NEW DELHI: Young fast bowler
Oshane Thomas took four wickets to help West Indies bundle out Pakistan for their second-lowest World Cup total of 105 in just 21.4 overs on Day 2 of the 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales. Pakistan's lowest World Cup score was 74, made against England at Adelaide on the way to their only World Cup title in 1992.
ICC WORLD CUP 2019: FULL SCHEDULE | POINTS TABLEWest Indies then crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-sided match at Trent Bridge on Friday. West Indies cruised to victory in just 13.4 overs,
Chris Gayle top-scoring with 50 off 34 balls with the help of three sixes and six fours.
Sent in to bat, Pakistan's sloppy and vulnerable batting was cruelly exposed by some short-pitched bowling by the West Indies pacemen on a Trent Bridge pitch famous for big totals.
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22-year-old Thomas (4/27 in 5.4 overs) was well supported by his skipper Jason Holder, who took three wickets, while Andre Russell chipped in with two.
Thomas' first wicket was Babar Azam (22), who was caught by Hope to leave Pakistan in deep trouble at 62/4 in the 14th over. He then removed Shadab Khan in the 18th over, before taking the final two Pakistani wickets of the innings - in the form of
Mohammad Hafeez (16) and Wahab Riaz (18).
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