Pakistan v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752 Live match analysis - ICC World Cup: 25 overs update
The ongoing ICC World Cup match between Kenya and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 hangs in the balance, as the scorecard reads 119 runs for the loss of three wickets in 26 overs at the Mahinda Rajapaksha International Stadium in Hambantota.
The Pakistani captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 put up a dismal start to their World Cup campaign with Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad being dismissed without troubling the scorecard
significantly. Pakistan was stuttering at 2 for 12 in 7 overs.
From there on, Younis Khan, and, Kamran Akmal, steadied their team’s ship adding 98 runs for the third wicket stand. In the process, Akmal eased his way to a resilient half-century and became the third wicket-keeper to score a fifty for his team in the ICC
World Cup.
Younis played vigilantly for his 37 runs off 48 balls, as he had to revive the innings in order to lay a firm base for the rest of the batsmen to follow. He consistently rotated the strike and collected his runs in ones and twos. His stay till the end will
be crucial for his team, as it will allow the dashing late-order to spring their assault.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 has just joined Younis Khan and so far has added 7 runs, hitting a six off a free-hit to start his innings in a positive manner.
Kenyan bowlers bowled a persistent line and length and extracted seam movement off the track, as it had a bit of juice in it for the seamers in the first hour.
Thomas Odoyo set the tone for his team nicely, grabbing 1 for 14 in a nagging spell of five overs. Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Elijah-Otieno-c55866 backed his new-ball partner, taking 1 for 20 in seven incisive overs.
The off-spin bowler, Shem Ngoche troubled the opposition players with his teasing off-break bowling, getting the ball to drift and turn on a dead track. His quality spin bowling earned him worthy figures of 1 for 18 in five overs.
The ongoing partnership between Misbah and Younis will be crucially important for their team, as it will confirm a massive total for Pakistan.
On the contrary, Kenyan bowlers have to break this partnership as soon as possible, otherwise, they will have a high target to chase.
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