Junaid Khan puts in a Player of the Match performance for Lancashire – Cricket News Update
Pakistani paceman, Junaid Khan, put in a Player of the Match performance for Lancashire, as he claimed figures of 2-12 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824, in a match of Friends Life T20, played at the County Ground, Northampton, on July 12, 2011.
The North division clash was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-M-Low-c41214 scoring affair where the left- armer bowled a tight penultimate over for his county side, Lancashire, which led them to a brilliant victory.
Batting first, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 could only post 110 on the board, a small target to chase. Northamptonshire were in a strong position as they needed just seven runs from the last over.
However, they could only get three, courtesy of some tight bowling by the Pakistani pacer.
Earlier, in the Northampton innings, he removed the likes of Niall O’ Brien and the dangerous South- African all- rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610, to give his side a glimmer of a hope.
At the end he finished with impressive figures of 2-12 in his 4 overs. His Player of the Match performance had a strong bearing on the points table, as the win puts Lancashire in prime position to qualify for the Friends T20 quarter-final.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 has been performing well for the Manchester based outfit, with impressive showings in the Twenty20 tournament.
He has taken wickets in all the Friends Life matches played this month with notable performance against Derbyshire, where he finished with figures of 3 for 12.
Junaid, like many other Pakistani cricket players, joined the English County circle in a bid to gain valuable experience.
Known to emulate former Pakistani left-arm bowler Wasim Akram, Khan himself was reported saying that he is “a line and length bowler.”
Ironically he represents the same County club where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 spent most of his County career.
Junaid was selected in the Pakistan squad for the World Cup 2011 after an injury to fellow pace man, Sohail Tanveer.
However, he did not feature in any of the games, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the semi-final.
More recently, he played in two One Day international matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, where he took 4 wickets in the first match, followed by another 2 in the second One Dayer.
In light of his recent performances, Junaid Khan poses to be a valuable asset for the national side in the future, especially in the absence of pacers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Asif-c1993.
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