World Cup Updates: West Indies demolish Pakistan

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Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 108-3 (13.4 Ovs) | Scorecard

West Indies' plan to bowl short at Pakistan paid off. In reply Chris Gayle's 50 off just 34 balls took the match away from Pakistan. Nicholas Pooran's 34 not out off 19 balls made certain of a West Indian victory, as they reached 108/3 in just 13.4 overs. The shining point for Pakistan was Mohammad Amir's 3/26 from 6 overs.

18:35 World Cup Updates: West Indies demolish Pakistan

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 108-3 (13.4 Ovs) | Scorecard

Wahab Riaz starts with a wide. Hetmyer takes a single off the next delivery. Pooran slams a boundary over the third man. Dot ball and the next delivery is slammed for a six and with that hits the winning runs for West Indies.

West Indies win by seven wickets.

It is all over for Pakistan too quickly. Windies are the team to watch out for!

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 97-3 (13 Ovs) | Scorecard

Hasan Ali is brought into attack now. Hetmyer takes two quick singles. Three more runs added to the tally. West Indies require just 10 more runs to win.

18:20 World Cup Updates: Imam drops Hetmyer

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 91-3 (12 Ovs) | Scorecard

Wahab Riaz continues, Pooran takes a single. New batsman Shimron Hetmyer on strike, Imam drops him at deep square leg and he takes a single. Pooran slams a boundary to the third man. He backs it with a six. And two quick singles for Pooran. 14 runs from the over.

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 77-3 (10.5 Ovs) | Scorecard

Mohammad Amir continues, dot ball to start the over. Gayle takes a single and with that brings up his 50 runs off 33 balls. Pooran on strike and it is his turn to hit the big runs. Boundary here. With a single puts Gayle on strike. Mistimed and Shadab Khan takes a simple catch. Gayle gone for 50 off 34 balls.

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 71-2 (10 Ovs) | Scorecard

Wahab Riaz continues, Gayle slams him with a six. It is backed with two boundaries,. Gayle is in real hurry here. Oh, he is limping. Two dot balls to end the over. 15 runs from the over.

Windies need 35 runs from 40 overs.

18:05 World Cup Updates: 50 comes up for West Indies

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 56-2 (9 Ovs) | Scorecard

Mohammad Amir, Pooran takes a single and with that 50 comes up for West Indies. Gayle slams a boundary over the mid wicket. Eight runs from the over.

17:59 World Cup Updates: Maiden over for Wahab Riaz

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 48-2 (8 Ovs) | Scorecard

Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman and he is off to a start with a single.

Wahab Riaz is the new bowler. He is quick and smart. Can he remove Gayle? Two dot balls to start the over. Maiden over! Good start for Pakistan

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 46-2 (6.2 Ovs) | Scorecard

Mohammad Amir continues, Hope sends the ball for a boundary. Amr strikes! Hope slices the ball high up in the air and Hafeez takes a simple catch. Hope is gone for 11 off 17 balls. Darren Bravo is the new batsman. Six runs and a wicket from the over. West Indies 38-1 after 5 overs.

Hasan Ali starts with a dot ball. Gayle can't keep quiet. He smashes the next delivery to the third man boundary. Another boundary to end the over.

Mohammad Amir sends Bravo back for a duck. Babar Azam takes a brilliant catch at second slip.

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 36-1 (4.3 Ovs) | Scorecard

Mohammad Amir continues, Hope sends the ball for a boundary. Amr strikes! Hope slices the ball high up in the air and Hafeez takes a simple catch. Hope is gone for 11 off 17 balls.

17:39 World Cup Updates: Gayle is on fire

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 32-0 (4 Ovs) | Scorecard

Hope takes two quick singles off Mohammad Amir's first delivery. Two dot ball and another two quick singles for Hope. He literally forces Gayle to go for the second run. Dot ball to end the over. West Indies 16-0 after 3 overs.

Hasan Ali to Gayle, the batsman lofts it high up in the air, no fielder there and another leisurely two runs for the big hitter. Slower ball and Gayle sends it for six. Another six. Gayle is in a hurry here. Mistimed and takes a single. Single to end the over.

17:31 World Cup Updates: Windies off to a good start

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies 12-0 (2 Ovs) | Scorecard

West Indies' Chris Gayle and Shai Hope are on the field to chase down their meagre target of 106.

Amir has the ball and he starts with a dot ball. Gayle then takes a sluggish single. Three dot balls and Hope takes a single to end the over. Just two runs from the first over.

Hasan Ali comes from the other end and he too starts with a dot ball. Umpire calls a wide and the next delivery Hope steals a single. Another dot ball and then Gayle frees his hands and smashes the ball for a boundary over the keeper's head. Another boundary for Gayle over the mid off. Big shout for LBW but umpire not interested.

17:13

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

West Indies' plan to bowl short at Pakistan paid off. Now, Pakistan should be able to survive for long.

Can Pakistan take some early wickets and make a game of this? Or will the big West Indies' hitters make short work of the run chase?

17:00 World Cup Updates: Windies restrict Pakistan to 105

Pakistan 105 (21.4 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Thomas Oshane is trying to get this done with. Mohammad Amir is trying his level best to stay at the crease. Oshane Thomas strikes!!!! He bowls full and Riaz is bowled for 18 of 11 balls.

Pakistan all out for 105. What a disaster for Pakistan!

16:49 World Cup Updates: 100 comes up for Pakistan

Pakistan 103-9 (21 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Holder continues. Mohammad Amir faces him and takes a single. Wahab Riaz then smashes a six over deep midwicket. Riaz gets a bonus boundary for Pakistan.

The tail-ender is trying his best to power Pakistan past 100. He smashes another six and with that 100 comes up for Pakistan.

Pakistan 86-9 (20 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Thomas Oshane is here again. Mohammad Hafeez sends the ball to mid-on, no run taken.

Oshane strikes again! Cottrell dives to take a brilliant catch to send Hafeez back. He scored 16 off 22 balls.

Pakistan 83-8 (19 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

In the first hour and a half at Trent Bridge, Pakistan has lost seven wickets! Holder is here again. Mohammad Hafeez takes a single off the first ball. New batsman Hasan Ali on strike. Holder bags another wicket! Cottrell at mid-off takes a simple catch to dismiss Hasan Ali. Three runs and a wicket from the over.

16:33 World Cup Updates: Pakistan lose 7th wicket

Pakistan 80-7 (18 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Oshane Thomas to Hazeez, no run taken. Hafeez then steals a single and puts new batsman Shadab Khan on strike. Oshane Thomas strikes! He traps Shadab Khan LBW for a duck. Three runs and a wicket from the over.

Pakistan 77-6 (17 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Oshane Thomas continues. He has been brilliant with four dot balls on a trot. The next delivery is called a wide and Hafeez then steals two quick singles. Another economical over!

Holder is back. Big shout for caught behind. Not out says the Umpire. Windies review for caught behind. Given! Pakistan in trouble as they lose skipper Sarfaraz for 8 off 12 balls.

Imad Wasim is the new batsman. After a dot ball, he is off the mark with a single. Mohammad Hafeez on strike, he steals a single and puts Imad on strike.

Imad tries to pull the short ball and it lands into Gayle's safe hands. Imad is gone for 1 off 3 balls. Holder strikes twice, Pakistan in turmoil.

Pakistan 72-4 (15 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Skipper Sarfraz comes in at No. 5. Can he revive Pakistan batting?

Brathwaite continues. Hetmyer drops Babar Azam on point. It could have been a catch but not easy. He then takes a single. Sarfaraz on strike, he ducks the next delivery. The skipper finally gets going as the smashed a boundary over the fine leg.

Oshane is the new bowler. More pace to trouble Pakistan batsmen. After a dot ball, Babar takes two quick single. He the sends the short ball to the ropes. Two more singles added. Eight runs from the over. A fine over for Pakistan. They need ore such big overs. After 12 overs Pakistan 58-2.

Another tight over from Carlos Brathwaite, four singles from it. Oshane continues. Babar Azam is caught behind by Shai Hope. Oshane bags his first World Cup wicket. Azam gone for 22 off 33 balls.

Mohammad Hafeez is the new batsman, he smashes the second ball for four and then flicks his third through square leg for another boundary.

Brathwaite gives just two runs from his over.

Pakistan 45-3 (10 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Cottrell continues. After four dot balls, Babar Azam steals a single. Haris Sohail concludes the seventh over with a boundary. Russell is here. He made immediate impact with the ball. Just two runs from the over. Pakistan 42-2 after 8 overs.

Carlos Brathwaite is the new bowler. Sohail takes two quick singles. Tight over from the bowler. Just three runs from the over.

Another tight over from Andre Russell. And he strikes again! Haris looks to ride the short ball but gets the thinnest of edges to Shai Hope behind the stumps.

Haris Sohail is gone scoring 8 off 11 balls. Pakistan in trouble.

Pakistan 35-2 (6 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

Babar Azam is the new batsman. Holder continues. Fakhar Zaman ease off pressure with another boundary. He follows up with a three and then the new batsman Babar Azam is off the mark with a flick for 3 runs.

Babar joins the party, smashes wicket-taker Sheldon Cottrell to get his first boundary. After three dot balls, two runs are added to Azam's tally.

Andre Russell is brought into the attack. Fine thinking from skipper Holder. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman take a single each. Russell strikes! It is the bouncer! The ball hits the grille of the helmet and rolls back onto the stumps. Fakhar Zaman walks back scoring 22 off 16 balls.

Haris Sohail is the new batsman.

Pakistan 17-1 (3 Ovs) vs West Indies | Scorecard

The players and mascots come out to line up for the anthems. Imam-ul-Haq is on strike, Fakhar Zaman is the non-striker. Sheldon Cottrell to open the attack for West Indies.

The ball is swinging well. Just a single from the over. Excellent start for the Windies.

It's skipper Jason Holder's turn from the other end. Brilliant running between the wickets, 3 runs taken. Fakhar Zaman has intent here, smashes six runs over square leg. Holder does well to come back with the next delivery. After two overs, Pakistan is 11-0.

Cottrell continues. Fakhar Zaman continues to build for Pakistan with quick boundaries. He smashes Cottrell for a boundary. Pakistan lose Imam-ul-Haq. He could only feather the delivery and is given the marching orders by the Umpire. He is gone for 2 runs off 11 balls.

14:56

"We're going to field first, I don't think the conditions will change first as the day goes on. Hopefully we get some early movement and wickets," West Indies captain Jason Holder said.

"We wanted to bowl first because of the overcast conditions and a bit of moisture. But it doesn't matter, it will be a good batting pitch," Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said.

14:51

Australian greats like Allan Border and Brett Lee feel two-time champions West Indies and last edition's runners-up New Zealand would prove to be the dark horses.

"I think their cricket is well-suited to that. Watch out for the West Indies," Border told cricket.com.au.

"I look at the West Indies side and I think that's a very dangerous cricket team. If they get some momentum going they could be very, very dangerous. I know as the game gets shorter they get more dangerous, but I think the 50-over game suits them playing in England."

Pakistan will enter another World Cup as the proverbial dark horses with good memories of England.

When the team under Sarfraz Ahmed went to meet prime minister Imran Khan last month before leaving for England, they were reminded by the cricketer-turned-politician of the role of proper planning behind a successful campaign.

14:45 World Cup updates: Windies win toss; to bowl vs Pakistan

Welcome to our coverage of the World Cup match between West Indies and Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Friday.

West Indies win the toss and will bowl first against Pakistan.

Playing XI:

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt, wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (capt), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas

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