Pakistan's cricketers, dismissed as a disorganised rabble before the World Cup, stormed into the semi-finals with a 10-wicket demolition of hapless West Indies.
Charismatic captain Shahid Afridi took 4-30 as West Indies crumbled to an embarrassing 112 all out - their third lowest World Cup total - in the 44th over of their quarter-final in Dhaka.
Leg-spinner Afridi took his tournament wickets tally to 21 while off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal chipped in with two each as the West Indies collapsed after electing to bat at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
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Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul was the only batsman to defy the spinners with a grim 44 not out off 106 balls.
Hafeez, with an unbeaten 61, and Kamran Akmal, with 47 not out, then saw Pakistan into their first semi-final since 1999, reaching their target with more than 29 overs to spare.
Afridi's men could next face arch-rivals India if the co-hosts beat Australia in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
"This is a great gift to give the nation on Pakistan Day," said Afridi.
"We tried to stick to our plans and the boys have done a great job doing that. These were great conditions for spin if you landed it on a length."
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy, whose team have now lost 19 successive times to a top side, admitted batting had let the side down.
"We definitely did not have enough runs on the board. We didn't counter their bowling well, and we fell well short. We lost wickets in clusters in spin throughout the tournament, and today was no different," said Sammy.
The West Indies were reduced to 71-8 before a 40-run stand between Kemar Roach and Chanderpaul helped the former champions surpass their lowest World Cup total of 93 against Kenya in Pune in 1996.
