Mohammad Hafeez happy with the team effort – Cricket News Update
Having qualified for the Super 8 stage of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 captain, is delighted with his team’s performance but admits that the Green Shirts need to work on their weaknesses.
Having won the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559, displayed his class and smashed the Pakistan bowlers to all
parts of the ground, scoring 84 runs off just 54 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and a couple of huge hits out of the park.
Hafeez’s men however, chased down the total without much of a fuss in the 19th over for the loss of merely two wickets, thanks to a stunning power-hitting show by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248, who scored a 36-ball 72, in which he struck nine fours and three sixes.
The opening batsman was named as the Player of the Match.
While expressing his views in the presentation ceremony, the Pakistan skipper said that the whole side is gelled well as a unit but wants the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 to raise their game, if the Green Shirts are to do well in the Super 8 stage.
"It's a great team effort, the boys have shown the right attitude so far in this tournament," said Hafeez. "Our bowler's tried well but there is a little bit of a concern about the fast bowlers. But I am very happy as captain and the team are responding
to me."
On the other side of the coin, the Bangladesh captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045, is not too disappointed after the loss and believes that his boys can learn a lot from the game. Spinners are Bangladesh’s strength but the pitch at Pallekele did not offer any turn
to Shakib or http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzaq-c41689.
"The pressure was on us but Shakib played very well. We can take some positives out of this and go home and work on a few things. We're not used to playing on these wickets," says Mushfiqur.
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