Pakistan was definitely ahead in the match. But at the last minute all calculations were reversed and the Windies' lower order batsman Jason Holder again reminded us that cricket is a game of eternal uncertainty until the last ball. In the third ODI, Windies tied the match they almost lost against Pakistan with Holder's 9-ball 19 runs coming down to play for the ninth wicket. Chasing the target of 229 runs for 6 wickets, Windies lost 9 wickets to equal 229 runs. Of course, the contribution of Pak-wicket keeper Kamran Akmal is also not less, he failed to break the holder's stumps in the last moment of the match.
Windies won the toss and decided to field. The Windies bowlers proved that the decision was not inadequate. Even if they could not drop the wicket, they kept the wheel of runs very well throughout the match. It took Pakistan 31 overs to score 100 runs due to Windies' excellent bowling. However, Ahmed Shehzad and Nasir Jamshed gave Pakistan a glimmer of hope by adding 39 runs for the opening wicket.
Shehzad and Jamshed were picked up by Holder and Sammy respectively in two consecutive overs. From there, captain Misbah and Mohammad Hafeez added 53 runs to the third wicket pair after batting for a long 15 overs.
Going down to chase runs, however, the Windies top order was breaking and falling in the face of puck bowling attack. They lost Gayle and Charles for 16 runs in just 4 overs. Junaid Khan and Mohammad Irfan took two wickets. Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels handled the initial shock with a partnership of 34 runs for the third wicket.
The pair of Samuels-Simmons added 91 runs by batting 22 overs in the fourth wicket pair. Samuels, who scored 46 runs off 106 balls, finally found his way to the pavilion after being stumped by Irfan's ball. After that, the Windies line-up was disoriented for a moment. They turned from 5 wickets for 178 runs to 9 wickets for 205 runs. Sunil Narine scored 14 runs off 5 balls in the eighth wicket to give the Windies a slight lead. He scored 15 runs in the 48th over.
Then Jason Holder came to play for the ninth wicket and scored 19 runs off 9 balls to bring the Windies to a tie against Pakistan. The most exciting scene was when the last ball required 2 runs. Holder at the crease and Kemar Roach took runs, but Akmal had a chance to stump out, but he failed to capitalize on it.
As a result, the 5-match series remained tied at 1-1. Note that West Indies equalized the series by winning the second match by 37 runs after losing the first match by 126 runs in Pakistan. Both Misbah and Simmons were awarded Man of the Match for the long innings. The fourth ODI match of the series will be on 21st.
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