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Guyana: Pakistan returned to their self-destructive ways as West Indies completed a 37-run victory in the second One-Day International at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday.
Solid contributions by the Bravo brothers, Darren and Dwayne, boosted the West Indies batting effort after they had gotten off to the worst possible start when giant left-arm fast bowler Mohammed Irfan had Chris Gayle caught at the wicket in the first over of the day.
Two days after demolishing the hosts by 126 runs, the visitors folded for 195 off 47.5 overs in reply to the Caribbean side's total of 232 for eight after they were put in on a pitch expected to offer considerable assistance to the bowlers following the previous day's torrential rain.
Pakistan appeared to be cruising along at 103 for two with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq well entrenched and opener Nasir Jamshed (54) riding his considerable luck towards a half-century. But Misbah played a shot totally out of character to be bowled by Darren Sammy, a fitting reward for the all-rounder playing his 100th ODI.
That dismissal was followed by a succession of poor shots and with spinner Sunil Narine returning to wicket-taking form in snaring four for 26 to claim the "Man of the Match" award, a rearguard 50 by wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal proved to be too little, too late for Pakistan.
With the series now level, the teams travel on to St Lucia for the remaining three matches, beginning on Friday, before the short tour concludes with two T20 matches in St Vincent on July 27 and 28.
Earlier, Darren Bravo's top score of 54 paced his team through the first half of the innings while skipper Dwayne Bravo provided vital impetus in holding the latter half of the innings together with an unbeaten 43 that proved critical in helping the Caribbean side to a challenging score.
Shahid Afridi, the undoubted star of that opening encounter, claimed two wickets, as did Saeed Ajmal, the pair of slow bowlers threatening to stifle the home team as they did so effectively two days earlier. Afridi could not replicate his heroics with the bat however, one wild swing too many bringing about his demise via a stumping.
Darren Bravo and Johnson Charles (31) counter-attacked either side of a break before rain following Gayle's swift demise, the pair putting on 79 runs for the second wicket. The runs then dried up during the middle of the innings with Bravo and Marlon Samuels struggling to get the ball away.
It took the arrival of the batting powerplay to change the complexion of the innings as wickets fell in a rush, only for Kieron Pollard (30) to finally provide some stability and acceleration with his captain, the pair taking the West Indies from the uncertainty of 150 for five in the 39th over to 220 when Pollard was bowled by Asad Ali in the penultimate over.
Earlier, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and invites West Indies to bat.
Both teams are unchanged.
Teams
West Indies Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles (wk), Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Lenle Simmons, Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Kemar Koach, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder
Pakistan Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Asad Ali, Mohammad Irfan
Brief scores
West Indies 232 for 8 (Darren Bravo 54)
Pakistan 195 (Jamshed 54, Akmal 50, Narine 4-26)
Result West Indies won by 37 runs
MOM Sunil Narine (West Indies)
