Pakistan routed by Russell

West Indies celebrated their first win of the 2015 World Cup, with all-rounder Andre Russell saying their rout of Pakistan on Saturday proved there was more to the team than Chris Gayle.

The West Indies thrashed Pakistan by 150 runs in Christchurch, with an unbeaten 42 in just 17 balls by player-of-the-match Russell taking them to 310 for six at Hagley Oval.

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They then rolled Pakistan for 160 in exactly 39 overs, with paceman Russell taking three for 33.

Pakistan's run chase went off the rails right from the start when they lost four wickets in four balls, with Jerome Taylor at one stage having figures of three wickets for one run in two overs.

Their collapse to one for four meant Pakistan recorded the worst start to an innings in the 3,608-match history of one-day internationals.

Not that Russell cared, saying victory had changed the mood in the West Indies camp after they became the latest Test nation to be turned over by Ireland first time out.

"Everyone is laughing, happy," Russell said. "From the last game, things didn't go well for us and we just turned up today and wanted to show the world that we are not just a pushover," he added.

"It's a very good feeling winning a game after losing to Ireland, in that manner.

"It just goes to show that the West Indies can dominate and we are here to compete."

Russell was one of several batsmen to make a positive contribution with Denesh Ramdin posting 51, Lendl Simmons 50 and Darren Bravo 49 before he retired hurt with a hamstring injury.

But Gayle, renowned as one of the most destructive openers in the game, failed once again.

The Caribbean batting icon was out for four as his average dropped to 14.42 over 19 innings in the 20 months since his last century.

But Russell made light of Gayle's run of low scores by saying: "Chris has been struggling, and we're still scoring 300."

Russell added that Gayle hadn't let his form dampen the team's morale.

"Even if he's not scoring he's not miserable, he's not grumpy. He's happy, he's laughing, and he's cheering everyone on the field, and that's what we want from a big guy like him, so it's very good."

On the other hand, Pakistan's World Cup campaign needed improvement across the board, captain Misbahul Haq declared after the humiliation.

Pakistan now languish at the bottom of Pool B with two losses from two outings, their performance against the West Indies a step backwards from the 76-run loss to arch-rivals and defending champions India in their tournament opener.

"It's a do or die situation for us and there are no ifs and buts," Misbah said as he tried to look ahead to Pakistan's next game against Zimbabwe.

West Indies next play Zimbabwe in Canberra on Tuesday before facing pool heavyweights South Africa three days later and defending champions India on March 6.

Match Facts

• 150 The margin of victory for West Indies today, which is their largest in an ODI against Pakistan. The previous best was 133, in Sydney in 1992.
• 1 Pakistan's score when they lost their fourth wicket. It's the lowest score by any team for the loss of four batsmen. The previous record was 4, by Canada against Zimbabwe in Port of Spain in 2006. This is also the least runs scored by the top four batsmen ever in an ODI innings.
• 89 Runs West Indies scored in the last six overs. The sequence was: 10, 14, 13, 13, 22, 17.
• 201.3 Andre Russell's strike rate in his last four ODI innings. He has scored 157 runs in 78 balls with 11 sixes, and been dismissed only once.
• 20.36 Younis Khan's average in his last 32 ODIs, going back to December 2011. In 31 innings during this period, he has only four scores of 50 or more.