Pakistan thrashed West Indies in First T20I

24th September (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan thrashed West Indies by 9 wickets in the first T20I match at Dubai International Stadium yesterday. Check the complete match report below:

# Pakistan Captain Sarfraz Khan won the toss and opted to bat first.

# West Indies were bowled out for a low score of 115 in 19.5 overs.

# Dwayne Bravo hit a gritty half-century (54) and added 66 runs for the ninth wicket with Jerome Taylor who made 21.. This is new world crecord for 9th wicket partnership in Twenty20 cricket.

Full Scorecard of First T20I match Pakistan vs West Indies

# Pakistan Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim took a career best 5-14

# Though, Pakistan had lost opener Sharjeel Khan (22) in the fourth over but Babar Azam (55*) and Khalid Latif (34*) ensured the target was chased down comfortably.

# Pakistan thrashed West Indies by 9 wickets.

# Pakistan now lead the 3 match series 1-0.

# Imad Wasim was declared Player of the Match.

# With this victory, Pakistan recorded their biggest win over West Indies in T20I’s ever

# West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite blamed his batsmen for the poor show. "We didn't have a good start, so we need to change things quickly because there are back to back matches," said Brathwaite. 

# The second match will also be played in Dubai on Saturday while the third is in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Sahir