In match 2 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC), West Indies demolished Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-sided World Cup match at Trent Bridge on Friday, with the two-time champions showing they are a resurgent force in the one-day game.
WI won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Batting first Pakistan lost its first wicket in the 3rd over at just 17 runs.
Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam were the high scorers with 22 runs each.
Not a single batsman from Pakistan side could play as many as six overs in the match of 50 overs.
The team got all-out in 22nd over of 50 over game.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, the captain himself got 8 runs off 12 balls.
With 3 sixes Pakistan somehow managed to cross 100 runs and posted the total of 105 runs after getting all out in 22nd over.
From West Indies, Oshane Thomas took 4 wickets and Jason Holder got 3 wickets.
With Chris Gayle and Shai Hope coming on to open for west indies, Gayle scored 50 off 34 balls with 3 sixes and 6 fours.
With the half-century of Gayle and Nicolas Pooran's 34 runs off 19 balls, West Indies won the match in the 14th over by scoring 108 runs after losing 3 wickets.
A video of Khushdil's four sixes is going viral on social media.
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On the other hand, it was difficult for Ben's father Gerard Stokes who was watching the final back in New Zealand and cheering for blackcaps whether to celebrate his son's effort or to be sad for his country's loss.
In terms of form, Australia has been one of the top performers in the league stages, losing just two matches in nine games. They comfortably thumped England by 64 runs at Lord's during the league stage. Australia finished second in the table with 14 points in nine matches.
Both the teams will fight to fix their spot in the semi-finals.
The century against bangladesh on Tuesday took Rohit to the top of most run scorers of 2019 World Cup surpassing David Warner.
India currently holds the second spot on the points table with 11 points while Bangladesh occupies the 6th spot with seven points.
Shankar is likely to be replaced in the squad by Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal, who made his Test debut against Australia last year, has not yet played in the ODI format.
Sri Lanka holds the 7th position on the World Cup points table with 6 points while West Indies is on 9th with just one victory and three points.
With 11 points and no losses India occupies the second spot on the points table while England is on 5th with 8 points.
Australia tops on the points table with 12 points while New Zealand is spotted on third with 11 points.
Pakistan is placed at the 6th position on the points table with 7 points while Afghanistan is at the rock bottom and yet to open its account.