England inches closer to victory as Shahid Afridi departs – Match Update
England is inches away from registering a win over Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033. The hosts have lost their eight wicket for 109 runs and Shahid Afridi is the latest batsmen to depart after scoring 28 runs. The Men in Green still need 151 runs to
win and there are 23.2 overs left to play.
Pakistan has lost all the top order batsmen and Umar Gul is batting with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 at the crease. Considering the day English bowlers had, it is only a matter of time before Pakistan’s resistance comes to an end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 (15) all fell victim to his lethal bowling.
Finn has been supported well by Patel, who ripped through the middle order, claiming the wickets of the Pakistani skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 also joined in the party with the wicket of right-handed batsman, Umar
Akmal, who fell after scoring 22 runs.
Earlier in the day, English skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 ably supported his skipper with
an innings of 50 runs from 69 deliveries.
Pakistan did not make any changes in their line-up and stuck with the team that defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 to be included
in the playing XI.
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England team: 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 Steven Finn
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