Hafeez urges Lahore Lions to build on the triumphant start – Cricket News Update
After comfortably beating Karachi Zebras in their opening Faysal Bank T-20 Cup fixture here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the Lahore Lions’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 has urged his team to build on the impressive start.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 and Aizaz Cheema, and are one of the favourites to lift the coveted trophy.
They annihilated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rameez-Raja-c2277 (2) led Zebras by seven wickets in the opening game of the 14-team domestic Twenty20 championship to show how dangerous they are.
"It's just a start but obviously the onus is on us, as a side filled with international players, to win the crown," Hafeez said at the post-match press conference. "There is a sense of responsibility in the boys and that they want to live up to the billing of being a star side. All of them are focused on winning the national championship," he added further.
After opting to bat first, the Zebras rode on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mustafa-Iqbal-c78121 and Hafeez took one wicket apiece.
In reply, skipper Hafeez led the side from the front, smashing a 43-ball 53, studded with seven muscular boundaries, to take his side home on the first ball of the penultimate over, with seven wickets intact. Hafeez was well complemented by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595, who played a belligerent knock of 43 runs off just 28 balls.
Hafeez, who opens for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in T20s, batted at No. 3 during the seven wicket win over the Zebras, and went on to score a meticulous half century.
Asked about the move, the national T20 skipper said, "I didn't want to disturb the combination as both Nasir (Jamshed) and Ahmed (Shehzad) have been doing well for long. But it's just a temporary move only for the event and nothing to do with my national team spot."
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