King, Charles hit fifties as West Indies beat UAE by 78 runs to secure series win
Brandon King made 64 for the West Indies and formed a 129-run opening partnership with Johnson Charles
Brandon King made 64 for the West Indies and formed a 129-run opening partnership with Johnson Charles

WEST INDIES
B King c Basil Hameed b Adhitya Shetty 64
J Charles c sub (E D’Souza) b Ali Naseer 63
S Brooks b Aayan Afzal Khan 20
K Carty c Adhitya Shetty b Zahoor Khan 32
R Chase c Lovepreet Singh b Aayan Afzal Khan 7
*+S Hope c Muhammad Waseem b Sanchit Sharma 23
K Hodge b Ali Naseer 26
Y Cariah b Sanchit Sharma 7
O Smith b Zahoor Khan 37
D Drakes b Zahoor Khan 8
A Jordan not out 3
Extras (lb10, w5, nb1) 16
TOTAL (all out, 49.5 overs) 306

Fall of wickets: 1-129 (Charles), 2-151 (King), 3-163 (Brooks), 4-187 (Chase), 5-206 (Carty), 6-249 (Hodge), 7-249 (Hope), 8-273 (Cariah), 9-293 (Drakes), 10-306 (Smith)
Bowling: Ali Naseer 10-0-69-2 (w1, nb1), Sanchit Sharma 8-0-69-2, Aayan Afzal Khan 10-0-45-2 (w1), Zahoor Khan 9.5-0-44-3 (w3), Adhitya Shetty 10-1-56-1, Basil Hameed 2-0-13-0.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
*Muhammad Waseem c wkp Hope b Jordan 6
+Aryansh Sharma c Jordan b Smith 20
Vriitya Aravind c Brooks b Cariah 36
Lovepreet Singh b Hodge 6
Asif Khan c Drakes b Chase 4
Basil Hameed c Jordan b Chase 49
Ali Naseer c Carty b Hodge 57
Aayan Afzal Khan not out 25
Sanchit Sharma not out 4
Extras (lb7, w14) 21
TOTAL (7 wkts, 50 overs) 228
Did not bat: Adhitya Shetty, Zahoor Khan
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Muhammad Waseem), 2-37 (Aryansh Sharma), 3-52 (Lovepreet Singh), 4-73 (Asif Khan), 5-95 (Vriitya Aravind), 6-175 (Basil Hameed), 7-198 (Ali Naseer)
Bowling: Drakes 6-1-25-0 (w4), Jordan 8-2-36-1 (w2), Smith 8-0-27-1 (w2), Hodge 8-0-46-2 (w1), Chase 10-0-49-2, Cariah 10-0-38-1.
Series: West Indies lead three-match series 2-0.
Man-of-the-Match: Johnson Charles.

Brandon King and Johnson Charles both struck fifties as the West Indies took an unassailable 2-0 lead over the UAE with a 78-run win in the second ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

The day started brilliantly for the West Indies as the opening pair of King and Charles put on 129 for the first wicket after West Indian captain Shai Hope won the toss and chose to bat first.
In the process, Charles brought up his fifth ODI half-century before being dismissed for a rapid 47-ball 63. The St. Lucian hit eight fours and three sixes in his knock.
King, who brought up a maiden ODI hundred on the way to a man-of-the-match performance in the first encounter, continued his good form with 64 off 70 balls including four fours and as many sixes.

The tourists then got solid contributions from Odean Smith (37), Keacy Carty (32), and Kavem Hodge (26) as they were eventually bowled out for 306 with one ball to spare.
Zahoor Khan led the way with the ball for the UAE with 3-44 from 9.5 overs while Aayan Khan (2-45), Ali Naseer (2-69) and Sanchit Sharma (2-69) also provided good contributions.
The UAE reply looked to be coming to an end quickly at 95-5 in the 24th over before a fighting 80-run partnership between Basil Hameed and Ali Naseer brought some respectability to proceedings.

Hameed batted valiantly, facing 84 balls before he fell for 49. He hit a boundary and three sixes in his knock.

Meanwhile, Naseer, who struck a fifty in the series opener, got his second straight half-century with a 53-ball 57 including six fours and three sixes.
Vriitya Aravind also contributed 36 and Aayan Khan 23* as the UAE eventually made 227-7 off their 50 overs.

Kavem Hodge (2-46 from 8) and Roston Chase (2-49 from 10) were the day’s best bowlers for the West Indies while debutant, Akeem Jordan, Odean Smith and Yannic Cariah were the other wicket-takers.

 

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