I wonder how the fans at Mirpur would have felt. Many were supporting Pakistan, but did they turn up at the stadium expecting such a lopsided quarterfinal which involved one team getting out for their third lowest total in World Cups and another chasing it down in a few overs?
West Indies were packed off for a very unimpressive 112 all out in an again unimpressive 43.3 overs. The only survivor and top scorer was Shivnarine Chanderpaul who scored a depressingly slow 44 off 106 balls (caught in the wrong format?) and ran out of partners to at least get a fifty. Explosive hitter Pollard was once again dismissed for only one run. Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal contributed to the Windies' dismal collapse.
Pakistan had absolutely no trouble in shooting down that humble score. West Indies is not renowned for their bowling attack and failed to pick up even one wicket. Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez scored 47 and 61 each, both unbeaten, and chased down the target effortlessly in just under 21 overs. The Man of the Match award was given to Hafeez for his all-round performance. And West Indies exited the Cricket World Cup yet again.
Tomorrow, India plays Australia in a mouth-watering second quarterfinal. One team will go through and one will exit. What will be the outcome?
West Indies were packed off for a very unimpressive 112 all out in an again unimpressive 43.3 overs. The only survivor and top scorer was Shivnarine Chanderpaul who scored a depressingly slow 44 off 106 balls (caught in the wrong format?) and ran out of partners to at least get a fifty. Explosive hitter Pollard was once again dismissed for only one run. Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal contributed to the Windies' dismal collapse.
Pakistan had absolutely no trouble in shooting down that humble score. West Indies is not renowned for their bowling attack and failed to pick up even one wicket. Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez scored 47 and 61 each, both unbeaten, and chased down the target effortlessly in just under 21 overs. The Man of the Match award was given to Hafeez for his all-round performance. And West Indies exited the Cricket World Cup yet again.
Tomorrow, India plays Australia in a mouth-watering second quarterfinal. One team will go through and one will exit. What will be the outcome?
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