Misbah praises fast bowlers Junaid Khan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Irfan-c76983 – Cricket News Update
Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 lauded his new ball pacers, Junaid Khan and Mohammad Irfan, saying the duo did a fantastic job for them after winning a crucial toss, in the first One Day International of the three-match series, played here at the MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on Sunday.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 after the impressive show in the two T20s, scythed through the Indian top order, reducing the hosts to 29 for 5 inside the
first ten overs of their innings.
Southpaw seamer Junaid found the perfect length on a damp Chepauk wicket, pitching the ball up to the opposition batsmen, thus getting it to seam. Off his four dismissals – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 (4) – the
first three were bowled. Following Junaid’s footsteps, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-c64444 also bowled fuller on the middle stump, dismissing Gambhir for a 17-ball 8.
"It was a good toss to win. It was an excellent spell by Junaid. He has done it before in a Test match in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758," said Misbah at the post-match presentation ceremony last night.
"There was something for the bowlers but of you don't bowl in the right areas when the ball is seaming, you don't get result. Good to see that the bowlers pitched in the right areas in helping conditions," he added further.
Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 displayed a fine rearguard action, playing an unbeaten knock of 113 runs – his eighth ODI century – to take the hosts to a respectable 227 for 6 at the end of their stipulated 50 overs. But Dhoni’s impressive knock under
pressure was upstaged by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752, who batted through the innings, scoring a 101 not out, to take the tourists home, with six wickets and eleven balls to spare.
Happy with his fast bowlers’ performance, the visiting skipper said that it was difficult for the seamers despite helpful conditions due to high level of humidity.
"It was hot and muggy. Humidity was a factor as both teams found it hard. Credit must be given to both teams' fast bowlers for bowling in such conditions," he said.
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