Pakistan through to quarter-finals of ICC World Cup after defeating Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
A solid bowling display by the Pakistan against Zimbabwe helped them secure a place in the last eight of the ICC World Cup, 2011 with a game to spare in the Group stage; they will face one of the top four teams from Group B.
Rain threatened to disrupt the match on more than one occasion. The Pakistani bowlers took wickets at regular intervals as Zimbabwe struggled to get any partnerships going.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Richard-Ervine-c51733 top scored for the Zimbabweans with a well fought 52 runs, meanwhile Umar Gul was the pick of the bowers with 3 wickets at the cost of 36 runs in 7.4 overs.
Pakistan were set a target of 162 runs from 38 overs. Muhammad Hafeez fell one short of his half century when he lost his wicket for 49 runs and Asad Shafiq top scored with 78 runs off 97 balls.
In the end, Pakistan finished the match with a boundary and had 23 balls to spare. Pakistan’s match against Australia on Saturday will now be played with each team vying for a higher spot in Group A ratings. It may also be an opportunity for both sides to experiment with their squad selection.
With the win against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 are also in with a chance.
Pakistan’s rivals in the quarter-final are yet to be decided with one more round of matches to go, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s performances, although won’t warrant them as favourites for the title, will put them in a strong position in the knock-out stage.
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