Cricket Update: Pakistan thrashed in the T20 against Auckland
Pakistan started off the tour on a low in Auckland. The professional cricket team and the once T20 champions were bashed by the Auckland side in a similar format game. The match that was being played at Colin Maiden Park saw the home side defeating the Pakistan
national team by 5 wickets. The hosts had no problems whatsoever in chasing down a minor target of 91, denting Pakistan with their first defeat on the tour.
Pakistan was offered batting first by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 continued
when he was the third one to go for Pakistan, contributing only 1 run to the greater cause. Previously Muhammad Hafeez was dismissed off Michael Bates. The left arm pacer also got the best of Ahmed Shehzad, sending him back on an early exit. The important
wicket was of the captain, who displayed his amateur techniques, and as a result got out pulling the ball at square leg.
Umar Akmal was one player who seemed to be on a different mission. The young middle order batsman tried his best to bring back http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 into the contest, but a performance from just one player could not win it all. He scored 25 runs, and showed that his
form might be coming back. But this small try was ended soon when he was clean bowled off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Roneel-Hira-c2365, the left arm spinner in the opposite team. The likes of Younis khan and Fawad Alam were only worth exhibition, and they left cheaply. Abdul Razzaq, shaky
against the spinners, could not provide Pakistan with any recovery whatsoever. The result was that the visitors crumbled.
The batting for Auckland started off in an aggressive manner, but some wickets fell upfront. Martin Guptil held his nerves, and steered the home team to a success. Shoaib Akhtar managed to bag two wickets, but the runs he gave were also on the higher verge.
He went with an average of more than 7 runs per over that made life difficult for the already embarrassed Pakistan side. Saeed Ajmal was brought in to offer resistance, and he did so emphatically.
The runs did not come with ease thereafter, and the off spinner grabbed two wickets to score http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Dent-c41093 to the opposite side. But the target that was posted was a little too less for the visitors to defend, hence it took less time for the hosts to claim a victory.
With 40 balls to spare, and five wickets in hand, the hosts conquered the not-so-stiff target, defeating team Pakistan comfortably.
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