Roston Chase scored 49 and Justin Greaves remained unbeaten on 26.
Justin Greaves: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan failed to do well for their team as West Indies secured a 5-wicket win in the rain-affected second ODI of the series on Sunday. Roston Chase and Justin Greaves powered West Indies to a five-wicket win over Pakistan with 10 balls to spare in a rain-curtailed match and levelled the three-match series 1-1.
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Chase hit an unbeaten 49 off 47 balls with two sixes and a winning four as West Indies posted 184-5 in 33.2 overs. The hosts were chasing a revised target of 181 in 35 overs under DLS after Pakistan, batting first, ended their innings at 171-7 in 37 overs. Right-arm pacer Jaden Seals took 3-23 in seven overs.
Justin Greaves: Roston Chase was named Player of the Match
Roston Chase was named Player of the Match in the second ODI for his stellar performance with both bat and bowl. In the post-match presentation, Chase said, “Happy with the win, today we had to level the series. It was a bit difficult to start with the spinners. It was also easy to score against the fast bowlers. I love playing shots over extra cover. When he (Greaves) came to the field, I told him that there is still time and once you are set, it will be easy to score runs. I just wanted to score runs and take a wicket for the captain.”
What did both the captains have to say?
Mohammad Rizwan Siyad said, “It was a good effort, the pitch was difficult till the end. The way Rutherford bowled, he got full momentum. We may feel that we have one bowler less, but Saim and Salman are bowling regularly for us and bowling well. We will check the conditions tomorrow and decide on the team combination.”
Winning captain Shai Hope said, “We wanted to come back after the defeat, we wanted to perform better and are happy with today’s win. On the chase, Hope said, he is a great player, he is doing some great things in the ODI format, and is constantly getting better. It was a bit difficult to bat. Sherfane gave us momentum and then Chase and Greaves ensured victory for us.” The decisive third match of the series will be played on Tuesday.
