Date-stamped : 15 Oct95 - 14:25
3NAT-SHJ Match #3: Pakistan v West Indies
Sharjah, 13 October 1995

Pakistan score second victory - Bandula Molligoda

Pakistan chalked up their  second  victory  in  the  three-nation
Singer Champions Trophy when they beat the West Indies by 15 runs
at the Sharjah Stadium here today.

On Thursday they beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs.

The West Indies who were chasing a big Pakistan score of  243  to
win were bowled out for 227.

After a blistering stand between Campbell and Lara for the second
wicket,  off-spinner Saqulain Mushtaq struck for Pakistan getting
rid Lara with his first ball and then following with the  wickets
of Holder, Browne and Cummins.

None of the West Indian batsmen could get going against a  varied
Pakistani attack well handled by skipper Ramiz Raja.

Campbell and Lara looked threatening but were out to  injudicious
shots  and  with  it went any chances the Windies had of making a
match of it.

FORMIDABLE

Pakistan who won the toss and elected to bat first  were  rescued
by a 141-run stand min for the fourth wicket which helped them to
finally make a formidable 242 for 4.

At one stage Pakistan were  floundering  at  49  for  three  with
Sohail  10,  Elhai  9  and Anwar 18 back in the pavilion with the
score on 49.

It was then that the two exciting right handers,  skipper  Rameez
Raja  and Basit Ali put their heads down, got on top of the bowl-
ing and began their rescue act.

GALLANT CENTURY

Rameez Raja who was in poor form against Sri Lanka  in  the  Test
and  one-day  series, came back into form at the right moment and
stroked a gallant century - 104 not out with 7 fours and a six.

Raja was playing his 164th match and it  was  his  ninth  one-day
three  figure  score.  He   is   now  ahead  of Javed Miandad and
Anwar who each have hit eight centuries.

Basit Ali gave his skipper good sup- port to score 64. He  had  a
six  off Simmons. The ball cleared the stadi- um and was lost and
the umpires had to use a replacement ball.

THREE SIXES

After Basit Ali went  wicket  keeper Moin Khan raced to 27 in  10
balls.  He  was particularly severe on paceman Ian Bishop hitting
the bowler`s final over  for  27  -  the  last  three  deliveries
sailing out of the ground for sixes.

Source :: The Daily News (http://sri.lanka.net/lakehouse/)
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