| 1.4 : 1.4: J Holder to F Zaman, SIX! What a hit! First one of the day and it is a huge one. Holder is guilty of bowling it full on the pads, Zaman takes full toll of it and smashes his flick over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: S Cottrell to F Zaman, FOUR! Fakhar looks in the mood today. Cottrell bowls it on a length outside off, Zaman smashes it over covers and gets a boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: S Cottrell to Imam, OUT! West Indies draw first blood. All the pressure Cottrell was building on Imam has finally paid off. It is not the best of balls but Cottrell won't mind. Length ball on the leg side, Imam looks to pull but ends up gloving it behind to the keeper. Shai Hope moves to his right and takes an easy catch. Sheldon Cottrell brings out his trademark salute celebration and the West Indies players are ecstatic. Just the start the men from Caribbean would have wanted. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: J Holder to F Zaman, FOUR! Excellent shot from Fakhar Zaman. Length delivery outside off, Zaman cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: S Cottrell to B Azam, FOUR! A hit me ball this. Cottrell bowls a juicy full toss on off, Babar drives it excellently through covers for a boundary. Azam is in great form and with this drive he just shows it. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: A Russell to F Zaman, OUT! What a bouncer! But also how unlucky is Fakhar here? Andre Russell bends his back and bowls a superb bouncer. It is right on the body, Zaman looks to pull it but gets a top edge onto the grill. Now then, he does not know where the ball is and unluckily for him the ball goes onto hit the leg and middle stump. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: S Cottrell to H Sohail, FOUR! In the air but over the fielder. Cottrell bowls it full outside off. Sohail stretches out and drives it over the cover fielder and the outfield here is quick so it races away to the fence. Good way to get off the mark. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: A Russell to H Sohail, OUT! Russell gets his second and the ploy to bowl short here has worked. Pakistan here are under the pump. After three short ball on the body, Russell bowls it on back of a length outside off. Sohail calmly sat under the first three and then he finally decides to hit it. He goes after it and ends up getting a faint outside edge to Shai Hope behind the stumps. He takes his second catch of the game and West Indies are all over Pakistan like a rash. Pakistan desperately |
| 10.6 : 10.6: C Brathwaite to S Ahmed, FOUR! Poor delivery from Brathwaite. Full on leg, Sarfaraz flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. 5 runs have come from the over. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: O Thomas to B Azam, FOUR! Pulled and pulled handsomely! Thomas bangs it in short, Azam was waiting for it and pulls it away over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: O Thomas to B Azam, OUT! What an outstanding catch by Shai Hope. It is his third catch today. Thomas bowls it short and wide outside off, Azam looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards Hope where he dives with both hands and takes a stunner of a catch. A much-needed wicket for West Indies. Pakistan needed him to stay till the end but unfortunately he has thrown it away. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: O Thomas to M Hafeez, FOUR! Off the mark and this will give Hafeez bucket loads of confidence. Length ball outside off. He offers him width and Hafeez slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: O Thomas to M Hafeez, FOUR! Two in two. Thomas overcorrects his line and bowls it full on the pads, Hafeez flicks it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs and puts in a dive to his left but cannot stop it from going to the fence. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: J Holder to S Ahmed, OUT! Brilliant review from West Indies. Credit to the keeper for convincing his skipper to take the review. Nothing delivery this. Length ball on the pads, Sarfaraz looks to glance it down the leg side. He misses and it looks like it has flicked his thigh pad on its way to the keeper. But Hope and Pooran are confident they have their man. They convince their skipper to take the review. He does so and Ultra Edge shows that it clipped his glove and Hope has his 4th catch |
| 16.6 : 16.6: J Holder to I Wasim, OUT! For the umpteenth time the short ball has done the trick here in this game. Holder bangs it in short on the body, Imad looks to pull but he is early in his pull and he ends up gloving it. The ball lobs up towards first slip. Chris Gayle joins the party and takes a simple catch. Now even 150 looks miles away for Pakistan. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: O Thomas to S Khan, OUT! Plumb LBW! Totally beaten for pace. Thomas has struck. A length ball, in line of the stumps, Shadab looks to defend but the bat comes on much later than the ball. It shoots off the deck and hits Khan on his pads. Thomas appeals but even before that, Erasmus has his finger raised. Hawk Eye shows the ball to be clipping leg stump. |
| 18.3: J Holder to H Ali, OUT! No prizes for guessing it is the short ball which has done the trick here. Holder bangs it in short, Hasan looks to pull but ends up top edging it towards mid off. Sheldon Cottrell moves to his right and takes a simple catch. Pakistan have lost the 8th wicket here and the end looks near for Pakistan. |
| 19.3: O Thomas to M Hafeez, OUT! The last recognized batsman is also out of here and West Indies are just a wicket away from sealing this innings. Thomas bends his back on the body, Hafeez looks to pull but ends up top edging it towards fine leg. For a moment it looks like it will fall short of the fine leg fielder but Cottrell covers good ground running to his right and forward. He puts in a dive in front and takes a very good low catch. Cottell takes his second catch of the match. |
| 20.2 : 20.2: J Holder to W Riaz, SIX! That is a fine shot. A short ball, but this is a half-tracker. Does not even rise to waist-high. A short ball, around middle, Riaz pulls it over mid-wicket! |
| 20.5 : 20.5: J Holder to W Riaz, FOUR! Wahab has the full license to free his arms and he has done so. Full ball on off, Riaz smashes it over covers and there is no one in the deep and it goes to the fence on a couple of bounces. |
| 20.6 : 20.6: J Holder to W Riaz, SIX! Riaz has tonked it. Short ball on off, Riaz gets on his back foot and pulls it brutally over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: O Thomas to W Riaz, OUT! Done and dusted. Thomas bowls a yorker on middle, Riaz moves away and looks to hit it but the ball is just too good for any tailender and he misses. Thomas does not and the stumps are disturbed. PAKISTAN BOWLED OUT FOR 105. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: H Ali to C Gayle, FOUR! Off the edge! Nothing has gone Pakistan's way here. Ali bowls a short ball on the body. It is a well directed bouncer. Gayle looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: H Ali to C Gayle, FOUR! Edged and another boundary. Fuller outside off, Gayle swings his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge which flies down the third man region for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: H Ali to C Gayle, SIX! This is right off the middle and it sails into the stands. Fuller this time and on middle, Gayle clears his front leg and tonks it over the long on fence. With this biggie, he goes past Ab de Villiers as the batsman with the most number of sixes in a World Cup. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: H Ali to C Gayle, SIX! Consecutive biggies! Gayle wants to end this early. Fuller again and it is in Gayle's arc. He lofts it over the bowler's head and it clears the rope by just. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: M Amir to S Hope, FOUR! In the air but no one has the chance to catch it. Length ball outside off, Hope hits it over the cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: M Amir to S Hope, OUT! Finally some rub of the green going Pakistan's way. Amir bowls it on a length around off, Hope looks to go over covers. He gets a top edge on it and the ball goes high in the air. Hafeez runs to his left and takes a good tumbling catching as the ball was going away from him. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: H Ali to C Gayle, FOUR! Not off the middle but Gayle won't mind. Length ball outside off, Gayle looks to cut but it goes towards third man off the upper half of his bat for a boundary. Gets the desired result. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: H Ali to C Gayle, FOUR! This is off the meat! Good length ball on off and middle, Gayle pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: M Amir to D Bravo, OUT! Bravo goes for a duck! Back of a length ball on off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball raises onto him. It finds the outside edge off Bravo's bat and goes to second slip. Babar Azam there takes a good catch as it comes to him on a good height. Amir gets his second and irrespective of the result this will ne a good sign for Pakistan and it's supporters. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: M Amir to N Pooran, FOUR! Not off the middle but gets the desired result. Short and outside off, Pooran looks to pull but it goes off the inner half towards mid on. Hafeez there comical dives but does not even get a hand to it and boundary results. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: W Riaz to C Gayle, SIX! Smacked! Length and on off, Gayle clears the front leg and powers it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: W Riaz to C Gayle, FOUR! Up and over! 10 from the first two balls. Gayle makes room this time and Wahab bowls it short and on middle, Gayle manages to cut it over point for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: W Riaz to C Gayle, FOUR! Cracked! It is the slower one and it is short and outside off, Gayle picks it, he waits for it and hammers it through mid-wicket. So Wahab's first was a maiden. His second has already gone for 14 and 3 balls to go. |
| 10.3: M Amir to N Pooran, FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet! Length ball outside off, Pooran thrashes his cut through covers for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: M Amir to C Gayle, OUT! Gayle goes just after getting to his fifty. Slower ball on off, Gayle clears his front leg and looks to go over long off but be ends up top edging it and the ball goes towards backward point. Shadab Khan there takes a dolly and Amir gets his third of the game. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: W Riaz to N Pooran, FOUR! EDGY! Pooran won't care though. Short and on off, it keeps on rising. Pooran looks to defend but the ball flies off the top edge and over the slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: W Riaz to N Pooran, SIX! Slapped! Short again, this one does not rise as much as Wahab wanted. Pooran slaps it down to the long on fence. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: W Riaz to N Pooran, FOUR! Off the edge and over the slip fielder. Length ball outside off, Pooran goes hard at it. He looks to slash it but it goes off the outside edge to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: W Riaz to N Pooran, SIX! That will be it! Pooran finishes off in style. Riaz bends his back and bangs it in short, Pooran demolishes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. WEST INDIES WIN BY 7 WICKETS. |
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