Pakistan wicketkeeper Umar Akmal missed a run-out opportunity and the West Indies last-wicket pair of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder scrambled two runs off the final ball to tie the third one-day international Friday. Responding to the tourists’ total of 229/6, and requiring 15 off the final over to win.
“It’s really, really disappointing, but I have to say the way Holder played at the end he took the game away from us,” said an incredulous Misbah.
“In that last over there were too many full deliveries to the tailenders, but hats off to them, they played well.”
Holder and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets apiece but skipper Bravo’s decision to persist with himself in the final overs proved costly, his last three overs being plastered for 40 runs.
It was a bewildering decision given that Marlon Samuels had bowled only three overs in conceding just four runs and was not utilised at the end.
“This was a match we should have won after the bowlers had done such a good job,” a disappointed Bravo insisted.
“Once again the batting let us down. It should never have gotten down to the bowlers having to save us.”