The target of 233 was one Chris Gayle would have fancied chasing down. His bowlers rarely allowed Pakistan to get out of first gear: the quick bowlers exploited the swing available early while the spinners, who were solid rather than spectacular, didn’t offer the batsmen much to work with.

Match scheduled to begin Nov 16, 2008 (11:00 GMT). Use Comments to discuss about the Match.

Kamran Akmal hit two sixes in paceman Jerome Taylor’s last over to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by four wickets in a dramatic finish to the first day-night international at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Chasing a daunting 295, Pakistan needed a tough 17 off the 50th over, but Akmal hit the second and third ball for sixes to give his team an unexpected win with a nine-ball 24 not out to overshadow Chris Gayle’s brilliant century.

Akmal walked in at the fall of Shoaib Malik’s wicket whose enterprising 50-ball 66 nearly ended in vain but Akmal and Alam notched 33 needed off the last three overs to give Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Match scheduled to begin Nov 14, 2008 (11:00 GMT). Use Comments to discuss about the Match.

Pakistan have played only five ODIs against strong opposition in 2008 – four against India and one against Sri Lanka. Australia, South Africa and New Zealand refused to tour because of security concerns.And there are many experianced batsmen are not playing in the series because of IPL and ICL. We need to how both teams will play.

Match scheduled to begin Nov 12, 2008 (11:00 GMT). Use Comments to discuss about the Match.