2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Pakistan
{{date|March 13, 2007}}

[[w:West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] have won the first match of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 Cricket World Cup]] against [[w:Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] by 54 runs today in [[w:Sabina Park|Sabina Park]], [[w:Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[w:Jamaica|Jamaica]].

West Indies scored 241 runs after losing nine wickets in the first innings. Samuels made 63 runs, hitting five fours and three sixes. Pakistan could make only 187 runs in 47.2 overs.

Player of the match, [[w:Dwayne Smith|Dwayne Smith]] made 32 runs off just 15 balls and took three wickets for 36 runs in 10 overs.

West Indies had won five matches out of seven played against Pakistan in the previous World Cups, whereas Pakistan won only two.


<b>Toss: </b>Pakistan won, and elected to field first.

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<b>Fall of wickets: </b>1-7 (Gayle, 2.2 ov), 2-64 (Chanderpaul, 19.2 ov), 3-77 (Sarwan, 23.5 ov), 4-168 (Lara, 41.1 ov), 5-181 (Samuels, 43.6 ov), 6-183 (Ramdin, 44.5 ov), 7-223 (Smith, 48.2 ov), 8-228 (Taylor, 49.1 ov), 9-232 (Bravo, 49.3 ov)

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<b>Fall of wickets: </b>1-6 (Imran Nazir, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Younis Khan, 3.6 ov), 3-39 (Mohammad Hafeez, 10.3 ov), 4-99 (Mohammad Yousuf, 28.6 ov), 5-116 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 32.4 ov), 6-116 (Kamran Akmal, 32.5 ov), 7-144 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 40.2 ov), 8-187 (Iftikhar Anjum, 46.5 ov), 9-187 (Umar Gul, 46.6 ov), 10-187 (Shoaib Malik, 47.2 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jerome Taylor|Jerome Taylor]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=38|wickets=1|econ=3.80}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Corey Collymore|Corey Collymore]]|overs=8.2|maiden=3|runs=27|wickets=1|econ=3.24}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dwayne Smith|Dwayne Smith]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=36|wickets=3|econ=3.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dwayne Bravo|Dwayne Bravo]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=42|wickets=3|econ=4.67}}
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<b>West Indies:</b> [[w:Chris Gayle|C H Gayle]], [[w:Shivnarine Chanderpaul|S Chanderpaul]], [[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|R R Sarwan]], [[w:Marlon Samuels|M N Samuels]], [[w:Brian Lara|B C Lara]] (capt), [[w:Dwayne Bravo|D J Bravo]], [[w:Dwayne Smith|D R Smith]], [[w:Denesh Ramdin|D Ramdin]] (wkt), [[w:Jerome Taylor|J E Taylor]], [[w:Daren Powell|D B Powell]], [[w:Corey Collymore|C D Collymore]]<br>
<b>Pakistan:</b> [[w:Mohammad Hafeez|Mohammad Hafeez]], [[w:Imran Nazir|Imran Nazir]], [[w:Younis Khan|Younis Khan]], [[w:Mohammad Yousuf|Mohammad Yousuf]], [[w:Inzamam-ul-Haq|Inzamam-ul-Haq]] (capt), [[w:Shoaib Malik|Shoaib Malik]], [[w:Kamran Akmal|Kamran Akmal]] (wkt), [[w:Iftikhar Anjum|Iftikhar Anjum]], [[w:Naved-ul-Hasan|Naved-ul-Hasan]], [[w:Umar Gul|Umar Gul]], [[w:Danish Kaneria|Danish Kaneria]]

<b>Player of the match:</b> [[w:Dwayne Smith|D R Smith]] (West Indies)

Umpires: B F Bowden (New Zealand) and S J A Taufel (Australia) <br>
TV umpire: B G Jerling (South Africa)<br>
Match referee: B C Broad (England)<br>
Reserve umpire: I J Gould (England)<br>

== Sources ==
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[[Category:West Indies]]
[[Category:Jamaica]]
[[Category:Pakistan]]
[[Category:Cricket]]
[[Category:2007 Cricket World Cup]]
West Indies have won the first match of the 2007 Cricket World Cup against Pakistan by 54 runs today in Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

West Indies scored 241 runs after losing nine wickets in the first innings. Samuels made 63 runs, hitting five fours and three sixes. Pakistan could make only 187 runs in 47.2 overs.

Player of the match, Dwayne Smith made 32 runs off just 15 balls and took three wickets for 36 runs in 10 overs.

West Indies had won five matches out of seven played against Pakistan in the previous World Cups, whereas Pakistan won only two.


Toss: Pakistan won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gayle, 2.2 ov), 2-64 (Chanderpaul, 19.2 ov), 3-77 (Sarwan, 23.5 ov), 4-168 (Lara, 41.1 ov), 5-181 (Samuels, 43.6 ov), 6-183 (Ramdin, 44.5 ov), 7-223 (Smith, 48.2 ov), 8-228 (Taylor, 49.1 ov), 9-232 (Bravo, 49.3 ov)


Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Imran Nazir, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Younis Khan, 3.6 ov), 3-39 (Mohammad Hafeez, 10.3 ov), 4-99 (Mohammad Yousuf, 28.6 ov), 5-116 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 32.4 ov), 6-116 (Kamran Akmal, 32.5 ov), 7-144 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 40.2 ov), 8-187 (Iftikhar Anjum, 46.5 ov), 9-187 (Umar Gul, 46.6 ov), 10-187 (Shoaib Malik, 47.2 ov)

West Indies: C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, M N Samuels, B C Lara (capt), D J Bravo, D R Smith, D Ramdin (wkt), J E Taylor, D B Powell, C D Collymore
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Nazir, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Iftikhar Anjum, Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria

Player of the match: D R Smith (West Indies)

Umpires: B F Bowden (New Zealand) and S J A Taufel (Australia) 
TV umpire: B G Jerling (South Africa)
Match referee: B C Broad (England)
Reserve umpire: I J Gould (England)
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