End of a nine-year wait

Apr 01, 2018

There was a buzz of excitement in Karachi as international cricket returned to the city after nine years•AFP

Pakistan were asked to bat, and their openers Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman put on 46 for the first wicket•AFP

Pakistan, defending 204, got the early breakthrough when Asif Ali, also playing his first T20I, held on to a catch off Chadwick Walton•AFP

Fans were in nice and early to witness the spectacle at the National Stadium•AFP

The match had four debutants, of which Hussain Talat was the star. He made 41 before being run-out due to a mix-up with his captain•AFP

The evening belonged to the Pakistan bowlers, though, as Mohammad Amir and co. dismantled West Indies to their lowest-ever T20I score•AFP

Veerasammy Permaul, another T20I debutant, was stretched off after twisting his ankle while bowling his first over•AFP