PAKISTAN’S batting collapse against the West Indies left captain Sarfaraz Ahmed “disappointed” but he was adamant they would “bounce back.”

West Indies bowling left Pakistan on the back foot from the off and before they knew it, Ahmed’s side had collapsed in spectacular fashion — 105 all out.

The chase for the West Indies was simple and when Chris Gayle took to the crease, he ensured victory — a 33-ball 50 which included back-to-back sixes which took the evergreen opener past AB De Villiers’ record for the most sixes hit in the tournament’s history.

Ahmed cut a forlorn figure afterwards and was honest in his assessment of the game.

He said: “Very disappointed at the batting. I was very confident before the match, batting was a key point but we didn’t apply it to the short ball.

“Credit to the West Indian bowlers, they bowled really well. We have to take time if the bowlers are bowling like that. We lose so many wickets and that’s why we lost the match.

“If you lose the toss in these conditions, it’s tough. Early on we lost so many wickets, that’s why we didn’t come back into the game.

“The first half an hour is tricky on this pitch, it wasn’t the type of cricket we usually play on a good batting wicket here.

“We have to play positively. We didn’t do well but hopefully we will bounce back.

“We know West Indies are coming hard with pace bowlers. The first two wickets were very soft but otherwise we didn’t play the short ball well.”

While Ahmed continued to let rip on his side, he did take time to hail Gayle and the support Pakistan received from the crowd.

“It was a bad day for us but I’m very confident my team will bounce back.”

“It was good to see Mohammad Amir bowl well, but Chris Gayle knows how to play this type of cricket.

“The support in England is always excellent so thanks and carry on please.”

West Indies captain Jason Holder was in a joyous mood, praising his bowlers as well as warning the rest of the teams in the tournament that his side are here to go all the way.

“It was a good game. I think the bowlers were outstanding today. We kept our foot on the accelerator. We’ve eased off in the past but it was good to see the killer instinct today.

“We wanted to be aggressive. It’s the nature of our cricket with bat, ball and in the field.

“We got off to a really good start, got new ball wickets, which is what we ask from these guys.

“Andre Russell is an impact player with the ball and bat, it was good to see him make that impact and he was backed up by Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell.

“Andre ran in ran in and gave 100 per cent even if he’s not 100 per cent and he showed his impact today.

“We let teams back into the contest before but we finished them off.

“Oshane Thomas is a good, young quick, we know he can be expensive at times but he’s a genuine wicket-taker and that’s a gamble worth taking with such high totals you need wickets in one-day cricket.

“Chris Gayle started us off tremendously and it eases the pressure in a chase like this. I’ve seen a lot of teams mess up short chases but Chris imposed himself on it.

“We wanted to start with a win, we’ve been anxiously waiting for this first game and it’s good to get through it.

“We’ve definitely come to win this World Cup but I just want us to enjoy our cricket, play fearless cricket and make the fans back home proud.”

On a bright note for fans, the ICC will refund anyone who missed the start of match.

Hundreds of supporters were forced to wait for tickets to be printed at Trent Bridge after they failed to arrive in time for the tournament.

It was the second ticket problem in the first two days of the World Cup after fans had similar issues ahead of England's win over South Africa at The Oval on Thursday.