Billed as a contest between two Pakistani stalwarts, Renegades' Mohammed Rizwan and Sixers' Babar, it was the latter who came out on top, scoring his second half-century of the season.
The T20I series will be played from January 7-11. As per ICC, the star trio will skip the series due to their franchise cricket commitments in Australia's Big Bash Cricket League (BBL). Notably, all three have struggled in their stints so far, with Babar managing just 71 runs in four innings
At the end of the day's play, Pakistan was 94/4, with Babar Azam (49*) heading towards a half-century and Mohammed Rizwan (16*) unbeaten at the other end.
Pakistan started the second day of the Test match at 313/5, with Mohammed Rizwan (62*) and Salman Agha (52*) unbeaten. Muthusamy (6/117) unleashed a collapse, bundling out Pakistan for 380 runs despite scores from Imam Ul Haq (93 in 153 balls, with seven fours and a six), skipper Shan Masood
At the end of the day's play, Pakistan was at 313/5, with Mohammed Rizwan (62*) and Salman Agha *(52*) unbeaten, having stitched a 114 run partnership for the fifth wicket.
The youngster's explosive run with the bat has put him within touching distance of eclipsing records held by T20I greats Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Pakistan's Mohammed Rizwan.
India's red-hot opener Abhishek Sharma is on the verge of surpassing records of T20I titans Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Rizwan as Men in Blue prepare to take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
India, which has qualified for the Asia Cup finals already following wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh, will play Sri Lanka, which is already out following two losses, to end their Super Four run undefeated and head into the final with full momentum. For that, Abhishek's opening burst and Ku
Pakistan's Asia Cup campaign kicks off against Oman in Dubai from September 12 onwards, followed by a clash against arch-rivals India on September 14. Their final league stage match will be against UAE on September 17, following which things will move to Super 4 stage.
Babar has not featured in the shortest format for Pakistan since the end of last year, and the right-hander was recently left out of the side's squad for the upcoming tri-series against UAE and Afghanistan and next month's Asia Cup.
The West Indies proved too strong in the second ODI of the series in Trinidad, with Roston Chase and Justin Greaves combining for an unbeaten partnership of 77 to help the Caribbean side chase down the adjusted victory target of 181 in a rain-affected contest at Brian Lara Stadium.
On Friday, Shaheen was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan with 4/51 in eight overs, with an economy rate of 6.37. His wicket tally included Brandon King, skipper Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd and Shamar Joseph.