Russell serves Pakistan a thrashing

21-Feb-2015Darren Bravo, although slow, added stability to the innings and lifted his team•Getty ImagesHe was well supported by Marlon Samuels before Denesh Ramdin took over•AFPHowever, Bravo was forced to retire hurt one short of fifty, after injuring his hamstring, and was carried off the field•Getty ImagesBravo’s injury pegged West Indies back as they managed only 16 runs in the Powerplay•Getty ImagesRamdin and Lendl Simmons then kicked on to bring up fifties. They also benefited from Pakistan’s sloppiness in the field•AFPThe innings ended in revelry with Andre Russell bludgeoning 42 off 13 balls as West Indies posted 310 for 6•AFPThe revelry continued for West Indies, as Jerome Taylor removed Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan and Haris Sohail for ducks•Getty ImagesNot to be left behind, Jason Holder accounted for Ahmed Shehzad for 1, leaving Pakistan at 1 for 4, the lowest score for a team in ODIs with the top four dismissed•AFPFurther embarrassment loomed large when Russell dismissed Misbah-ul-Haq for 7 and the scorecard read 25 for 5•AFPUmar Akmal joined Sohaib Maqsood and put on 80 for the sixth wicket to add a semblance of respectability to the chase•Getty ImagesUmar top-scored, making 59 off 71 balls before he became the second of Russell’s three victims•ICCOnce Umar departed, the last three wickets fell for a paltry five runs, as Pakistan folded for 160•Getty ImagesWest Indies soared to a 150-run victory, their largest in an ODI against Pakistan•Associated Press