The Former World Cup Champion West Indies team is out of world Cup 2011 after loosing their match against Pakistan by 10 wickets. It was a really down fall performance by the West Indies team. Their Coach blames the senior players for West Indies exit for Cricket World Cup 2011. The West Indies team was bowled out at only 112 runs and Pakistan crushed them by 10 wickets. The West Indies Coach said West Indies senior players had to be more responsible for the upcoming matches. The Performance of West Indies best players was not up to mark in the World Cup.

The Captain Chris Gayle was failed to make right decision for the team. The West Indies team needs couple of match winner who can bat for a long time at the crease. The West Indies team is very disappointed with their performance. It’s fact that senior players have not performed when the going got tough we did not stand up to it. The West Indies team needs to improve their batting skills for a better run in the international Career. The West Indies team players had to understand their roles in the team. The West Indies have now lost 19 successive matches against the leading nations, but Gibson would not attribute the latest defeat to the slow wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.

“The wicket did not get anybody out,” the former fast bowler said. “It was not a bad wicket at all. It was a combination of poor boatmanship and perhaps very low confidence. All the players were failed to give a match winning performance in the last quarterfinal of Cricket World Cup. The Pakistan team had to play a series against Pakistan next month after the World Cup we hope the West Indies team will put up a better show for bringing some cheer to their fans.

It was a match between Pakistan vs West Indies in the ICC World Cup 2011. This was the 1st quarterfinal match of the tournament. The match was played at Mirpur. Team West Indies won he toss and elected to bat first. The West Indies started their Innings with Smith and Gayle. It was a terrible start for the West Indies team as Captain Chris Gayle Smith and Bravo got out in quick session. It was great beginning for the Pakistan team. They got wickets in very quick time. The West Indies team total score was 16 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. The West Indies batting looked out of touch as their middle order batsmen were failed to play the spin attack of Pakistan. The Pakistan team Captain Afridi took 4 wickets and break the hopes of West Indies team. In the end Pakistan team wrapped up the Innings of West Indies at only 112 runs in 43.3 over.

Match Notes
Toss – West Indies Won The Toss and Bat First
Innings Break – West Indies 112/10 (43.3 Overs)
Results – Pakistan Won By 10 Wickets.

The Pakistan team was mighty pleased with their effort in the bowling. It was a one sided contest. The Pakistan team started their run chase with Kamran Akmal and Mohmmad Hafeez. It was a flying start for the Pakistan team as both the players attacked at the West Indies bowling and utilizes the power play condition. The West Indies team bowlers were failed to pick up wickets and Pakistan team batsmen scored runs very easily. Hafeez scored a brilliant half century and Akmal remains unbeaten after scoring 47 runs in 61 balls. The Pakistan team finally won the match by 10 wickets and book their seat into the semi final of World Cup Cricket.

Playing Eleven for World Cup 1st Quarterfinal Match :

West Indies Team Line Up : K Roach, R Rampaul, D Bishoo, *D Sammy, K Pollard , C Gayle , D Smith , D Bravo , S Chanderpaul , R Sarwan, D Thomas

Pakistan Team Line Up : U Gul,  M Hafeez , W Riaz, *S Afridi, S Ajmal, A Razzaq , A Shafiq, Younis Khan,  Misbah-ul-Haq, U Akmal, K Akmal

Pakistan vs West Indies

Match: 1st Quarter Finals Match ICC CWC 2011
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Date: March 23, 2011 (Wednesday)
Toss: West Indies won The Toss and Bat First
Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 10 wickets

Scoreboard : West Indies Innings

Fall of wickets (West Indies):

1-14 (Gayle, 2.5 ov), 2-16 (Smith, 5.1 ov), 3-16 (Bravo, 5.4 ov), 4-58 (Sarwan, 24.1 ov), 5-69 (Pollard, 26.4 ov), 6-69 (Thomas, 26.5 ov), 7-71 (Sammy, 27.2 ov), 8-71 (Bishoo, 27.5 ov), 9-111 (Roach, 42.2 ov), 10-112 (Rampaul, 43.3 ov)

Scoreboard : Pakistan Innings

Powerplay: 1-10

Teams
West Indies (Playing XI): Devon Smith, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, R Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas(w), Darren Sammy(c), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Devendra Bishoo

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal(w), Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi(c), Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul

March 23, 2011 : It will be the knockout round in the World Cup 2011 as the Pakistan team will take on West Indies in the 1st Quarterfinal of the Cricket World Cup 2011. The Pakistan team looked in good shape and winning their last two matches on the other hand the West Indies team confidence must be dented after they lost last two matches in a row. Both the team is capable of beating any side in the world. Pakistan is at the top of their group points table and look to carry their winning momentum.

Match Details
Match – ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 1st Quarter Finals Match
Date – March 23, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time – 08:30 GMT (14:00 IST)
Venue – Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

The Pakistan team has stunned all the critics with their performance in this World Cup. The Pakistan team had a good run in the group stage now they are ready to seal their place in the semi finals. The Pakistan team bowlers have done a remarkable job with the ball. The spin of Captain Afridi created problems for the all batsmen. The fast bowler Umar Gul is looked in good form and picked up wickets in every match of this World Cup 2011. The Pakistan team batsmen need to show more consistent performance. The Akmal brother had to play a long inning in this big match. The experience Younis Khan and Misbah Ul Haq will have to show their talent at the field. It hard to predict any favorite both the teams will try hard to make their place into the semi final of mega cricket World Cup.

The West Indies team journey was full of twist they got couple up and down but finally manage to book a seat in the quarterfinals. The West Indies team got the ability of beating any side on their day but their experience players are failed to shine in this cricket World Cup. The West Indies will look to back on the winning ways as they take on Pakistan. The Captain Gayle had to perform well in this match and provide West Indies a solid start at the top. The form of Smith and Bravo will be the good sign for the West Indies team. The West Indies team bowling will be lead by Kemor Roach along with Benn. It will be a high voltage match between two good sides of World Cricket.

Karachi, March 23 [PTI] : Former Pakistan captains Imran Khan and Javed Miandad warned the national team players not to underestimate the West Indies in the quarterfinal of the cricket World Cup in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Pakistan play the West Indies in the first quarterfinal in Mirpur with the odds stacked in favour of Shahid Afridi’s men.

But the two former captains said no team could be underestimated in the tournament.

“The Pakistan team has been playing well but I still feel they need to play an extra bowler. So they have to be careful in the quarterfinal because the knockout stage is the real World Cup test for all teams,” Imran said.

Imran, who captained Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup title, said that so far the Pakistani players had shown great character to bounce back from the defeat to New Zealand.

“It is pleasing to see the younger players pushing forward but I still believe that the team’s two most senior players Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq must bat higher. On paper, we have a more balanced team compared to West Indies but they also have a couple of match winners and it would be wise not to underestimate them,” he said.

Miandad, who was also a key member of the 1992 team, said that Pakistani players should not be worried even if they have to bat second in the quarterfinal.

“The management must prepare the players mentally to be ready for any situation in the quarterfinal. We must not depend solely on winning the toss. Even if we have to chase under lights we must not panic,” he said.

Miandad said that he had no doubt that Pakistan were a more balanced side than the West Indies and had more depth in bowling.

“But cricket is a funny game and on a particular day the form books count for nothing. West Indies have some very explosive players but we must attack them with pace and spin and the fielding has to be top standard. It would be a folly to take the West Indians lightly,” he said.

Another former captain Aamir Sohail said that Pakistan held the edge over West Indies because their players were more familiar to the conditions of the subcontinent and particularly in Bangladesh .

“Both teams start off as favourites but we have the edge as our players are comfortable playing in such conditions. I would think that our players will need to adjust and play according to the situation. They will have to absorb the pressure.”

Former wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan said that Bangladesh had always proved to be a happy hunting ground for Pakistan cricket but the World Cup quarterfinal would be a big test for the players.

“Our team should win the quarterfinal but it is a do or die encounter and I would like to see Saeed Ajmal playing in the match since he is a wicket-taker and good against left handers,” Moin said.