Meanwhile, Misbah-ul-Haq joins our coverage on ESPNCricinfo Match Day. Head over to our homepage to watch him analyse the sorry batting performance. We've also got a beaming Daren Ganga talking about the West Indies.
Stephen Kissoon wants WI to approach this like a T20: "If West Indies are smart, they'll get those 106 in 10 overs or less, even if it means being 6 or 7 down. Net Run Rate will be extremely important when teams are fighting for the 4th spot."
Das: "Can I borrow your Forecaster for today evening Euro lottery prediction please?"-- Hahaha
Oshane Thomas. Pace like fiyaaaahhhh. Saurabh Somani sat him down for a loooooong (and revealing) interview just a while ago. I'll just place it right here for you guys to pick up.
Oshane Thomas: New experience for me, this being my first World Cup. I was confident of running in and doing my job. Andre Russell started the job for us, I just followed his footsteps today. Lot of guys tried to mix it up with short balls. I mean, we wanted to execute our plans well.
12.21pm Well, this just proves one thing: mis-matches can happen anytime. Leaving Associates out doesn't necessarily mean thrilling cricket. Pakistan have been shot out in a little less than two hours. How many of you saw that coming? The next question: how many overs will West Indies take to chase this down? Or can Wahab & co breathe fire?
Got to wonder if Pakistan let the occasion get to them. You'd think not. They won the Champions Trophy on a grand stage less than two years ago. They scored four successive scores of 300 in the recently-concluded ODI series against England. If there was one venue where you expected to get those many runs, this was it. A venue where England made 481 not too long ago. Sadly, they've just fallen 300 runs short.
Wahab Riaz b Thomas 18 (19m 11b 1x4 2x6) SR: 163.63
Russell is calling for help. He isn't looking very comfortable and is ambling back to his position at fine leg. Ankle problem, it looks like. West Indies may not need him with the bat tonight, but they certainly will need him to play a crucial part in this campaign.
END OF OVER:21 | 17 Runs | PAK: 103/9 | RR: 4.90
- Wahab Riaz18 (10b)
- Mohammad Amir2 (2b)
- Jason Holder5-0-42-3
- Oshane Thomas5-0-25-3
ESPNcricinfo's Forecaster pegs Pakistan's chances at 2.8%. Predictor expects them to get to 109.