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Thursday, February 19, 2015

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Match10 Pool B - Pakistan Vs West Indies @Christ Church,NZ Saturday Feb 21, 2015

 
   

   



Pakistan won the toss and chose to field

Squads

Pakistan

Ahmed Shehzad
Nasir Jamshed
Younis Khan
Haris Sohail
Misbah -ul-Haq (C)
Sohaib Maqsood
Umar Akmal (W)
Shahid Afridi
Wahab Riaz
Sohail Khan
Mohammad Irfan

West Indies

Dwayne Smith
Chris Gayle
Darren Bravo
Marlon Samuels
Denesh Ramdin (W)
Lendl Simmons
Darren Sammy
Andre Russell
Jason Holder (C)
Jerome Taylor
Sulieman Benn

West Indies beat Pakistan by 150 runs

Andre Russell smashed 42 not out off 13 balls with 4x3 and 6x4 as West Indies hit 115 from the final 10 overs to finish on 310/6 in 50 Overs.Andre Russell only started his incredible innings in the 48th over but hit his first ball for four and fired three massive sixes in the next over.Another mighty six came in the final over to bring up the 300 and, although Simmons was run out off the final ball, West Indies had seized the initiative 

The final five overs yielded an astounding 79 runs with Sammy (30 off 28 balls) and Russell (42 not out off 13 balls) tearing apart the Pakistan bowling attack.

Andre Russell

Chasing 311 to win, Pakistan never recovered from slumping to 1-4, the worst start in one-day international history, and were all out for 160 in the 39th over with Umar Akmal top-scoring with 59.

West Indies reduced Pakistan to 1-4 as they secured a crushing 150-run victory and their first win of the World Cup

Only Umar Akmal (59), Sohaib Maqsood (50) and Shahid Afridi (28) could give some resistance against a disciplined bowling display by the West Indians

Jerome Taylor dismissed 3 Pakistani batsmen for ducks (3/15 in 7 Overs)
JeromeTaylor dismissed Nasir Jamshed with the second ball of the innings, Younus Khan with the sixth and Haris Sohail with the 18th in a devastating spell of 3 wickets for 1 Run that left Pakistan's hopes in disarray. 

Jason Holder added to Pakistan's misery by removing Ahmed Shehzad - the only Pakistan player to have scored a run - next ball. (1/23 in 7 Overs)

Jerome Taylor(left)and Jason Holder demolished Pakistan Top order batting
Jerome Taylor (L) and Jason Holder (R) of West Indies celebrate

It was the worst start to an innings in World Cup history and Pakistan were all out for 160 in 39 overs in Christchurch, with Taylor taking 3-15

West Indies' Jason Holder became the youngest captain to win a World Cup game at 23 years and 108 days, beating Shakib Al Hasan who was 23 years and 338 days when he led Bangladesh to victory over Ireland at Mirpur in 2011.


Scorecard
West Indies 310-6 (50 overs)
Pakistan 160/10 in 39 Overs
MOM Andre Russel for his 42* and 3/33 in 8 Overs 

 


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