Pakistan hope to finish West Indies tour on winning note

Overview:

West Indies vs Pakistan, fifth ODI
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Coolidge
18 July, 09:30 AM local

Pakistan have endured a tough time on the tour of the West Indies, first being whitewashed 3-0 in the T20Is and then going 3-0 down in the ODI series. The fourth ODI was the first time that the batters and bowlers fired collectively and it was no surprise that it got them their first win on the tour. The visitors will hope that they can replicate their performance in the final ODI at Coolidge on Sunday.

On the other hand, bar the last match, West Indies have breezed through both the ODI and T20I series, with multiple players putting their hands up during critical junctures. The home side have the luxury of making a few changes to their lineup with the series already in the bag and could look to further test their bench strength in the fifth ODI.

Remember the last time:

Pakistan recorded their first win on the tour in the fourth ODI with a four-wicket win over West Indies.

After winning the toss and putting West Indies in to bat first, Fatima Sana scalped both the openers in the first eight overs. Kyshona Knight and Stafanie Taylor then put together a 142-run stand before Nashra Sandhu got the important wicket of the skipper, which triggered a massive collapse as the Windies went from 171/2 to 211 all out. Sana and Sandhu were the pick of the bowlers as both of them recorded four-wicket hauls.

Chasing 212, Sidra Ameen and Omaima Sohail steadied the ship after they lost both Muneeba Ali and captain Javeria Khan in the Powerplay. Pakistan were in a spot of bother at 175/5, still needing 37 from 47 balls, but Nidar Dar's unbeaten 29 ensured the visitors crossed the line with nine balls to spare. Fatima Sana won the Player of the Match for her spell of 30/4.

What they said:

West Indies vice-captain Anisa Mohammed after fourth ODI: "At the beginning of the series we kept saying we wanted to score 225 upward that would give them some competition and I think we just fell short today. The pitch was a bit damp at the start so our batters found it a bit hard to score but having Kyshona batting really well and seeing us through, I think just in the middle, coming down to the end we lost too many wickets at crucial times. As bowlers, we weren't as consistent as we should have been."