Pakistan v West Indies World Cup 2007 Ist Match at at Kingston Mar 13 2007
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. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 9th edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International (ODI) format. Their long history of inconsistency, amply exemplified by their two most recent matches, moderates the immediate temptation to proclaim Tuesday's emphatic victory over Pakistan in the opening match of the World Cup as the preface to the championship itself. It was, all the same, a performance of considerable significance for it was centered, not around the seasoned campaigners accustomed to such momentous occasions, but on the eager young brigade. Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and Brian Lara, a quartet now with 769 ODIs and ten World Cups between them, contributed 107 runs to the modest total of 241 for 9. Gayle's usually necessary offspring wasn't required for a single over. Instead, the decisive runs, wickets, tight overs, brilliance in the field, and infectious enthusiasm came from players all with fewer than 100 matches to their names. The packed, noisy stands at the enhanced Sabina caught the vibes and complemented their heroes. The discipline and concentration were such when defending a moderate total that only four extras were conceded - two leg-byes, two wides, and not a single no-ball. It was as revealing a statistic as any for the day. Captain Lara spelled out their responsibility, and their opportunity, to the new generation prior to the match. The all-out 85 against India in the warm-up four days earlier had clearly not created disgust among the fans alone. "This is an opportunity for a lot of younger players," Lara told the media, as he had no doubt told the men concerned. "I would love to see them get hold of the World Cup in the very first match and make it their own." The message appeared to get through, helped by the uplifting opening ceremony on Sunday and the trumpeted presence of the surviving World Cup winners of 1975 and 1979. Marlon Samuels, now aged 26 and starting to make the most of his undoubted talent after six years in international cricket, shook the innings out of its slumber with his calculated assault on Rao Iftikhar Anjum, the little known but impressive quickie, and Danish Kaneria, the dangerous legspinner. If the ICC's protracted investigation into his contacts with an alleged bookmaker concerns him, it was not evident. But then nothing appears to concern the languid Jamaican except, now perhaps, the realization that he has previously sold his ability short. His last ten ODI innings have included two hundred and three scores over 60. He has, at last, secured his place in the middle order. Content - https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/... Website - https://cricketthrills.com/ Facebook - / cricket-cosmos-101779684750666 Pinterest - / dreamzsnet5 Twitter - / nawaztauheed Reddit - / tauheedahmad Linkedin - / charismatic-planet-159211a8 Tumblr - / dreamzs338 Mix - https://mix.com/tauheedahmednawaz VK - https://vk.com/id309368494 2nd Website - https://charismaticplanet.com/ 3rd Website - https://www.positivelivinglife.com/
