WI vs PAK | Farhan-Ayub's destructive 138-run opening stand helps Pakistan seal series 2-1

Opting to bat first, Pakistan got off to a sedate start with just seven runs in their first two overs before Sahibzada Farhan took on the onus to exploit the powerplay. The opener struck three maximums across the next four overs, racing to 31 in just 20 deliveries to take the six-over score to 47/0. Saim Ayub, who had been content playing spectator so far and knocking around at run-a-ball, also got a slight move on once the field spread but his partner was still the one playing aggressor as he brought up a 34-ball half-century at the midway mark of the game with the score still a healthy 82/0. It was not until the 13th over that Ayub truly exploded, bashing Romario Shepherd for a boundary and a maximum to bring up his own fifty in 36 deliveries as Pakistan breached 100. The duo combined for 54 runs between overs 10 and 16 and Farhan had just began to look set for a century when Shamar Jospeh finally had him holed out for a 53-ball 74 off a low full-tos sin the 17th over. Ayub lasted a couple more overs to end up with 66 off 49 while a combined five sixes in brief cameos from Hasan Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, and Khushdil Shah took the visitors to a daunting total of 189/4 in their allotted 20 overs.

In response, Jewel Andrew got the Windies off to a flying start with three boundaries in the opening over itself before Alick Athanaze went one better in a 17-run second over to put Pakistan under pressure right out of the gate. However, the Men in Green struck back with aplomb, conceding just 26 in the remaining four overs of the powerplay as well as dispatching Andrew for 24, to leave the score reading 59/1 after six. Mohammad Nawaz added to the misery by dispatching Shai Hope for cheap but Athanaze kept motoring along to bring up a 31-ball century with the score 90/2 at the halfway stage. With the explosive Sherfane Rutherford at the other end, Athanaze decided to up the tempo after his milestone and struck back-to-back boundaries against Ayub in the 13th over but the spinner had the final say to end the opener's 40-ball stay for 60. Nevertheless, Rutherford took over the scoring responsibilities and struck four boundaries as well as two maximums to race to 40 in just 26 deliveries, bringing the equation down to 49 in the final four overs. However, skipper Roston Chase failed to find the same momentum at the other end and after a 12-ball struggle for 15 became the first batter from a full-member nation to retire out in T20Is. The move did not work as his replacement Jason Holder holed out for a silver duck just two balls later,. Eventually, it came down to 25 in the final over and once Hasan Ali got rid of Rutherford for 51 on the second ball, the match was prafctically over despite a couple of lusty compensatory blows from Gudakesh Motie to finish the game.