West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul (right) departs after being run out for three in yesterday's second Digicel one-day international match against Pakistan at the Beausejour Stadium in St. Lucia. Pakistan won by 40 runs to take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Celebrating his dismissal (from left) are Pakistan's Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik and bowler Iftikhar Anjum. – Dellmar Photo
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP):
PAKISTAN SECURED their first series success in the Caribbean with a 40-run victory against West Indies in the second one-day cricket international yesterday.
West Indies lost their eighth straight limited-overs match, and 11th of 12 since winning the Champions Trophy last September. It equalled their longest losing streak from 1999-2000, when they lost three in Sharjah and five in a row in New Zealand.
Pakistan, behind half centuries from Shoaib Malik and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, totalled 258 for eight off 50 overs, then dismissed West Indies for 218 with 10 balls to spare.
Pakistan lead the three-match series 2-0 with the final match to be played again at Beausejour Stadium today. It's the first series triumph in the Caribbean for Pakistan, who have been visiting since 1958.
UNDERMINED
West Indies' chase was undermined by the spin of Shahid Afridi, who claimed four for 38 off 10 overs at a crucial juncture.
Runako Morton, never convincing, topscored with 55 while Chris Gayle threatened at the top of the order with five fours and a six in 43 off 45 balls.
Gayle lifted West Indian hopes with a typically aggressive opening as the home team rebounded from the early loss of Xavier Marshall.
But Gayle was bowled by an outswinger from Shabbir Ahmed at 67-2, and the home side was setback further in mid-innings by the run outs of its two most experienced batsman, Ramnaresh Sarwan and captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Sarwan (17) nudged into the leg side and was too slow to beat Younis Khan's direct hit at the bowler's end from midwicket.
Chanderpaul (3), too, fell to a misjudged call for a single. Fast bowler Rao Iftikhar followed through and hit with an underarm throw.
Morton collected his maiden one-day half-century but could not supply the acceleration when necessary.
Afridi struck twice in one over to virtually seal the result.
Morton, who hit seven fours off 98 balls, missed a big swing and was bowled, while Dwayne Bravo was leg before for a duck. The West Indies were reeling at 163-6 off 38 overs.
Wavell Hinds offered some hope with 22 off 38 balls but once he was bowled around his back by an Afridi googly, the result was beyond doubt.
Courtney Browne swatted two sixes and two fours in the fading overs for 35.
Earlier, Inzamam, who temporarily left the field during his innings after being hit in the groin on 33, hit three fours in 51 off 56 balls.
Malik, who earned the man of the match award, occupied 91 deliveries for his 51.
Younis Khan, who stood in as captain on the field for the indisposed Inzamam, supported with 48 off 53 balls.
Fast bowler Corey Collymore led the West Indies attack with three for 40 off 10 overs.
SCOREBOARD
Pakistan
Salman Butt run out 16
Shahid Afridi c Hinds b Powell 12
Shoaib Malik run out 51
Yousuf Youhana c Browne b Hinds 21
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Bravo b Gayle 51
Younis Khan c Gayle b Collymore 48
Abdul Razzaq b Collymore 20
Kamran Akmal not out 24
Rana Naved c and b Collymore 1
Rao Iftikhar not out 1
Extras: (1lb, 11w, 1nb) 13
TOTAL: (for 8 wickets) 258
Overs: 50.
Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-33, 3-81, 4-136, 5-186, 6-222, 7-255, 8-257.
Did not bat: Shabbir Ahmed.
Bowling: Daren Powell 7-1-27-1 (1nb, 2w), Ian Bradshaw 7-0-27-0 (5w), Corey Collymore 10-1-40-3, Wavell Hinds 6-0-38-1, Chris Gayle 10-0-50-1 (1w), Dwayne Bravo 10-0-75-0.
West Indies
Chris Gayle b Ahmed 43
Xavier Marshall c Butt b Naved 7
Ramnaresh Sarwan run out 17
Runako Morton b Afridi 55
Shivnarine Chanderpaul run out 3
Wavell Hinds b Afridi 22
Dwayne Bravo lbw b Afridi 0
Courtney Browne 35
Ian Bradshaw b Afridi 5
Daren Powell b Iftikhar 3
Corey Collymore not out 0
Extras: (2b, 7lb, 5w, 14nb) 28
TOTAL: (all out) 218
Overs: 48.2 overs.
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-67, 3-93, 4-114, 5-163, 6-163, 7-172, 8-192, 9-218, 10-218.
Bowling: Rana Naved 6.2-0-20-2 (3nb), Shabbir Ahmed 7-0-38-1 (1nb, 1w), Rao Iftikhar 9-0-35-1 (1nb, 1w), Abdul Razzaq 6-1-32-0 (5nb, 1w), Shahid Afridi 10-1-38-4 (2nb, 1w), Shoaib Malik 10-1-46-0 (2nb, 1w).
Umpires: Darrell Hair, Australia, and Billy Doctrove, Dominica.
TV umpire: Eddie Nicholls, Guyana.
ICC referee: Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka.
Result: Pakistan won by 40 runs (leads 3-match series 2-0).
Man of the Match: Shoaib Malik.
