LONDON – Shoaib Malik blasted a quick-fire 49 as Pakistan powered to an84-run rout of Scotland in the second Twenty20 international on Wednesday.
Malik’s unbeaten innings took just 22 balls and containing five sixes andone four, setting the stage for Pakistan to seal a 2-0 series win.
Fakhar Zaman (33) and Ahmed Shehzad (24) rattled up a 60-run partnershipfor the first wicket in Edinburgh before Scotland hit back to reduce thetourists to 98-5.
Following on from Sunday’s historic win over England — the world’stop-ranked one-day international side — Scotland were hoping to claimanother big scalp against the number-one ranked T20 nation.
Michael Leask’s three wickets gave Scotland hope, but Shoaib’s brutalhitting kept Pakistan in charge as his side reached 166-6 after their 20overs.
Scotland had scored 156 in a losing effort in the first T20 clash withPakistan on Tuesday, but this time they were unable to muster a decentresponse.
George Munsey was caught for a duck after just two balls and Pakistan madeshort work of the rest as the Scots finished 82 all out after just 15 overs.
Faheem Ashraf took three wickets and Usman Khan claimed two in a commandingdisplay from the Pakistan bowling attack.