Asia Cup 2012: Misbah-ul-Haq’s heroics sink Sri Lanka – Cricket News Update
Pakistan cricket team sent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 packing after winning the third match of the Asia Cup 2012, played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. With the six-wicket win, the Men in Green have cemented a place in the final, courtesy of winning by a bonus
point, while the Lankan campaign is as good as over.
The under fire captain of Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, played a confidence reviving innings of 72 runs, which helped the Men in Green chase down 188 runs inside 39.5 overs.
Terming his innings as one of the most important knocks he has played, Misbah said, “This knock was an important one for me. This will help me get my confidence back as the last http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 series wasn't a good one for me.”
Chasing a minute total, Pakistan stumbled to 33 for the loss of three wickets. The Lankans were smelling blood at that moment, but their hopes were dashed when Misbah and hard hitting batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 shared a 152-run stand for the fourth-wicket. Akmal
(77) got out a little before sealing the win, however, Misbah stood tall till the end.
Lavishing praise on the youngster, Misbah said, “Once we lost three wickets they were in the hunt but I think Umar and I batted really well today. I just kept telling him to play normal shots, it is just a matter of batting 50 overs and we knew if we kept
batting the runs would come.”
The Pakistani skipper has urged his compatriots to show more responsibility with the bat, if they want to pose a greater threat to the opposition. He said, “We have to improve our performance despite the win. We need to improve our batting if we can do that
then our bowling will always keep us in the hunt.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. The match will take place at Mirpur on the
Sunday, March 18, 2012.
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