Pakistan´s cricketers, played brilliantly well to knock out disorganized West Indies . to enter into the semi-finals of ICC world cup 2011 on Wednesday with a 10-wicket demolition.
Charismatic captain Shahid Afridi took 4-30to inspire his team, as West Indies crumbled to an embarrassing 112 all out -- their third lowest World Cup total -- in the 44th over of their quarter-final in Dhaka.
Leg-spinner Afridi took his tournament wickets tally to 21 while off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal chipped in with two each as the West Indies collapsed after electing to bat at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Viewers present in the stadium after early elimination of local boys from the world cup again become disappointed as they can’t watch the competitive match as expected. Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul was the only batsman who shows some resisitance against Pakistani bowling attack. Hafeez, with an unbeaten 61, and Kamran Akmal, with 47 not out, then saw Pakistan into their first semi-final since 1999, reaching their target with more than 29 overs to spare. "This is a great gift to give the nation on Pakistan Day," said Afridi.
"We tried to stick to our plans and the boys have done a great job doing that. These were great conditions for spin if you landed it on a length."
"We tried to stick to our plans and the boys have done a great job doing that. These were great conditions for spin if you landed it on a length."
Captain Sahid Afridi |
"We definitely did not have enough runs on the board. We didn´t counter their bowling well, and we fell well short. We lost wickets in clusters in spin throughout the tournament, and today was no different," said Sammy.
Pakistan team celebrating their wicket |
The West Indies were reduced to 71-8 before a 40-run stand between Kemar Roach and Chanderpaul helped the former champions surpass their lowest World Cup total of 93 against
Viewers from both India and Pakistan are now excited to see the most waited match if India beat Australia in second quarterfinal match in ahemadabad tomorrow.
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