CWC19: Pakistan v West Indies

[SteMerritt]

Trent Bridge.

Who would want to call this one! The 2 most inconsistent teams in cricket, both on their day can beat anyone. Hopefully the weather won't get in the way.

I'll go narrow win for West Indies.

 

[Northstandboy]

Pakistan for me, 2/1 with Sky Bet.

 

[Marked Ox]

Comfortable win for the Windies for me.

 

[Sarge]

On paper a close game ...tough one to call

 

[SteMerritt]

Pakistan 33/1 off the first 5

 

[Paul Cannell]

Russel bowling nicely. Decent action, too, for a change.

 

[Foley]

From.this position WI should win easily (Pakistan are 75 for 5)
Russell has bowled very well. I am a little surprised that the WIs have got away with so many short balls (a few could have been called wides)

 

[SteMerritt]

Anyone watching the game? Is the ball doing much? Cloud cover at Trent Bridge normally means the ball swinging round corners...

 

[SteMerritt]

Wow. 84-9. I know Pakistan are really hot and cold, but that is some collapse. 5 wickets for 8 runs.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I was thinking that WI might be good on the batting front - not that Pakistan would be so awful.

Certainly not the game I was expecting!

 

[Sarge]

Wow. 84-9. I know Pakistan are really hot and cold, but that is some collapse. 5 wickets for 8 runs.

blimey if the Windies are on form my decision to watch them play Bangladesh (at Taunton) as my token live Cricket world cup match to watch is turning out to be a good call (so far)

 

[Paul Cannell]

Pakistan outhtought. Windies not using their 2 best bowlers.

 

[Foley]

The ball was not doing an awful lot.
WIs bowled short and on a length. Pretty poor batting TBH.

 

[Gary Baldi]

Anyone watching the game? Is the ball doing much? Cloud cover at Trent Bridge normally means the ball swinging round corners...

From what I have seen, PAK have batted dreadfully and brainlessly. They needed to bat time, but instead thought they could biff it a bit and all would be ok. And WI just bounced them out of it. To get a score that low at Trent Bridge is criminal

 

[Essexyellows]

Gayle doing what he does... 50 in 33 balls.......

 

[Northstandboy]

Wow, if you were wanting a day of cricket you'll be disappointed.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Easy-peasy, shot of the day from Pooran* - the flashing blade. Amir bowled pretty well.

Edit - a square cut at the start of his innings, not the swipe for 6 to win the match.

 

[Sarge]

Wow, if you were wanting a day of cricket you'll be disappointed.

both sides batted (one were ALL bowled out) ...game over in under 36 overs total

is that record for an ODI match?

 

[SteMerritt]

both sides batted (one were ALL bowled out) ...game over in under 36 overs total

is that record for an ODI match?

Not even close...

 

[Sarge]

Not even close...

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Cheers for putting me straight.... (again) @SteMerritt

under 36 overs in a maximum of !00 overs is a shortish game as a spectacle ... certainly for those who paid what appear to be 'Catagory A' admission fees