http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 backs his under-fire Bowlers – Cricket News Update
Pakistan delivered an abominable performance on the field during the decisive fifth One dayer against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. The bowlers were taken to the cleaners, and the fielders were caught day dreaming while they dropped sitters, and further failed to hit the stumps
on numerous occasions, leaving their captain frustrated as the game slipped away in favour of opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, questions had already been raised however; the captain stood
up to back his bowler and his performance in the final.
"Sami was in good form coming into this game. He bowled well in the Twenty20s and the first one-dayer. Anyone can have a bad day. He was a bit unlucky." says Misbah.
The pacer was very expensive conceding 75 runs from 9.4 overs and going wicket-less. His previous performances were commendable, including a 3 for 19 in the first ODI, at Pallekele, which helped Pakistan to restrict the hosts to a lowly score.
Premier pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 failed to pick up a wicket and also struggled to contain flow of runs as well, conceding 43 in his quota of ten overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 impressed as he bagged three wickets including the two openers and gave Pakistan a requisite start - finishing with figures of 3 for 42. "He [Tanvir] showed good control. In the death overs he used good variety and he really was our strength.
However, ultimately it was the fielding to blame for the loss since a number of opportunities went begging. There were at least three-run outs being missed, including one in the last over, where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 clipped the ball to square leg and Umar Akmal’s
wayward throw ensured another run-out opportunity going down the drain.
The visiting captain held the view that resting arch off-spinner was a decision that might have cost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 the series as Pakistan just played 5 specialist bowlers to strengthen the weak batting line-up. “Leaving out Ajmal though was a costly miss," said
Jayawardene.
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