Pakistan scrambled a four-wicket victory off the penultimate ball in the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies at the Beausejour Stadium. Replying to the hosts’ total of 242 for seven, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq’s innings of 63 again piloted the visitors to their target although they made heavy weather of it at the end, Kieron Pollard missing the stumps at the non-striker’s end and
Saeed Ajmal dashing home for the winning run to the relief of his teammates on Wenesday. Pakistan take the five-match series 3-1 with one tied and now both teams shift focus to the two Twenty20 internationals. Misbah, who was dismissed at the start of the final over with the scores level, took both the man of the match and the man of the series awards.
‘A key decision went against us and that was the turning point in the game,’ said Bravo in view to the Misbah decision. ‘I don’t think 3-1 for Pakistan was a fair reflection of the balance of power in the series,’ added Bravo. ‘We really wanted this victory to finish the series off strong after all the disappointments earlier this year,’ reflected a delighted Misbah. ‘This was my time with the bat and it went well.’