Pakistan's captain Misbah was declared both Player of the match and the series
Winning the toss, Pakistan elected to field and put the hosts to bat. The West Indians played extremely well and gve a target of 243 to win the fifth ODI and the series or otherwise equalise the series 2-2. Charles (43), Samuels (45) and DJ Bravo (48) played almost half centuries and reached a score of 242/7 in fifty overs.
Junaid Khan was the most successful bowler who bagged 3/48, followed by two wickets each by Irfan and Ajmal.
Coming to bat, Ahmed Shehzad was the one who set the pace for victory with his impressive 64. Captain Misbah was once again the man to ensure a victory for his team with his 63. Umar Akmal added another 37 to take Pakistan near the victory. At the end it was Shahid Afridiand Saeed Ajmal on the crease who won the hairline victory for Pakistan with one ball remaining.
Best was the best from the hosts side to bag thrre wickets for 48 - which included wickets of Shehzad, Haris Sohail and Umer Akmal.
Pakistan's captain Misbah was declared Player of the Match and the Series as well for his consistent and impressive batting.
After the match, Misbah was much satisfied: "Pretty satisfying," says Misbah-ul-Haq, who is also the Man of the Match and Series. "A win is always good, especially after the losses in South Africa series and Champions Trophy. I knew this pitch was really good to bat on, and if we kept batting till the end, nothing was impossible. The bowling has obviously been our strength. Everybody bowled really well, which was the key in this win. Always tough to bowl first, especially in pressure games like this, but everybody was really positive, that we were going to chase well."
West Indies too played a good innings: "Today we lost," says Dwayne Bravo, "but the guys fought. You have to give credit to them. Must congratulate Pakistan, and well done to my boys too. The matches could have gone either way. Even today a few key decisions went against us. We can't fault the effort of the players. The series could have gone our way if some key decisions had gone our way. If you bowl well, 242 was going to be a challenging total. I liked how we believed right until the end. Those key decisions at crucial times cost us. A learning process to me. A new role for me. With the talent we have, I enjoy leading the team. We can't turn things around overnight, but with the talent we have we can become a very dangerous team."
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West Indies too played a good innings: "Today we lost," says Dwayne Bravo, "but the guys fought. You have to give credit to them. Must congratulate Pakistan, and well done to my boys too. The matches could have gone either way. Even today a few key decisions went against us. We can't fault the effort of the players. The series could have gone our way if some key decisions had gone our way. If you bowl well, 242 was going to be a challenging total. I liked how we believed right until the end. Those key decisions at crucial times cost us. A learning process to me. A new role for me. With the talent we have, I enjoy leading the team. We can't turn things around overnight, but with the talent we have we can become a very dangerous team."
Quotes / photo by cricinfo
