After they had posted a decent total of 310-6, the West Indies reduced Pakistan to 1-4 as Jerome Taylor removed Nasi Jamshed, Mohammed Younis Khan and Haris Sohail, while captain Jason Holder also got in on the act by dismissing Ahmed Shehzad to leave them firmly in control.

It was the worst start to an innings in World Cup history - the previous worst being Canada's 4-4 against Zimbabwe in 2006 - and Pakistan never recovered as they were eventually skittled for just 160 to give the West Indies their first win of the tournament so far.

Australia's clash with Bangladesh became only the second match in the competition to be washed out without a ball being bowled, after Sri Lanka against West Indies in 1979, following heavy downpours in Brisbane.

Despite earning a victory that banished the demons of their performance against Ireland, it was not all plain sailing for the West Indies as Darren Bravo had to retire hurt on 49 after he tore a hamstring, and he is expected to miss their next match against Zimbabwe in Canberra on Tuesday (February 24).

However, when Bravo left the field the West Indies had a decent platform on which to begin to build a substantial total, with Denesh Ramdin top-scoring with 51.

The last stages of their innings proved to be crucial as they began to dispatch the Pakistan bowling attack to all parts of the ground, and the last 10 overs yielded 115 runs, in which Andre Russell hit 42 off just 13 balls.

Andre Russell struck 42 off just 13 balls towards the end of the West Indies innings to boost them to a total of 310-6 ©Getty Images



The crowd in Christchurch were treated to a display of traditional one-day big hitting but few would have believed the drama that followed as Pakistan began their reply in torrid fashion.

Taylor dismissed Jamshed with the second ball and that set the tone for a period of dominance from the West Indies as they took a further three wickets in the space of 18 balls.

At that point, any hopes of a successful run chase had dissipated and although Pakistan did manage a brief recovery, they were bowled out inside 39 overs.

"It was a wonderful performance," Holder said.

"We batted really well.

"Russell, Lendl Simmons and Darren Sammy added impetus at the end of the innings, then Taylor was excellent with the new ball."

The defeat was Pakistan's second in a row after a 76-run loss to arch rivals India in their opening game, and they now face an uphill battle if they are to qualify for the quarter-finals.

The World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council is and which is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, continues tomorrow (February 22) with a double-header as Sri Lanka entertain minnows Afghanistan before South Africa face India in a mouthwatering clash in Melbourne.

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