West Indies cruise in World Cup opener as Pakistan suffer 11th straight loss in ODIs

[caption id=“attachment_6736881” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] West Indies eased to a seven-wicket win with over 36 overs to spare against Pakistan - a result that gave a major boost to their Net Run Rate. Whilst Pakistan suffered their 11th consecutive defeat in ODIs. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6736841” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Fast bowler Oshane Thomas had a fantastic start to his World Cup journey as he ended with four wickets and was also adjudged the Player of the Match. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6736871” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Andre Russell began the short-ball attack for West Indies, that found Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail wanting early in the innings. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6736861” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Captain Jason Holder was taken for runs in his first two overs, only to return for a second spell to claim three wickets. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6736891” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Wahab Riaz came out swinging and pushed Pakistan beyond the 100-run mark  but soon after he was cleaned up by Oshane Thomas with a pinpoint yorker to seal Pakistan’s innings. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6736851” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, had his say in the game as well. The big-hitting opener smacked a 33-ball half-century that ensured West Indies didn’t collapse during the small chase. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6736901” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Making his World Cup debut, Mohammad Amir bowled well to grab three wickets but it wasn’t enough to paper over Pakistan’s abysmal batting performance. Reuters[/caption]