Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub combined for an opening partnership of 138 and Pakistan beat the Antilles of 13 points on Sunday to capture their international T20 series.
Pakistan won the series’s opening match by 14 points, but abandoned the second match by two counters to install a Sunday evening decision maker in Lauderhill, Florida.
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After winning the draw and chose to beat first, Pakistan was rewarded with a central performance of Farhan and Ayub.
Pakistan went 189 for four while Farhan hammered the hosts for 74 points out of 53 balls, breaking five six and three four, while Ayub lasted 19 Overs, finishing 66 of 49 balls with two six and four.
Farhan was captured by Captain of the Antilles Shai Hope at the end of a delivery by Shamar Joseph on the second ball of the 17th.
Hasan Nawaz entered but was withdrawn after only 15 points, captured by Romario Shepherd in the long term from a delivery of Roston Chase on the penultimate ball of the 18th.
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Mohammad Haris was only exhausted for only two points by Gudakesh Motie to start the 19th and Ayub finally released on the last pen of the penultimate, the delivery of Jason Holder was seized by Sherfane Rutherford to Sweeper Cover.
Set 190 to win, the Antilles hit 30 points on the first 10 balls of Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz.
Jewel Andrew was captured by Hasan Ali in the long term, played by Haris Rauf for 24 years, the first window of the Antilles falling at 44 years.
Ayub caught Hope Bald by Nawaz for seven in the ninth with the hosts still 116 points from the victory.
Alick Athanaze lasted 13 Overs before being caught for 60 years, captured by Khushdil Shah played by Ayub with the Antilles out of 110, requiring 80 points from the last 42 deliveries.
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Chase was withdrawn on the last ball of the 17th and his replacement, the last hero of the victory of the victory one night earlier, was overthrown by Sufiyan Muqem two balls later for a duck, leaving the hosts 41 shy points with 16 remaining balls.
Rutherford broke six to reach half a century with seven bullets to do before going out on 51 because the Antilles could not succeed in another last return.
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