Hafeez: Partnership between MS and Yuvraj was the difference – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 in the second T20 International here in Ahmedabad, which the tourists lost by 11 runs allowing the home side to level the two-match series 1-1.
Experienced left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh and the right-handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Irfan-c76983, to play a blistering knock of 72 runs off just 36 balls and help the hosts put an intimidating score on the board.
While the left-hander punished the Pakistan bowlers from his end, looting seven sixes during his almost an hour stay at the crease, skipper Dhoni ably supported him from the other side with a calculated 33-run knock, coming off 23 deliveries. Dhoni’s innings also included four muscular boundaries, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 went on to amass 192 for 5 from their allotted quota of 20 overs.
Later, Pakistan’s chase was spurred on by a 74-run opening stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359 (31). Hafeez played a whirlwind half century knock (55 off 26), but Dinda ran riot through Pakistan’s middle-order, returning with match-winning figures of 3 for 36, to help India restrict the tourists to 181 for 7.
Hafeez, who walked away with the Player of the Series award, said that the 97-run partnership between Dhoni and Yuvraj was the difference.
"When we were bowling, we didn't follow the basics, we bowled short of a length. the partnership between MS Dhoni and Yuvraj was the difference," said Hafeez at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Replying to a query regarding Pakistan’s batting, the experienced all-rounder said, "In the first six overs we played very well but in the seventh-tenth over we didn't score as much as we should have ... we wanted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 to have more time in the middle."
The archrivals will next play each other in three One Day Internationals, with the first ODI being played at Chennai tomorrow, December 30, 2012.
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