Khan rescued Pakistan from trouble in the third ODI, having slid to 117-5 at one stage. The 23-year-old joined hands with Khushdil Shah and added 84 from 91 deliveries to bring the hosts back into the game.
Shadab’s was the ninth wicket to fall after scoring 86 from 78 balls that propelled Pakistan to 269 runs.
Speaking to the media after the game, the vice-captain revealed that Babar Azam called him ‘old’ for getting injured and finding it difficult to field well. However, the right-handed batter said he has worked hard on his fitness and will try to keep improving.
Shadab also starred with the ball, returning with figures of 4/62, including the wickets of Rovman Powell and Akeal Hosein to restrict West Indies to 216 runs.
“I and Khushdil Shah planned to take it easy till the second powerplay” - Shadab Khan
He further claimed that the strategy with Shah was to take chances after the 38th over in a two-over powerplay and felt it was a comparatively good batting wicket.
Shadab Khan stated:
Shadab Khan has scored 114 runs in three matches at an average of 38. He ended the three-game series as the joint-highest wicket-taker. The Mianwali-born ended the series with seven wickets at 19.85.
West Indies could not win a single game across ODIs and T20Is, suffering a 0-3 whitewash in both formats.
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