PCB chief selector hopes Pakistan levels series against Sri Lanka – Cricket News Update
The Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, which currently stands at 2-1, with the last match scheduled to be played today on June 18 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
“The players’ performance in the fourth match was concerning,” said Qasim. “I was also dejected on the loss like the whole nation. But I am hoping that team will bounce back and level the series.”
Pakistan got off to a steady start in the series, claiming a 6-wicket win (with 47 deliveries remaining) over the hosts in the first match. However, the second ODI saw them conceding a 76-run defeat to the Lankans – after failing to make any dents in the home team’s batting order, which boasted a fair amount of depth (with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 coming in at number 5), the Men In Green were unable to chase the target of 281.
Barring Azhar Ali, who scored a valiant 96, the remainder of the batting order failed to make any significant contributions, with none of them rising above skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972’s individual score of 27. Owing to their poor batting performance, Pakistan finished at 204 – 76 runs short of the target.
With the third ODI washed out owing to rain, the fourth match spelled yet another defeat for the visitors. While the run margin was considerably less this time around (by 44 runs), the loss was far more humiliating as the Pakistani batting order witnessed a complete collapse.
Chasing 244, a 113-run partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 (0) were all sent packing as the tourists’ chances at victory were ground into dust.
However, with the preceding T20s having resulted in a 1-1 tie, the ODIs may have a similar result if the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 team are lucky enough to recover from their embarrassing defeat and manage a series leveller.
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