Pakistan vs. Zimbabwe - Second innings: Asad Shafiq powers the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 home
Pakistan defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 on Monday.
Star of the show for Pakistan was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shafiq-c89281 who was playing his first match of the tournament. He remained unbeaten on 78 runs and guided his team home in style.
Chasing a mediocre score under lights, the Men in Green faced an early setback in shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359 as he threw his wicket away once again and was dismissed for only 8 runs.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. Hafeez played some delightful shots and looked in supreme touch although he has failed to play a big innings in the tournament. He was unlucky not to
complete his half-century and was dismissed on 49.
After Hafeez’s departure, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 promoted himself up in the batting order but he failed to make an impression on the game and was dismissed cheaply. However, the arrival of Younis Khan to the crease brought a lot of calmness to Pakistan’s run chase
and he along with the youngster Shafiq saw his team to victory.
Asad Shafiq remained the top scorer for Pakistan with 78 not out runs which came off 97 balls with the help of 7 boundaries. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 remained unbeaten on 13 runs as both of them scored 54 runs for the fourth wicket.
Left arm spinner Raymond http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Price-c82662 was the pick of the bowlers for Zimbabwe as he claimed 2 wickets for 21 runs from his 8 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 was named as the Man of the Match for his stunning bowling performance earlier in the day as he picked up three crucial wickets for Pakistan.
There were contrasting emotions in both the camps after the match as this result has ensured Pakistan’s presence in the quarterfinals of the tournament whereas the Rhodesians are out of the competition now.
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