World Cup 2019, West Indies vs Pakistan Highlights: Pakistan take on West Indies in their first match.
World Cup 2019, West Indies vs Pakistan (WI vs Pak) Highlights: Riding on a superb show by the bowlers and a brisk half-ton by Chris Gayle, West Indies thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening World Cup match at Trent Bridge. Mohammad Amir remained the only positive for Pakistan in the game who took three wickets.
Earlier, asked to bat first, Pakistan were bundled out by West Indies for just 105 runs. This was Pakistan’s second-lowest total in World Cup. For West Indies, Oshane Thomas took four wickets while skipper Jason Holder dismissed three Pakistani batsmen. Fakhar Zaman (22) and Babar Azam (22) top-scored for Pakistan.
Sheldon Cottrell gave Pakistan the first blow removing Imam ul Haq (2) in the third over. Andre Russell then added to Pakistan’s worry by bowling out Fakhar Zaman (22), who was looking in fine touch, in the sixth over. The medium pacer struck again in the tenth over scalping Haris Sohail (8). Oshane Thomas then joined the party in the 14th over scalping Babar Azam (22). Holder then removed skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim, and Hasan Ali in the space of nine balls for just three runs. Some late hitting from Riaz took Pakistan over the 100-mark but the target remained too small for the Caribbean side.
Oshane Thomas has been adjudged as 'player of the match' for his 4/27 in World Cup debut match.
This is Pakistan's biggest loss in World Cup matches in terms of balls remaining (218). The previous worst defeat came in World Cup 1999 when Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets with 179 balls to spare.
Nicholas Pooran finishes the match with a flourish. A huge six off Wahab Riaz. A comprehensive victory for West Indies with 218 balls to spare.
Hetmyer and Pooran are still in the IPL mode, going for a big shot on every delivery. 14 runs off the 12th over. WI 91/3 in 12 overs
Gaylestorm passes Nottingham. Amir puts an end to the carnage. WI 77/3 in 10.5 overs
Chris Gayle starts off his World Cup campaign with a 33-ball fifty. He was barely able to take a single to complete his half-century. PAK 72/2 in 10.2 overs
Chris Gayle has now hit most sixes than anyone in World Cup history going past AB de Villiers previous record of 37 sixes. 40 sixes and counting for Gayle.
Hitting those big sixes takes a toll on Chris Gayle. After hitting the second boundary of the over, he is holding his back. He was barely able to take a single on the fourth delivery. WI 71/2 in 10 overs
Chris Gayle is not looking to hit big sixes now. Wahab Riaz starts off with a maiden. Mohammad Amir has had some impact on Windies batsmen's approach to the run chase.
Mohammad Amir is keeping Pakistan's hopes alive. Second wicket for him. Darren Bravo edges one to first slip fielder Babar Azam. WI 46/2 in 6.2 overs
Chris Gayle is not worried about the bowler, conditions or the total. He is just waiting to get underneath the ball and hit it for a boundary. two boundaries from the over. WI 46/1 in 6 overs
Mohammad Amir gets extra bounce off the length ball. Hope miscues it, first wicket for Pakistan. WI 36/1 in 4.3 overs
Chris Gayle is looking to hit every ball out of the park. Two sixes in Hasan Ali's over. Now, he is looking to finish it off in a hurry. WI 31/0 in 4 overs
The Pakistan fans are getting behind their team despite the dramatic batting collapse. Just four runs from Amir's over. WI 16/0 in 3 overs
Two back-to-back boundaries for Chris Gayle. He gets lucky as the edge goes past the wicketkeeper and the first slip fielder. WI 12/0 in 2 overs
Just two runs from the first over. Chris Gayle and Shai Hope are not looking to finish this in a hurry. WI 2/0 in 1 over
Chris Gayle and Shai Hope to open the innings for West Indies. Mohammad Amir with the new ball for Pakistan.
Pakistan register their second-lowest total in World Cup matches. Their lowest score in WC matches is 74 against England in 1992 World Cup.
Oshane Thomas puts an end to Wahab Riaz's little cameo, knocks him over with a straight delivery. PAK 105 all out in 21.4 overs
Wahab Riaz has the license to go after the bowling now. SIX! Riaz hits the length ball over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. A Pakistani supporter takes the catch in the audience, maybe the only fond memory he will have of this match. Riaz is trying to score as many boundaries as he can. A boundary over covers followed by a huge hit over deep mid-wicket. PAK 103/9 in 21 overs