. Dew factor bhi raat mein bowling ko thoda mushkil bana raha tha, lekin Pakistan ke bowlers ne iska acha jawab diya. West Indies ke kaptaan Shai Hope ne toss jeetkar pehle bowling ka faisla kiya, kyunki unhe laga ki dew ke wajah se chase karna asaan hoga, lekin unki strategy kaam na aayi.

• Saim Ayub ki Fifty: Ayub ne 57 run ki shandaar innings kheli, jisse Pakistan ko ek competitive total mil saka.
• Mohammad Nawaz ka Three-Wicket Over: Nawaz ke 12th over ne West Indies ke chase ko tod diya, jahan unhone teen wickets ek saath liye.
• Jason Holder ka Late Fightback: Holder ke akhiri overs mein chaar sixes ke bawajood West Indies target se door rahi.
• Shaheen Afridi ki Tight Bowling: Shaheen ne shuruaati overs mein sirf 4 run diye, jisse West Indies ke openers par pressure bana.

🌟 Man of the Match 🌟@SaimAyub7 bags the award 🏅 for a superb all-round show — 57 runs with the bat & 2/20 with the ball 🔥#WIvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/ERA2u2L4Zt

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 1, 2025

Saim Ayub ko Player of the Match ka award mila, unki 57 run ki innings aur 2 wickets ke liye. Unhone kaha ki pitch challenging thi, lekin unhone conditions ke hisaab se apni batting aur bowling dono mein focus rakha.

West Indies ka 2025 ka T20I record kharaab raha hai, jahan unhone 9 matches mein sirf 1 jeet haasil ki. Australia ke khilaaf 5-0 ki haar ke baad yeh series unke liye comeback ka mauka tha, lekin Pakistan ke spinners ne unhe phir struggle karne par majboor kiya. Shai Hope ne kaha ki unki bowling aur fielding mein kami rahi, aur spinners ka sahi istemaal na karna bhi ek galti thi.

Pakistan ke kaptaan Salman Ali Agha ne kaha ki unki team ne conditions ko acha assess kiya aur spinners ne middle overs mein game ko control kiya. Yeh jeet Pakistan ke liye 2026 T20 World Cup ke liye ek positive shuruaat hai, khaas kar ke Bangladesh ke khilaaf 2-1 series haar ke baad.