Pakistan put us under a lot of pressure in the Cape Town Test, says Hashim Amla – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557, the South African top-order batsman, has admitted that Pakistan made things very tough for the home team in the second Test of the three-match series at Cape Town and is relieved to have taken an unassailable lead in the battle.
The Green Shirts, who struggled to put up a fight in the series opener at Johannesburg, dominated the proceedings for most part of the Cape Town Test. However, a second innings collapse and lack of support for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 led to their downfall as the hosts
chased down the target on the fourth day for the loss of six wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368, who is presently the number one ranked Test batsman of the world, praised Pakistan’s efforts in the fixture and expressed that Cape Town Test did not turn out to be a walk in the park for the Proteas.
"We were under pressure in our first innings, and then had to chase180 in the second," said the classy right-handed batsman. "[It] was never going to be an easy total."
In reply to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 rose to the occasion and played a fantastic knock of 84. The left-arm spinner’s
splendid innings reduced Pakistan’s first innings lead to merely 12 runs, which turned out to be the difference between the two sides.
Amla is happy that his team has lived up to their potential in the series but he is not entirely satisfied with the performance of his batting line-up. The right-hander however, praised the performance of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 and company, who have troubled the visitors
throughout the two matches.
He added, "A lot of us in the top order have got in, but haven't made massive contributions, so we're hungry to do that. The bowlers have enjoyed their wickets, and will want to keep on in that vein, so there is a lot to play for. This country is a very
proud nation so we have a duty to uphold in that regard."
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