West Indies were dismissed for their lowest-ever total in Twenty20 Internationals in a crushing 143-run defeat to Pakistan – the second heaviest loss in T20 history – as the tourists lack of preparation and inexperience was laid bare in Pakistan on Sunday.
Tasked with chasing an imposing 204 in the first match of a bilateral series on Pakistani soil in nine years, the Caribbean side were embarrassingly bundled out for 60 in the 14th over, marking their only third score under three figures in the shortest format.
Only Marlon Samuels, of the top six batsmen, managed to reach double figures with a top score of 18.
The Windies were rattled by the new ball pair of seamer Mohammed Amir (2-3) and left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz (2-19), while part-time off-spinner Shoaib Malik (2-13) helped polished off the feeble effort.
Batting first at the National Stadium in a match played under presidential-style security, Pakistan piled up an imposing 203 for five off their 20 overs, with debutant Hussain Talat top-scoring with 41 and opener Fakhar Zaman getting 39. Captain Sarfraz Ahmed weighed in with 38 while veteran Shoaib arrived late on to stroke an exciting unbeaten 37.
West Indies, who arrived late Saturday via Dubai and had no practice session, were on the backfoot from early and had no answer to the pounding from the Pakistan bats.
The Windies innings began and continued with the same anemic tone set by their bowlers. WI opener Chadwick Walton blasted the first delivery from Nawaz over the ropes at square leg but then skied the fourth ball to long-off without adding to the total, and the die was cast.
