Pakistan ease past W-indies to win the series!

KARACHI: West Indies set 239 runs victory target for Pakistan in the last one- dayer of the series at National Stadium here on Saturday.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul groundout only his fourth hundred in 205 one-day internationals to guide West Indies to a respectable 238 for seven in the fifth and final game of the series against Pakistan.
The experienced left-hander played a workmanlike innings of101 to ensure the tourists remained in the match after seamer Rana Naved continued his splendid form to finish with figures of four for 43.
It was Chanderpaul's first one-day hundred since 2002 when he made 108 against New Zealand at Gros Islet.

Pakistan lead the five-match series 2-1 after the first game in Rawalpindi was washed out. The home side won the next two games in Faisalabad and Lahore and West Indies came back in the last match in Multan.

Chanderpaul opened the innings and shared partnerships of 51 with Marlon Samuels (22) and 96 with captain Brian Lara (44) after Chris Gayle fell cheaply once again to Naved. Gayle, player of the tournament in the Champions Trophy in India, made a top score of 41 in the series, falling four times to Naved who again trapped him lbw for seven after Pakistan won the toss.

Naved came back for a damaging final spell in the last10 overs to bowl Lara and break his threatening 108-ball stand with Chanderpaul. Naved also got Chanderpaul, having him caught by Yasir Hameed at deep mid-wicket in the 48th over soon after he completed his ton.

Naved's fourth victim was Dwayne Smith, trapped leg before for one as the tourists lost four wickets for 22 runs.

Chanderpaul picked the gaps intelligently as he hit eight fours in his 142-ball innings. Lara, in contrast, was in sketchy form, facing 55 balls and hitting just three fours before falling in the 44th over.

Lendl Simmons was bowled by Mohammad Sami for 21 and Samuels was stumped by Kamran Akmal off left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman.

Pakistan made four changes to their side with captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Umar Gul and Rehman returning. West Indies replaced Ian Bradshaw with Corey Collymore.

Pakistan started the Innings with Karman Akmal and Muhammad Hafeez.Both of them played really well.Hafeez made 92 while Karman Akmal scored 56 runs.Third batsmen who got out was Yasir Hameed who got out after scoring 40 runs.while,Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib malik remained not out at the crease!
Man of the match and Man of the series award was presented to Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan.Can you guess who got the best fielder of the series award???I myself can't believe,"Inzamam" got the best fielder award.Most valuable player of the series award was given to Muhammad Yousuf!
Pakistan is having next series with SA.and we hope that they will repeat the same performance there!