Pak crush WI

WI lost Gayle for 8 to Umar Gul and then Smith and Bravo were trapped lbw by Hafeez and now WI are now 36/3.

It is a sad start and in the First Powerplay, WI could only score 18/3.

West Indies won the toss and batted. Loss of three wickets for 18 meant that it is Advantage Pak !

Except for Chanderpaul, none of the WI batsmen offered any resistance. Chanderpaul was not out with 44.

With 4/30, Afridi has become the no 1 bowler in this WC, having taken 21 wickets.

The match is not over yet. In Sharjah, I saw a match between India and Pak. Pak bowled out Ind for 125 and then Kapil & Co bowled them out for 87 ! So we cannot say that Pak has won !

Meanwhile, Clive Lloyd opined that it will be an India SA final. He feels that Aus will not retain the title. Their batting is weakened. On the other hand, India seems to be formidable in batting, with many of their batsmen bowling spin ! Let his tongue be gold !

Pak got the remaining 113 runs easily, with an unbroken opening partnership with Hafeez and Kamran !