Pakistan set the third and final match as series decider - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – September 01, 2012
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
On winning the toss the Aussies chose to bat first, and managed to post a daunting total of 248 for nine in 50 overs, after having a shaky start to their innings.
Pakistan then launched a superb run chase with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 was outstanding, as he annihilated the Aussie bowlers and smacked them all around the park with a hint of remorse.
The batsman crafted a brilliant knock of 97 runs to spearhead his side’s emphatic victory. The batsman was later named as the Player of the Match.
Meanwhile, Pakistan reached the target in 43.4 overs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 unbeaten on 35.
In the bowling department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 with three wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 finally faced disappointment in the tour of England on Friday, as they lost the third match of the ongoing five-match series by four wickets, at Kennington Oval, London.
With this win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 have now levelled the series 1-1 with everything to play for.
Earlier, South Africa choosing to bat first amassed a decent tally of 211, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 as the top batsman for hammering a knock of 43 runs.
England, however, understanding the seriousness of the outcome of the match, chased down the required target in 48 overs for the loss of six wickets, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/EJG-Morgan-c1419 bulldozing 73 to equalize the tournament.
In the bowling department, striker http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 was lethal with a four-wicket haul, backed by JW Dernbach with three wickets under his belt.
Uva Next became the first champions of the inaugural http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Premier League on Friday by beating Nagenahira Nagas in the final.
Uva were awarded victory when the match could no longer be continued due to showers, enforcing the Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method), according to which Uva won the match by 19 runs, on posting 45 runs in 5.1 overs.
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