| West Indies in Pakistan 2006–07 | |||
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| Pakistan | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 8 November – 16 December 2006 | ||
| Captains | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Brian Lara | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Yousuf (665) | Brian Lara (448) | |
| Most wickets | Umar Gul (16) | Jerome Taylor (13) | |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Yousuf | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Hafeez (124) | Marlon Samuels (172) | |
| Most wickets | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (11) | Corey Collymore (5) | |
| Player of the series | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan | ||
TheWest Indies cricket team touredPakistan for cricket matches in the2006–07 cricket season. The tour immediately followed the2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India, where West Indies reached the final, and they played their first tour match three days after playing the final. Pakistan's recent results included a 3–0 loss ina Test series in England, where the final match ended in farce, and they were eliminated at the group stage of the Champions Trophy. ThePakistan Cricket Board had also recently suspendedfast bowlersShoaib Akhtar andMohammad Asif due to a doping case.
ThePCB Patron's XI made 305 for fourdeclared on the first day, withSalman Butt retiring after making 106, sharing an opening stand of 175 withYasir Hameed, who was first to fall, caught behind offDave Mohammed for 92. On the second day, West Indies replied with 279 for five, withDwayne Bravo replicating Butt's feat. No bowler took more than one wicket in the game.[3]
8–9 November Scorecard |
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11–14 November Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 9 wickets Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore, Pakistan Umpires:Asoka de Silva (SL) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Umar Gul (Pak) |
West Indies batted first, but Pakistan earned a first innings lead of 279, enough to stretch West Indies' their sequence of Tests without a win to 14, and they had now played 17 Tests away from home without a win. The visitors started with an opening stand of 41, but then four wickets fell within 26 balls, and they were 52 for four.Brian Lara made a half-century andDwayne Bravo andDave Mohammed chipped in with 30s, butUmar Gul (five for 65 including the last three wickets) andShahid Nazir (three for 42) had done the damage, and they were bowled out for 206.
Pakistan's score at the fall of the second wicket was just four ahead of the West Indies'; however,Mohammad Yousuf nearly outscored the West Indies on his own. He shared century stands withShoaib Malik andKamran Akmal, whileJerome Taylor took four wickets in his 33 overs.Dave Mohammed bowled 31 overs, taking three for 98 including the two last batsmen, but West Indies had to make 279 just to see Pakistan bat again.
They did, just. Overnight on day three they were 74 for three, with two wickets taken byUmar Gul, as openerDaren Ganga fell in single figures for the second time in the match.NightwatchmanFidel Edwards hung around for an hour in a partnership of 45 with Lara, and Lara added a further 137, but three wickets fell in the eleven overs before tea on day four, starting with Lara goinglbw to part-timerMohammad Hafeez, who bowled four overs in the game.Shivnarine Chanderpaul was caught off Shahid Nazir with the new ball, and West Indies made 291 after Mohammed's 15; Pakistan chased 13, though they did lose one wicket, opener Hafeezlbw toCorey Collymore for the latter's only wicket in the game.
19–23 November Scorecard |
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Match Drawn Multan Cricket Stadium,Multan, Pakistan Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andDaryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match:Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) |
27–30 November Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 199 runs National Stadium, Karachi,Karachi, Pakistan Umpires:Mark Benson (Eng) andDaryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match:Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) |
5 December Scorecard |
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium,Rawalpindi Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andDaryl Harper (Aus) |
7 December Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 2 wickets Iqbal Stadium,Faisalabad Umpires:Aleem Dar &Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match:Inzamam-ul-Haq |
10 December Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 7 wickets (D/L method) Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Asad Rauf &Nigel Llong (ENG) Player of the match:Rana Naved-ul-Hasan |
13 December Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 7 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium,Multan Umpires:Nigel Llong (ENG) &Zameer Haider Player of the match:Marlon Samuels |
16 December Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 7 wickets National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Asad Rauf &Nigel Llong (ENG) Player of the match:Rana Naved-ul-Hasan |
