Royston Alkins

Thirty-five-year-old Shoaib Malik produced the knock of the series, a sensational 101 from 111 deliveries to hand Pakistan a six-wicket win over a brittle West Indies side in the third and final Brighto Paints Q Mobile Cup One-Day International yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence to seal the series 2 – 1.

A number of schools on Sunday, during the innings break between West Indies and Pakistan, participated in the customary Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket interval display as spectators got the opportunity to cheer the youngsters on as they went through a number of cricket activities.

Pakistan yesterday produced a clinical all-round performance to trounce the West Indies by 74 runs to level the Brighto Paints Q Mobile Cup One-Day limited overs series at the Guyana National Stadium Providence on the back of a career–best knock from 22-year-old Babar Azam who stroked a majestic 125 while receiving support from the Pakistani bowlers to set up a series decider tomorrow.

Digicel, one of Guyana’s main Telecommunication provider, yesterday, provided a number of young and upcoming crickets with the opportunity to interact with a few of the senior West Indian cricketers in an effort to provide the youths with the opportunity embrace the ideas and concepts of West Indian cricket.

West Indies’ prodigal son, Kieran Powell who, in a major way contributed the team’s historic run chase in Friday’s Brighto Paints Q Mobile Cup One – Day curtain raise with a fighting half century, has indicated that the Caribbean side is not prepared to squander one-nil lead during a pre-match interview ahead of the second ODI.

The West Indies senior one-day side,  which pulled off a four-wicket heist against the touring Pakistan team to snatch a historic win in the first match of the Brighto Paints Q Mobile Cup one–day series at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence on Friday last will hope for another quality showing in today’s all-important encounter.