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Ferveez Maharoof produced an inspired spell of pace bowling to claim six wickets for 14 runs and bowl out the West Indies for a paltry 80 in the sixth and final qualifying match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Sri Lankan fast bowler claimed his first five-wicket haul in One-Day Internationals as the West Indies were bowled out in just 30.4 overs after electing to bat on a pitch that did not hold much terror for the batsmen.

No West Indies batsman crossed the 30-run mark, Wavell Hinds being the top-scorer with a painstaking 28 from 86 balls.

Maharoof's 6 for 14 are the best-ever figures in the Champions Trophy, and the West Indies total of 80 the third lowest in the tournament's history.

West Indies innings:

Chaminda Vaas got Sri Lanka off to a flying start, getting the wicket of the dangerous Chris Gayle, caught behind for 0, in the first over of the innings. The West Indies were then dealt another big blow in the form of Ramnaresh Sarwan, who was trapped plumb leg before wicket by Vaas without scoring.

It was all going wrong for the defending champions, as they lost yet another wicket, that of Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Lasith Malinga (8) got one to pitch on off-stump and move away a bit; it took the edge of the left-hander's bat to the wicketkeeper, to leave the Windies at 13 for 3 in the fourth over.

Captain Brian Lara and Wavell Hinds tried to resurrect things, playing the seamers with utmost caution. But they could only add 38 for the fourth wicket before Lara fell leg before wicket to Fervez Maharoof.

The West Indies captain scored a painstaking 13 off 35 balls, inclusive of two boundaries, before he departed and left the West Indies reeling at 51 for 4 in the 15th over.

Dwayne Bravo then played an irresponsible shot; trying to flick Maharoof through the off-side, he missed the ball completely and was trapped leg before wicket for 0. Things were going from bad to worse for the defending champions, as they slipped to 55 for 5 in the 17th over.

Maharoof was unstoppable; he bagged another two wickets in the 21st over.

First Marlon Samuels dragged the ball on to his stumps for 1 as he tried to play on the off-side. Dwayne Smith thought counter attack was the best option to get his team out of the rut, but even that didn't work.

Maybe it could be argued that he could have played sensibly instead of lofting the ball straight to the mid-on fielder in a bid to clear him. But he always plays attacking cricket and didn't change his game plan and left the West Indies facing a rout at 58 for 7, just two deliveries after the previous wicket of Samuels.

Maharoof completed his five-wicket haul, his first in ODIs, in the 25^th over with the wicket of Carlton Baugh Jr, who fell leg before wicket as he played down the wrong line. (64-8, 24.5)

The very next ball he bowled Fidel Edwards with a perfect yorker, but to his dismay he had overstepped the line.

Wavell Hinds tried to stage a rescue act, but found little support from the other end as wickets kept tumbling. He scored 28 from 86 balls (3 boundaries) before he was caught by Sanath Jayasuriya in the covers to give Maharoof his sixth wicket.

Maharoof's first spell read 6 for 14 in 9 overs, including two maidens. It is the best-ever bowling figure in the ICC Champions Trophy, beating Shahid Afridi's 5 for 11 against Kenya in the 2004 edition.

Malinga put the final nail in the Windies' coffin -- a fast, swinging Yorker to bowl last man Fidel Edwards.

The West Indies were bowled out for a paltry 80, their lowest score in one-dayers against Sri Lanka. It is also the third lowest score in the history of the tournament behind the United States' 65 all out versus Australia in 2004 and Bangladesh's 77 against New Zealand in 2002-03.

Maharoof's inspired spell of disciplined line and length bowling should serve as an inspiration to the West Indies pace bowlers. However, making their task difficult is that they have a very small total to defend, and against a strong batting side like Sri Lanka, it looks way too less.

Also, the pitch holds no demons; it is just that the Windies batsmen failed to apply themselves. Except for Hinds (28) and Lara (13) no other batsmen got double figures; four batsmen could not even open their account.

Maharoof stole the show with a haul of 6 for 14, while Vaas underlined his authority early on with a tight spell, claiming 2 for 6 in his six overs.