Shimron Hetmyer of the West Indies hits the ball towards the boundary during the Pakistan and West Indies warm Up Match prior to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at on October 18, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

World champions West Indies lose warm-up to Pakistan

By Editor On Oct 18, 2021 Last updated Oct 18, 2021

World champions West Indies lost their World T20 warm-up game to Pakistan on Monday, going down by seven wickets in Dubai.

Shimron Hetmyer’s 28 off 24 balls (3x4s) was the top score in West Indies below-par 130-7, with skipper Kieron Pollard making 23 off 10 (5x4s) and Chris Gayle 20 off 30 (2x4s).

Bowling for Pakistan, Hasan Ali took 2-21, Haris Rauf 2-32 and Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-41.

Pakistan, in reply, coasted to victory in 15.3 overs with skipper Babar Azam making 50 off 41 balls (6x4s, 1×6) and Fakhar Zaman 46 not out off 24 (4x4s, 2x6s).

Leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. took 2-41 off 3.3 overs.

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