Pakistan give 269 runs target to Kiwis
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 Thursday at Hamilton after the tourists were invited to bat. Openers Hafeez and Shehzad started innings but, unlike the fourth ODI match, couldn’t take a good start as Hafeez was caught by
Nathan McCullum bowled by Kyle Mills at 20. He scored 14 runs off 20, including two fours.
Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal was the next to join Shehzad on the crease. The duo, together set a partnership of 53 runs in nine overs. Then Kamran was run out by Mills for scoring 17 runs off 33, leaving his side at 73. Shehzad was then joined by Younus http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319
and made a partnership of 47 runs. Younus, who gave a brilliant performance in fourth ODI, scored steady 21 runs off 26 balls, was caught by Scott Styris bowled by Nathan. At this stage Pakistan were 120 for 3 in 25.4 overs.
Test captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, who gave an exceptional batting performance at Napier, was next to join Shehzad on the crease. Styris was lucky to pick the important wicket of Shehzad who gave a catch in the hands of James Fanklin. He scored superb 115 runs
off 109 balls, including 12 fours and 3 sixes. Earlier, Hafeez was the player to score 115 runs in the 3rd ODI.
Following this important wicket, Umar Akmal was there to join Misbah. They took their side approaching above 200 runs. Misbah was caught by Jacob Oram off Styris ball as Pakistan’s fifth wicket fell at 25 runs off 44 balls.
After Misbah, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 and Umar Akmal add 43 important runs and led their side to 248 in 45.5 overs. Afridi made 24 runs off 20 balls with a four and a six before being caught by Martin Guptill off Oram ball.
The next wicket fell in early succession when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421 was caught by Jamie How off the Mills ball just at three. Umar Akmal scored 32 off 32 before being run out by McCullum when the tourists were at 265. Wahab remained not out for two while Gul went for one
off Oram. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321, Oram and Styris picked two wickets each while McCullum one.
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