http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 pleased with the performance of his inexperienced squad - Cricket News Update
The triumphant Pakistani skipper, Misbah-ul Haq, is pleased with his side’s performance in the just concluded tour of Zimbabwe as the tourists completed a clean sweep on the hosts in all three formats of the game with a narrow five-run
win in the second T20 International of the two-match series.
After posting a meager total of 141 runs at Harare last night, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 bowlers kept their nerves in the closely fought match and contained the hosts to 136 for 7 in their allotted quota of 20 overs to take the side home.
"We've really had some good teamwork, especially today in a close game," said Misbah while talking to the media reporters after winning the nail-biter. "Everyone performed well, especially in bowling and fielding," he added further.
The Pakistan skipper singled out experienced all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 to praise for his contribution with both bat and ball.
"Mohammad Hafeez has been tremendous over the whole tour,” said the prolific middle-order batsman. “He has contributed with the bat, he has contributed with the ball and I think you can say he was the main factor for us today," he
further added.
Hafeez was the leading run scorer of Pakistan in both the One-Day and the T20 series. He compiled 188 runs in three One Day Internationals at an average of 94.00 including a century as well. His tally of 122 runs from two T20Is included
two half centuries. In the only Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, Hafeez was the only centurion from the Pakistani camp.
With the ball, Hafeez removed 13 Zimbabwe batsman and was the highest wicket taker of the T20 leg of the tour, with seven wickets at an average of 3.00.
Although Pakistan inflicted a whitewash on Zimbabwe, the visiting skipper said that the hosts had shown improvement in their game.
"They [Zimbabwe] did not panic, they just played cool, that was the main danger for us and that's why they came so close."
Pakistan’s next assignment is a neutral venue series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 in October-November this year.
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