West Indies vs Pakistan, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

A memorable debut for Hasan Nawaz as Pakistan win their 3rd white-ball game on this tour. 2 more games to go in the ODI series, and the West Indies will be desperate to improve their scoreline. It is a 9:30 am start for the next two. Do remember to tune in for the second one on Sunday. Until then, cheers and goodbye!!

Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan skipper: Hasan Nawaz and Talat deserve all the credit. The conditions weren't easy, but to have that partnership coming in at 7, want to give a lot of credit to Hussain Talat. We want to improve a bit on our bowling, the ball was gripping in the first half and towards the end we gave a few too many runs I feel. Bowlers are happy because they feel it (having a single ball after the 34th over) can reverse and the feeling was different among the bowling group.

Shai Hope | West Indies skipper: It's a tough one, toss definitely has a big factor to play. Maybe we could have got a few more runs to put them under pressure. The surface has been way different in the night, in the first innings it was a lot slower and challenging. We need to have a bit more cushion (total with the bat) in such conditions. It was very, very wet in the second innings, especially for the spinners it was difficult to grip. We need to look at our mistakes and comeback strong in the next 2 games.

Hasan Nawaz | Player of the Match: Feeling really blessed to play this knock on my debut. The plan was to build a partnership and the spinners were getting the ball to grip initially which is why we didn't take our chances. The plan was that Talat can target spin and I can handle pace and the plan worked well for us.

22:24 local, 02:24 GMT, 07:54 IST: A comfortable chase this for Pakistan. Saim Ayub was the only batter who failed to get a start. The rest played their part in stitching crucial partnerships and never allowed the pressure of required rate get to them. While Babar Azam missed out on a fifty, Rizwan lost his rhythm after compiling his fifty and fell in the 38th over. Pakistan needed around 100 off the last 12 overs, and the pair of Hasan Nawaz (on his debut) and Talat (playing his first ODI after 2019) showed great maturity to take the game deep and finish the game with an over to spare. Hasan Nawaz, in particular, was very impressive with his shot-selection. He took his time at the start and then got timely boundaries to keep the asking rate in check. West Indian bowlers were good in patches, but strugggled for consistency throughout. They might feel they were 20-30 runs short though. Let's see what the captains have to say at the presentations...

Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR, whipped away to the mid-wicket fence and it is a five-wicket win for Pakistan. That is a splendid knock from Hasan Nawaz on debut and he takes his side 1-0 up in this 3-match series

Shamar Joseph to Talat, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Talat slices the drive to the right of cover and wanted a second as well. Hasan Nawaz though wasn't interested and put his hand up straightaway after taking the single...

Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, full on leg stump, whipped away all along the ground to deep mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, wide, takes the pace off and bowls it on a length wide of off, Nawaz looks to cut and misses

Shamar Joseph to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, 138ks slot ball on the stumps, Nawaz clubs it straight and plays it with plenty of bottom hand power to get it sailing over for a maximum. Hit that really straight and got the desired result...

Shamar Joseph to Talat, 1 run, full and wide once again, Talat shuffles across and biffs the drive to long-off

Shamar Joseph to Talat, wide, goes full and well wide of off, Talat swings and misses

Shamar Joseph [9.0-1-50-2] is back into the attack

Just a couple of hits away now for Pakistan. Looks like the ball has gone out of shape? It fails the hoop test and the umpires have called for a change of ball...

Jediah Blades to Talat, 1 run, a friendly full toss outside off, Talat goes really hard and ends up placing the drive to the right of sweeper cover

Jediah Blades to Hasan Nawaz, no ball, 1 run, another high full toss and this one has been called. Nawaz stays on the back foot and slices this square of third man. Clearly above the waist and rightly called a no ball...freehit coming up!

Jediah Blades to Talat, 1 run, high full toss outside off, Talat powers the drive to the left of sweeper cover

Jediah Blades to Talat, SIX, slower short ball outside off, Talat jumps up on his toes and flays it up and over cover for a maximum. Beats the sprinting fielder in the deep to his left as well...

Jediah Blades to Talat, FOUR, shuffles early, crouches a touch and plays the paddle past short fine to perfection does Hussain Talat. Much-needed boundary that for Pakistan...

Jediah Blades to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, slower length delivery outside off, Nawaz slaps the drive down to long-off