Pak to take on West Indies
	Jamaica:The first match of the 2007 Cricket World Cup between hosts West Indies and Pakistan gets under way in Jamaica's Sabina Park on Tuesday. Irrespective of the result in this Group D match, both teams expect to progress to the super eight stage but points gained here will be crucial. This tournament is also the last time that stalwarts like Brian Lara and Inzamam-Ul-Haq will be seen on the big stage and they would want to leave their mark. A full capacity crowd is expected at Jamaica's Sabina Park to watch Brian Lara's men. The West Indies team will have to get over what skipper Brian Lara says "their chronic tendency of collapses". On the world cup stage, the hosts have an upper hand, having won five of seven matches vs Pakistan but in recent times, Inzamam's men have won 10 of their last 12 ODIs vs Windies. Practice game Lara knows that even without the services of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, they are a force to reckon with. "Pakistan is going to miss Shoaib more than us. It's the opening match of the World Cup and Pakistan are a force to reckon with. With or without Shoaib Akhtar or Mohammed Asif, they are a very strong unit under Inzamam. We have a lot of respect for them, we will be taxed the same way," said Lara. Shoaib and Asif pulling out of the World Cup due to injuries may not have been the perfect start for Pakistan but after a couple of wins in the warm up games, they seem to have got into the groove. Pakistan may have been beaten by South Africa in Tests and ODI, a month back but their turnaround in the practice game will be a huge confidence booster. "Our back up bowlers have been working very hard and if you look at our very recent games, we have played well without Shoaib and Asif. The rest have performed well and I feel, god willing, they will continue to do so," said Inzamam. The warm up games and the opening ceremony was of course the appetiser. It's now time for the main course and what better way to get the World Cup started than the match between two very unpredictable teams - West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park.