Awesome Afridi flattens West Indies - Pakistan 224 for 9 (Afridi 76, Misbah 52; Holder 4-13) defeat West Indies 98 (Samuels 25, Sammy 21*; Afridi 7-12) by 126 runs. West Indies, chasing 225 to win, were bowled out for 98 with nine overs remaining. Shahid Afridi was declared as Man of the Match for his magnificent performance. Afridi took seven wickets for just twelve runs, and scored 76 off 55 balls. Shahid Afridi made one of the more remarkable comebacks in international cricket in leading Pakistan to a crushing 126-run victory over the West Indies in the first one-day international at the Guyana National Stadium. Shahid Afridi made a game-transforming half-century and then the second best one-day bowling figures of all time. Toss: West Indies, who chose to field Series: Pakistan led the 5-match series 1-0 Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:16:18 +0000