Farhan, Ayub lead Pakistan to T20 series win against West Indies

A scintillating 138-run opening stand powers Pakistan to a confidence-boosting victory in the third T20

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Prolific fifties from Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub guided Pakistan to a 13-run victory over West Indies in the third T20 of the tour, securing a 2-1 series win in Florida.

Thanks to a scintillating century partnership in the opening stand, Pakistan went on to post 189 runs, losing only four wickets after skipper Salman Ali Agha decided to bat first in Florida on Monday.

Pakistan were off to a flier with openers Farhan (74) and Ayub (66) stitching a 138-run partnership, 47 of those coming in the powerplay.

In their chase, West Indies openers Alick Athanaze (60) and Jerlani Andrew (24) also gave the hosts a quick start, adding 44 runs for the opening wicket before Haris Rauf (1-34) dismissed Andrew in the fifth over.

Captain Shai Hope, continuing his run drought with the bat, was removed for seven by Mohammad Nawaz (1-33) in the ninth over.

Sherfane Rutherford (51) put up a valiant resistance to keep the hosts in the match, but they eventually fell 13 runs short despite having four wickets in hand.

Nawaz was adjudged Player of the Series, while Farhan secured Player of the Match for his outstanding fifty.