Pakistan v England: Abdur Rehman inspires Green Shirts to series victory – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691 was the pick of the bowlers, as he inspired Pakistan to their second successive Test win over England by 72 runs in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series.
The left-arm spinner was unplayable with his prodigious turn on a fourth day wicket that was assisting spin bowling. He finished with six wickets for 25 runs in 10.1 overs, to win the game for Pakistan.
Rehman was rightly titled the ‘Man of the Match’ for his winning performance. The 31-year-old was delighted to win the honours and get his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
He said, “This has been the highlight of my career. This is the first time I have got a 5-wkt haul. We felt that if we could get 150 and bowl well, we would win.”
The left-arm spinner also acknowledge the efforts of his partner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, who maintained the pressure from other end and finished with match figures of seven for 130.
“Ajmal is the no.1 bowler in the world and it gives me great confidence to bowl with him,” said Rehman.
Pakistan in their second innings managed to make 214 runs, setting England an easy target of 145 to win. With few runs to defend, Misbah Ul Haq opted for spin in the very first over, which was the undoing of the English batsmen. It was a masterstroke, as
the two openers, Cook and Strauss, were never at ease. Runs were hard to come by, and the pressure got to Cook who tried playing against the spin, giving Hafeez a simple return catch off his own bowling.
With Cook back in the pavilion, Rehman was introduced into the attack. The left-armer looked threatening from the onset and nearly got the wicket of the English skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 in his first over.
England was still in the driving seat but the wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501.
Rehman put the final nail in the coffin by dismissing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, and with that England succumbed to their lowest total against Pakistan. They were all out for 72, losing by the same margin.
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