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PAKISTAN WON FIRST QURATER FINAL

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CONGRATULATIONPakistan won by 10 wickets with 175 balls remainingPAK 113/0 in 20.5 oversCur RR: 5.42Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Davis (Aus)Player of the match: Muhammad Hafeez (Pak)MATCH SUMMARYPakistan thrashed West Indies by ten wickets to move into the World Cup semi-finals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 23-03-2011.Chasing an easy target of 113 runs, openers Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez completed the Pakistan victory without being separated, in just 20.5 overs.Kamran contributed 47 and Hafeez 61 as both made 113 runs together, Pakistan’s biggest opening stand of this tournament. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, the West Indies could not resist against the Pakistan spin attack, led by Shahid Afridi, and were bundled out for 112 in 43.3 overs. Leg-spinner Afridi, already the tournament's leading wicket-taker, took his tally to 21 as he finished with four for 30, including two wickets off successive balls.Off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal claimed two wickets each for 16 and 18, respectively, while pacers Umar Gul and Abdul Razzaq took a wicket each.Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul, brought back to the team after being dropped in the previous match against India, was the only batsman to defy the spinners with a dour unbeaten 44 off 106 balls.Except Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan (24) and Kemar Roach (16), no West Indian batsman could get into double figuresThe West Indies were reduced to 71-8 before a 40-run stand between Chanderpaul and Roach, which helped the former champions surpass their lowest World Cup total of 93 against Kenya in Pune in 1996.The West Indies never recovered from the disastrous start when they lost three top batsmen, Chris Gayle, Devon Smith and Darren Bravo, by the sixth over.Gayle, returning to the side after recovering from an abdominal strain, made eight when he drove Umar Gul to mid-off where Afridi accepted the catch.Hafeez, who shared the new ball with Gul, trapped Smith and Bravo leg-before in the space of four deliveries to open up the middle-order.Shell-shocked by the early reverses, the West Indies groped to 36-3 after 15 overs, with Chanderpaul making just three runs off his first 27 deliveries.Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chanderpaul put on 42 for the fourth wicket before Afridi destroyed the innings with three wickets in 11 balls.Sarwan, dropped by Gul at mid-off when he was on 14, added 10 more to his score before Afridi gained revenge by having him caught at point by Umar Akmal.MATCH STATISTICSPakistan vs West IndiesMarch 23, 2011at Shere Bangla National Stadium, MirpurWest Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.Fall of wickets: 1 - 14 (Chris Gayle, 2.5), 2 - 16 (Devon Smith, 5.1), 3 - 16 (Darren Bravo, 5.4), 4 - 58 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 24.1), 5 - 69 (Kieron Pollard, 26.4), 6 - 69 (Devon Thomas, 26.5), 7 - 71 (Darren Sammy, 27.2), 8 - 71 (Devendra Bishoo, 27.5), 9 - 111 (Kemar Roach, 42.2), 10 - 112 (Ravi Rampaul, 43.3)Pakistan - BowlingBowling O M R W NB WD E/RUmar Gul 7 1 13 1 0 0 1.85Mohammad Hafeez 10 3 16 2 0 2 1.6Wahab Riaz 6 0 29 0 2 2 4.83Shahid Afridi 9.3 1 30 4 0 1 3.15Saeed Ajmal 8 1 18 2 0 1 2.25Abdul Razzaq 3 1 4 1 0 1 1.33Pakistan BattingBatting Runs B 4's 6's S/RKAMRAN AKMAL 47 61 7 NIL 77.05MUHAMMAD HAFEEZ 61 64 10 NIL 91.95PAKISTAN WILL PLAY Semi-Final 2 WITH INDIA ON 30 MARCH 2011 INPunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, PunjabVictorious Pakistan skipperVictorious Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi says that without the crowd support, it is not possible to win. Now thanks the Almighty. Wants to dedicate this win to the supporters back home. About the win, he says that the team has been executing plans made in the dressing rooms on the field. About his own performance, he says that he is simply giving his best! Admits that the nation will be expecting more out of Pakistan because it has reached the semis. Wants his team to work even harder as every team will come harder on them. Wants to maintain his good form.Muhammad Hafeez has been named the Man-Of-The-Match.He too, like his captain, says that things went according to plan which were made in the dressing room. About his bowling, he says that he has been used to be bowling with the new ball and the plan was discussed a couple of days ago that he had to bowl with the new ball. Adds that he was just trying to bowl straight and it worked for him. About his batting, he says that form has come to him at the right time and he wants to make use of it for the remaining games. About the opponent in the semi-final, Hafeez says that the team is just taking one game at the moment and hopes to continue to do well.
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