Pak registers thumping win against Windies to enter WC semifinal
March 23rd, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANIMirpur (Bangladesh), Mar. 23 (ANI): Pakistan beat West Indies by ten wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National stadium in Mirpur today to enter the semifinal of the 2011 World Cup.
Openers Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal remained unbeaten on 61 and 47 respectively, as Pakistan chased down the modest target of 113-runs in just 20.5 overs.
Pakistan has entered the World Cup semifinal for the sixth time, and will now meet the winner of the India-Australia quarterfinal clash.
Earlier, Pakistan’s spinners, led by skipper Shahid Afridi, ruthlessly bundled out the West Indies for 112. Afridi claimed four wickets for 30 runs, while Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal claimed two wickets each. For the West Indies, middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul topscored with an unbeaten 44.
The three Pakistan spinners had figures of 27.3-5-64-8.
The West Indies score had only seven fours and a solitary Chanderpaul six.
Runs throughout the innings were hard to come by. Apart from Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Kemar Roach were the other two players to enter double figures.Roach showed some of his team-mates that batting wasn’t impossible as he accompanied Chanderpaul for 15 overs to add 40 for the ninth wicket.
The West Indies innings ended with more than six overs to spare. (ANI)
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