West Indies vs Pakistan: 2nd ODI - 5 talking points of the match

1. Narine’s magic

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine failed to weave any of his magic in the tri-nation series in spite of his superb home record, but he made up for that with his performance on Tuesday.

He dismissed Md. Hafeez who was looking in fine touch to get his first scalp, but made the real difference by winding up the tail in no time when a few contributions could have taken Pakistan over the line.

He picked up the key wicket of Shahi Afridi who played a match winning knock in the last game, foxing him with his subtle variations.

He finished with splendid figures taking 4 wickets for just 26 runs in his 10 allotted overs. Given the assistance the surface has been offering to spinners, Narine can play a decisive role in the rest of the series.

West Indies cricket is in dire need of a positive result at the moment as the only team they have won a series against in the last six months is Zimbabwe and that is no endorsement for what has been recently called a ‘resurgence’ of their cricketing fortunes.