Ahmed Shehzad inspires Pakistan to ODI win in St Lucia

Ahmed Shehzad hit a brilliant 102 as Pakistan beat West Indies by seven wickets in the second one-day international in St Lucia.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first and only Lendl Simmons offered any real resistance as the hosts were dismissed for 220 from their 50 overs.
In reply, Shehzad made his 102 from only 148 balls as the tourists reached 223 for three in the 48th over.
Pakistan now lead the five-match one-day series 2-0.
West Indies never really recovered from a disappointing start, and although opener Simmons (51) offered some resistance they lost wickets at regular intervals with Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi all taking two wickets each.
Shehzad then struck his second one-day international century as Pakistan continued where they left off in the first game in St Lucia where they won by 8 wickets.
The 19-year-old shared three successive half-century partnerships with Mohammad Hafeez (32), Asad Shafiq (23) and Misbah-ul-Haq (43 not out) that put Pakistan firmly on course for victory.
He glanced a delivery in the 44th over from Dwayne Bravo to deep fine leg for a single to reach his milestone from 143 balls, before becoming the second wicket for Devendra Bishoo.
Umar Akmal carried the visitors over the threshold with 12 balls remaining when he lofted a delivery from Dwayne Bravo to long-off for the final boundary of the match.
Pakistan have now won their last seven ODIs against West Indies, a sequence spread over the last four years.
The third one-day international takes place in Barbados on Thursday.

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World Snooker: John Higgins rallies to lead Rory McLeod

World Snooker ChampionshipVenue: Crucible TheatreDate: 16 April-2 MayCoverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC One HD, Red Button and BBC Sport website (UK only); updates and reports on Radio 5 live; catch up with BBC iPlayer
World number one John Higgins overcame a slow start to lead Rory McLeod 5-2 after the first session of their second round match at the World Championship.
McLeod won the first two frames with breaks of 38 and 36 but Higgins hit back in a scrappy, tactical encounter.
He won what proved to be the final frame because of the slow nature of the play from 55 points behind.
Stuart Bingham took the first three frames against world number four Ding Junhui and built a 5-3 advantage.
Bingham might have won all four frames before the mid-session interval, even from 51 behind with only 43 on the table in frame four.
He put Ding in a snooker and was awarded a free ball as a result of the failed escape.
But he missed a simple final red into the bottom corner and Ding also won the next frame, compiling a 74 after a wild attempt from Bingham spread the reds.
However, Bingham pinched a tense final frame with a clearance of 56 to take a useful lead into the second session this evening.
Higgins, who won the title in 1998, 2007 and 2009 was far from his best with top breaks of 73 and 53.
McLeod was heavily criticised for his studious approach by Ricky Walden, who was beaten by him in round one, but the 40-year-old looked to have won the final frame after a break of 46 put him in command.
But Higgins displayed his matchplay excellence by putting his opponent in a series of difficult snookers.
Despite having a top break of only 25 in the frame, the Scot was able to seal a comfortable lead into the evening's second session as McLeod gave away 35 points in fouls.
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