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.
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
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
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.
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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