Numbers game

**Darren Bravo was forced to retire hurt on 49 following a pulled hamstring. The only other West Indian to be “retired hurt” and not bat again in a WC game is Brian Lara also coincidentally against Pakistan. Lara retired at 88* at Melbourne in 1992.

** Denesh Ramdin’s 51 was the highest score in the WI total of 310-6. The previous lowest top score in a team total of 300 plus was Arjuna Ranatunga’s 59 vs Pakistan at Kolkata (27-5-1997). Sri Lanka then made 309.

** This was the first time in World Cup matches that West Indies attained a total of 300-plus without a single century partnership. The previous highest total with no century stand was when they scored 289-9 vs SA at Grenada (10-4-2007)

** West Indies (248 runs) also registered the second most runs scored in non powerplay overs in the 10 games so far. The highest so far is the 269 made by SA vs ZIm at Hamilton a few days ago.

** Pakistan were at one point four wickets down for a single run which is now the lowest score in ODIs when a team lost four wickets. The previous lowest was 4-4 by Canada vs Zimbabwe at Port of Spain on 16-5-2006.

** Interestingly, Pakistan’s first four wickets fell for one run, but their last six wickets managed 159 runs!

** Younis Khan registered his 22nd duck of his career. The other Pakistanis with most ducks in ODI are: Shahid Afridi 29 and Wasim Akram 28.

** The loss by 150 runs is Pakistan’s biggest loss “in terms of runs” in World Cup history. Their previous biggest loss by runs was by 112 runs against England at Cape Town in 2003.

** It is the third time Pakistan have lost their opening two matches of the World Cup. They had done so in 1975 (vs Aus/WI) and 2007 (vs WI/Ire).

** However, in the 1992 World Cup Pakistan after five games they had lost 3, won 1, Nr 1. But then won their next five and with it the 1992 WC title.

** Pakistan’s dismal record in their last 14 ODI games: Lost 12, won 2 (both vs the Kiwis in the UAE).