Pakistan vs. West Indies - First Innings Report: Pakistani spinners rattle the West Indies
Pakistan have blown away the West Indies for only 112 runs in the first quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Mirpur today.
The Cornered Tigers were at the peak of their game with the ball as they gave nothing away to the Caribbean batsmen. Shahid Afridi and Co. now look favorites to qualify for the semi-final to be played in Mohali where they will take on either http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 or Australia.
Darren Sammy was delighted to win the toss for the Windies as he elected to bat first on a track that was expected to keep low in the second half of the match. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shivnarine-Chanderpaul-c90073, whereas the green shirts replaced Abdur Rehman with the off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
West Indies looked threatening at the start when Chris Gayle struck a couple of meaty blows but it all fell away badly for the Caribbean team and their batting lineup started to fall like a house of cards. Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan tried to consolidate the West Indian innings but Sarwan played one shot too many against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s captain and was caught at point by Umar Akmal. As a result, the whole team was bowled out in the 44th over of the innings for just 112 runs on the board.
Chanderpaul remained the top scorer for the Windies as he remained unbeaten on 44 runs which came off 106 balls with the help of a six over mid-wicket of the bowling of Saeed Ajmal.
All the Pakistani bowlers were on target today but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 led his team from the front and claimed four crucial wickets for just 30 runs. Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal picked up a couple of wickets each for the green shirts, whereas Umar Gul and Abdul Razzaq grabbed a victim each.
This should be an easy ride for Afridi and his men in the second innings and getting 112 runs against the West Indian bowling should not be a problem for the green shirts. Pakistan’s confidence has been sky-rocketed after the victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the last group match and the high morale was quite evident today.
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