PakvsWI first T20I abandoned Due To Persistent Rain on Wednesday

Persistent rainfall forced to call off the first T20 International of a four-match series between the West Indies and Pakistan as a no-result at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.

After steady rainfall delayed the start of play by almost three hours and reduced the match to nine overs-per-side, West Indies totalled 85 for five batting first against Pakistan.

Captain Kieron Pollard top-scored with a victorious 22 while seamer Hasan Ali led the bowling effort for the visitors with figures of two for 11 off two overs.

Hasan Ali started the proceedings by bagging Evin Lewis on a change of pace delivery to reduce the hosts to 16-1 in 2.1 overs. The right arm pacer continued his form and completed 50 T20I wickets.

Mohammad Hafeez got in the action with the bowl after a long time and bagged Nicholas Pooran to cause the second dismissal to West Indies. Pooraan scored 13 runs with the help of two sixes.

The remaining matches will be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana starting on Saturday.

Pak vs WI Match Schedule:

July 28: 1st match at Kensington Oval

July 31: 2nd match at Guyana National Stadium

August 1: 3rd match at Guyana National Stadium

August 3: 4th match at Guyana National Stadium

August 12-16: 1st Test at Sabina Park

August 20-24: 2nd Test at Sabina Park

Squad

Pakistan

Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr (debut), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir

Reserves: Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haris Rauf

West Indies

Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrel,

Reserves: Andre Fletcher, Jason Holder, Kevin Sinclair

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