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West Indies Beats Pakistan By 7 Runs In Twenty20

Castries, Apr 22 : Devendra Bishoo claimed four wickets while opener Lendl Simmons hit a 31-ball 50 to lead a new-look West Indies side to a seven-run win over Pakistan in the one-off Twenty20 match

PTI Published : Apr 22, 2011 9:47 IST, Updated : Apr 22, 2011 9:50 IST
west indies beats pakistan by 7 runs in twenty20
west indies beats pakistan by 7 runs in twenty20

Castries, Apr 22 : Devendra Bishoo claimed four wickets while opener Lendl Simmons hit a 31-ball 50 to lead a new-look West Indies side to a seven-run win over Pakistan in the one-off Twenty20 match on Thursday.


West Indies included five debutants for its first ever Twenty20 match against Pakistan, with former captain Chris Gayle among the notable absentees.

After West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss, Simmons hit 65 off 44 balls and fellow Trinidadian Darren Bravo added 42 off 33 deliveries to form the backbone of West Indies' total of 150-7.

Bishoo finished with figures of 4-17, while Ravi Rampaul took 3-31 to restrict Pakistan to 143-9. Umar Akmal top-scored for the visitors with 41 before he fell to Rampaul. AP

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