Shai Hope and Daren Sammy have secured their first ODI sequence victory as West Indies’ captain and coach with a 78-run win over the United Arab Emirates.
West Indies received the opening sport comfortably and clinched the three-game sequence by 78 runs after setting the UAE a goal of 307 after which limiting the house group to 7-228 in 50 overs in match two.
Johnson Charles set the West Indies on track for a giant whole when he plundered eight boundaries and three sixes to achieve 63 from 47 deliveries, sharing a 129-run opening stand with Brandon King earlier than being caught off Ali Naseer’s bowling within the seventeenth over.
King scored 64 from 70 deliveries to guide the scoring for West Indies, whereas Keacy Carty (32), Hope (23) and Kavem Hodge (26) additionally made strong contributions.
Odean Smith belted 37 off 24 balls earlier than being dismissed by Zahoor Khan (3-44) to finish the innings in 49.5 overs with the overall at 306.
UAE misplaced wickets within the fourth and ninth overs of their reply, and slipped to 3-52 on the finish of the 14th.
Vriitya Aravind withstood the early stress to compile 36, whereas Basil Hameed (49) and Naseer (57 from 53 balls) helped the house group bat by way of the total 50 overs.
Game three is scheduled for Friday in Sharjah, giving each groups extra preparation forward of the World Cup qualifying event which begins in Zimbabwe on June 18.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
