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scorecard of Pak vs WI
| West Indies - Innings | ||||||
| Batsman's Name | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4's | 6's | |
| DS Smith | lbw Mohammad Hafeez | 7 | 14 | - | 1 | - |
| CH Gayle | c Shahid Afridi b Umar Gul | 8 | 9 | - | 2 | - |
| RR Sarwan | c Umar Akmal b Shahid Afridi | 25 | 68 | - | 2 | - |
| DM Bravo | lbw Mohammad Hafeez | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| S Chanderpaul | not out | 44 | 106 | - | - | 1 |
| KA Pollard | c Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| DC Thomas (Wk) | lbw Shahid Afridi | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| DJG Sammy (C) | lbw Saeed Ajmal | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| D Bishoo | b Saeed Ajmal | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| KAJ Roach | c Younis Khan b Abdul Razzaq | 16 | 43 | - | 2 | - |
| R Rampaul | b Shahid Afridi | 0 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Extras | 2lb 7w 1nb | 10 | ||||
| Total | all out, 43.3 overs | 112 | ||||
| Fall of Wickets | 1-14 (CH Gayle, 2.5 ov), 2-16 (DS Smith, 5.1 ov), 3-16 (DM Bravo, 5.4 ov), 4-58 (RR Sarwan, 24.1 ov), 5-69 (KA Pollard, 26.4 ov), 6-69 (DC Thomas, 26.5 ov), 7-71 (DJG Sammy, 27.2 ov), 8-71 (D Bishoo, 27.5 ov), 9-111 (KAJ Roach, 42.2 ov), 10-112 (R Rampaul, 43.3 ov) | |||||
| Pakistan Bowling | ||||||
| Bowler's Name | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Umar Gul | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Wahab Riaz | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 9.3 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Saeed Ajmal | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Abdul Razzaq | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pakistan - Innings | ||||||
| Batsman's Name | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4's | 6's | |
| Kamran Akmal (Wk) | not out | 47 | 61 | - | 7 | - |
| Mohammad Hafeez | not out | 61 | 64 | - | 10 | - |
| Asad Shafiq | ||||||
| Younis Khan | ||||||
| Misbah-ul-Haq | ||||||
| Umar Akmal | ||||||
| Shahid Afridi (C) | ||||||
| Abdul Razzaq | ||||||
| Saeed Ajmal | ||||||
| Umar Gul | ||||||
| Wahab Riaz | ||||||
| Extras | 4lb 1w | 5 | ||||
| Total | no wicket, 20.5 overs | 113 | ||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||
| West Indies Bowling | ||||||
| Bowler's Name | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| KAJ Roach | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | - | - |
| R Rampaul | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | - |
| D Bishoo | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | - | - |
| DJG Sammy | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | - | - |
Mere spectators they were, but as boisterous as ever, appreciating the cricket. They did not have their own team to support, but left no space empty at the 25,000-seater Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
A good and competitive game would have been a real feast for the full-house crowd but the first quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 turned into a one-sided affair, which a clinical Pakistan won by a comfortable 10-wicket margin against the hapless West Indies, who have frustrated the cricket crazy fans of the country in many ways in this tournament.
Pacer Umar Gul set the tone in Pakistan's favour as early as the third over by removing dangerman Chris Gayle after West Indies skipper Darren Sammy decided to bat first in the day-night contest. The Caribbean side never recovered from the early hiccups as their poor batting continued to hit new lows in the tournament to produce what turned out to be a poor game of cricket indeed. The West Indies batsmen had no answer to the Pakistani slow bowlers led by captain Shahid Afridi -- the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 21 -- who claimed four wickets to destroy their opponents' middle-order.
Many might have singled out the poor batting of West Indies behind this meek surrender, but Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said that one should also give credit to his boys who maintained their impressive run in the tournament by making it to the semifinals for the first time in 12 years.
“One should give credit to Pakistan team for this convincing victory. The bowling has been outstanding throughout the tournament. Our bowling has not been an issue throughout and we have done a decent job also today. We had problems with the batting but we finished the game with command,” said Waqar, the great former Pakistan pace bowler, in a lively post-match conference.
The Pakistan coach also spoke highly of Mohammad Hafeez, who got the man-of-the-match award for his all-round show as the off-spinner bowled with the new ball and took two important wickets before playing a stroke-filled innings of 61.
“I am more than happy with the openers. It was pleasing to see Hafeez get the runs. He played superbly and bowled outstandingly. He is a very smart cricketer and has got the self-belief to perform well,” said Waqar.
“It was a pressure game with a lot of talk around the team but that actually gave us the boost. After we got Gayle out, it gave us confidence. I think the pressure got the best out of us,” he added.
The Pakistan victory signalled the prospect of a mouthwatering clash in the semifinal between the two bitter rivals of the sub-continent, and that was the reason why everyone was curious about whether the Pakistan team was anticipating the much-desired clash in Mohali.
“I am not really fussed about the opponents of the semifinals. We will watch the game tomorrow (between India and Australia) closely. We have 6-7 days and by then we will have a new strategy,” said Waqar, who was diplomatic in all his answers.
However, at one stage the former Pakistan skipper said: “But I would love an India-Pakistan match because there is a huge, huge interest about this match.”
The Pakistan coach also believed that their success brought massive enthusiasm among the cricket fans in their country.
“I am happy that there was no load-shedding in our country. I heard it today and I think it was great that everyone could see the game. They prayed for us definitely. We went through ups and downs. I think that gave us belief. It is hurting us that there's no cricket in Pakistan, but I think it will be great if we do even better now. And you know today is Pakistan Day,” said Waqar, who also thanked the crowd for supporting them in the match, something they will definitely miss when they play the semifinal in India.
On the other hand his West Indies counterpart Ottis Gibson was understandably disappointed with his boys' performance and he expressed his disappointment over the performance of the senior players.
“Yes, I am here because the captain was not up to the press conference. We came in good spirit with good young players but now we are looking to April 21 when we host Pakistan. We will have to take some tough decisions about players,” said Gibson.
“I'm not especially happy with the senior players. Our performance was based on the seniors but they didn't do well. But it is hard to say it is the last game for the seniors. We need them as it won't happen with only youngsters,” he opined about the senior players' performance in the tournament.
He made it clear that there was no scope to blame the wicket for the poor showing.
“The wicket didn't get anyone out. It was a combination of poor batting and a lack of confidence.”
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