Pakistan were the favorites going into this crucial quarter final game, but very few would have expected it to be such a one sided affair. Read to know more!
Right from the first over, bowled by Umar Gul, Pakistan seemed to be very positive and confident in their approach as the pacer was firing all cylinders at Devon Smith, and Chris Gayle was crammed for room by the other opening bowler, Hafeez. Chris Gayle, being him, hit Umar Gul for a boundary in his second over, but in an attempt to counter attack him, the stylish left hander faltered and was caught by skipper Afridi at mid off. Hafeez struck with two more wickets, of Smith and Darren Bravo as both of them failed to read his 'doosra'. West Indies were in doldrums at 16-3 in the 4th over. The responsibility of stabilizing the West Indies innings was on experienced shoulders of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chanderpaul, but neither of them looked comfortable at the crease. Both of them added 42 runs in 19 overs. Meanwhile Afridi continued his excellent form with the ball as he removed two big fish- Sarwan and Pollard and finished with 4-30, taking his tally of wickets to 21 in 7 games.
Not even a single West Indies batsman looked to have answer for Pakistan's lethal pace and tricky spin attack and they were bowled out for shameful total of 112 in the 44th over.
The West Indian bowling was as ineffective as their batting and even the out of form openers thrashed the bowlers all over the park. Hafeez smashed unbeaten 61 off 64 deliveries which included 10 hits to the fence, while Kamran remained unbeaten on 47 off 61 balls (7 fours).
With this emphatic win, Pakistan became the first team to reach the semi finals. They will play the semi-final against India in Mohali. That is one must awaited match. Let's wait and watch what happens!
Scores:
West Indies- 112-10
Pakistan- 113-0
Result: Pakistan win by 10 wickets
Man Of the Match- Mohammad Hafeez.
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