Cricket News in Brief – February 16, 2012 – Part 1
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
After losing the three-match Test series to Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE), England have made a remarkable comeback in the one-day series by their two back to back wins.
England posted a respectable total of 250 runs on the board in 50 overs, after they chose to bat first against a formidable Pakistan bowling attack.
Cook was once again the star of the show as he hammered an innings of 102 runs that earned him the Player of the Match award, after his side successfully defended the total.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 once again exposed their vulnerability in the batting line-up as none of the batsmen could play a big innings against England.
Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218 with 47 runs.
"Today batsman realised their duties at the top of the order but the main difference was the fielding. We kept losing wickets at the wrong time. It was the job of the top six to get the runs," said Haq.
In the eleventh match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, Chittagong Kings won by 7 wickets against Sylhet Royals on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Royals, who chose to bat first, bolstered only 152 runs in 20 overs, and then failed to restrict the opposition from successfully chasing the required target, as Kings reached the required tally in 17.3 overs for the loss of only three wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahmudullah-c1877, the skipper of Chittagong Kings was named as the Player of the Match for his knock of 56 runs.
On Wednesday, Duronto Rajshahi won their match against Khulna Royal Bengals in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League by six wickets, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Khulna, after winning the toss, posted 145 runs on the board, as their batting line-up faced enormous problems while facing the Rajshahi bowlers, who prevented the batsmen from playing freely.
Later, Rajshahi gave a resilient batting performance as they reached the required target in 19.1 overs, for the loss of only four wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahzaib-Hasan-c2488, the opener from Duronto Rajshahi, was named as the Player of the Match for a superb innings of 52 runs.
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