ICC World Cup 2019: Match 2, Windies vs Pakistan - Twitter Reacts as Windies Scripts a Convincing Win Over Pakistan

Windies produced an outstanding effort to make a brilliant start to the ICC World Cup 2019 campaign beating Pakistan convincingly by seven wickets at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

Windies make a stunning start

The team from the Caribbean were all over the Pakistan batsmen after Jason Holder won the toss and opted to bowl first. Sheldon Cottrell provided the first breakthrough removing Imam-ul-Haq. A short delivery does the trick for the bowler as Imam, who attempts a pull, probably went too hard at it as he ends up gloving it down the leg side to the wicket-keeper. The team from the Caribbean kept up the momentum as Andre Russell got the big fish, Fakhar Zaman first and then skittles Harris Sohail to have Windies at 45 for three.

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Oshane Thomas and skipper Jason Holder shared the rest seven in no time. Thomas removed Babar Azam at the right time when Babar was looking to cut loose. Holder then joins the party as he dismisses his counterpart Sarfraz Ahmed and Imad Wasim to break the backbone of the Pakistan innings. Thomas claimed another three including Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, and Wahab Riaz to return with four wickets as Windies clean up Pakistan for 105 runs.

Chasing a below-par target, Mohammad Amir bowled a good over before Chris Gayle cut loose to take two boundaries to score two boundaries off Hassan Ali. He continued to hammer the Pakistan bowlers hitting two back to back sixes off Ali in the fourth over to provide some momentum to the run chase. Shai Hope also joined the party hitting Amir for a classical boundary before a miscued short got Pakistan their first wicket as Windies reel at 36 for one.

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Amir continued his good form as he got the better of Bravo to have Windies at 46 for one. The ball gained some extra bounce after pitching to find the edge of Bravo straight to the hands of Sarfraz Ahmed. However, Gayle continued with the onslaught and this time it was the turn of Wahab Riaz. In the process, he brought his half-century before top-edging one to Shadab Khan to give Mohammad Amir his third wicket. Although Gayle played a thorough knock, others looked unsettled against the Pakistan pacers. But Nicholas Pooran played an unbeaten cameo to win the match with a six with seven wickets in hand.

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Twitter Reactions

West Indies beat Pakistan with the superior run-rate which key On this highly competitive tournament…

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 31, 2019

Chris Gayle is keen to have his lunch back at his hotel. #CWC19

— Adam White (@White_Adam) May 31, 2019

With Gayle in this kind of mood, and looking at the rest of this WI team, they are going to be by far the most fun team to follow throughout the tourni.

— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) May 31, 2019

11 defeats in a row in completed ODIs. This will be Pakistan's worst losing streak in their 46 years long one-day internationals history. #PakvWI

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) May 31, 2019

Gayle: I'm going to score a century today.

Pakistan: We wont let you!#PAKvWI

— a. (@Kashmirology) May 31, 2019

Chris Gayle has just hit a 6 to become the all time leader of most 6s in Cricket World Cups with 38 ? pic.twitter.com/9PT6aVmrpj

— The Cricket Tier ? (@TheCricketTier) May 31, 2019

Nicky praa has taken the mantle from Gayle paaji. Vadhiya batting from our young Caribbean Sher ?#CWC19 #WIvPAK #PAKvWI

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 31, 2019

Pakistan's total : 105

Chris Gayle's avg in ODIs this year : 106

LMFAO. #CWC19

— Manya (@CSKian716) May 31, 2019

This is the first time Mohammad Amir has taken 2 or more wickets in a ODI since the Champions Trophy final on 18 June 2017 #CWC19 #PAKvWI

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) May 31, 2019

Dear Pakistan,

" Welcome to 2019 World cup "

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 31, 2019

.@henrygayle completes his 19,000 international runs. He becomes the third Windies player after (@BrianLara 22,385) and (Shivnarine Chanderpaul
20,988) to achieve this milestone. #CWC19 #WIvPAK

— Akhil Gupta ? (@Guptastats92) May 31, 2019

Pakistan's hopes in the World Cup. #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/Qaaq9xiE4F

— Greenistan (@Greenistan92) May 31, 2019

Pakistan should play all its matches today.. chotay chotay sey tou match hain. #CWC19

— ahmed (@_AhmedNiaz) May 31, 2019

His back was hurting, the big man was limping but he gave more than his 100% with the bat.

What a fighting and inspired 50 from @henrygayle! ??#SaddaPunjab #CWC19 #WIvPAK

— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) May 31, 2019