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Triple-ton Azam leads Pakistan to series rout of West Indies

Pakistans Babar Azam (right) has hit three consecutive hundreds in the recent match against the West Indes

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Rising star Babar Azam hit his third successive hundred to anchor Pakistan’s 3-0 clean-sweep of the West Indies with a comfortable 136-run win in the third and final one-dayer on Wednesday (October 5). Azam smashed a 106-ball 117 while skipper Azah Ali returned to form with a 109-ball 101 as Pakistan compiled 308-6 before restricting West Indies to 172 in 44 overs on a flat Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch. It was another imperious show by Pakistan who won the first two matches by 111 and 59 runs respectively, both in Sharjah. The rout also followed Pakistan’s 3-0 whitewash in the…

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