West Indies crush Pakistan

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A top order batting implosion by Pakistan has seen them slump to a record defeat at the hands of the West Indies.

Set 311 to win at Christchurch's Hagley Oval in their Cricket World Cup match, they could only reach 160 in 39 overs after Jerome Taylor led the rout in front of a crowd of nearly 15,000.

At the end of the fourth over, Pakistan were four wickets down with just one run on the board, the worst start in ODI history.

No other side has had so few runs to show for the loss of four wickets. Canada previously held the record at 4-4 against Zimbabwe in 2006.

Pakistan are now winless from two matches in Pool B.

The 150-run win eclipsed the West Indies' previous biggest margin over Pakistan of 133, set in Sydney in 1992.

Pakistan had named an extra batsman, Nashir Jamshed, to strengthen their batting but he injured his hand when dropping a catch - one of four during the West Indies innings.

His pain was minor compared with what Pakistan fans had to endure as their side began the chase.

In the first over Taylor had Jamshed caught at mid-wicket trying to pull and Younis Khan out off an edge to the keeper. In Taylor's second over he had Haris Sohail caught at point. All went for nought.

In the fourth over Jason Holder had Ahmed Shezad caught in the gully for 1 and at 4-1 the game was over as a contest.

When Andre Russell replaced Taylor he had Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq caught at slip for seven, and they were 5-25.

A sixth-wicket partnership of 80 runs between Umar Akmal (59) and Shohaib Maqsood (50) was ended when Darren Sammy got Maqsood to chip one to Sulieman Benn at mid off.

Akmal was the seventh wicket to fall when he picked out Dwayne Smith at midwicket, then Wahab Riaz (3), Shahid Afridi (28) and Sohail Khan (1) went in quick succession.

Taylor finished with figures of 3-15, Russell 3-33 and Benn 2-39. Holder and Sammy took one wicket each.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan won the toss and asked the West Indies to bat.

Andre Russell hit 42 from just 13 balls

The Caribbean side's innings was founded on 50s to Denesh Ramdin and Lendl Simmons. Darren Bravo retired hurt on 49 and Russell needed just 13 balls to crack 42 not out at the death.

Pakistan helped the West Indies' effort by dropping multiple catches and their quicks dropped too short.

Haris Sohail finished with figures of 2-62 and Irfan was the most economical with figures of 1-44.

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Sohaib Masqood, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Irfan.

West Indies: Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (capt), Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn.