Technically it isn't even half time yet! That is because West Indies were bowled out well short of their fifty overs, leaving the Pakistan batsmen with some work to do before the schedule break between innings at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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West Indies captain Floyd Reifer stated rather bravely that although this was not the West Indies team people would have originally imagined, they were representing the West Indies with the pride of the Caribbean.
However, the skipper's words proved horribly empty as West Indies suffered an ignominious collapse at the hands of the deadly accurate Pakistan fast bowlers, namely, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul and Rana Naved ul Hasan.
West Indies collapsed to 3/14 which was further exacerbated to seven down for forty-seven in only the fifteenth over. The ICC Champions Trophy did not include associate cricket teams to avoid this kind of lop sided affairs that has done the ICC's prestigious ODI event in. However, what was visible did not cut a pretty side.
Nikita Miller's half century then came like a whiff of fresh air and it took a batsman at the number nine position to make something of a poverty stricken scorecard. Vice captain Darren Sammy's was the next best effort with twenty-five runs.
West Indies came up a little short of thirty-five overs of using their innings, making 133 in the process as Aamer and Gul had three wickets apiece for their splendid effort.
Pakistan were forced to bat ahead of time because of it. But they will not mind a confidence booster such as this before their match against India in the Group A on Saturday.
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