http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 blames his batsmen in T20 defeat in West Indies Tour
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in Saint Lucia on 21st of April.
The Pakistan’s middle-order batsman, Umer Akmal, was the top scorer, making 41 runs from 41 deliveries. The Caribbean players were determined throughout the innings. The tale-ender, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 gave a little hope in the end but it was out of reach for him
to become the hero of the match.
The Windies leg-spin bowler, Devendra Bishoo, played an iconic innings for his team by dismissing 4 visiting player in consideration of 17 runs in his 4-over spell. The cornered Tigers’ batsmen scored 143 runs in 20 overs while chasing a target of 151 runs
set by the Caribbeans at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet.
While talking to the media, Shahid Afridi said, “I think the pitch was good for batsmen, and I don’t know why we missed this opportunity to win this match.”
“We are not building any partnerships. This is what has been missing for us for a few months. Bishoo bowled really well, and all of their bowlers delivered in the right areas”.
However, the captain, Afridi, who was blaming his batsmen, was not impressive himself as well. He contributed only 12 runs from 10 balls. However, the most experienced player in the Pakistani side, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, returned back into the pavilion without making
any runs. The newly appointed Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman, Mohammad Salman, also made a disappointing start, scoring just 5 runs from 6 balls.
On the other hand, the winning captain, Darren Sammy, was very excited over their victory in front of his home crowd.
He stated, “We wanted to start off on a winning note. It shows the preparation we have been putting in at the camp in Barbados and here in St Lucia”.
“The guys went out there and played as a team and we came out victorious… That was a good start for us and we’re just looking to improve coming into the one-day series”.
The opening ODI match of the five match series between Pakistan and West indies will be played at the same venue on Saturday, 23rd April.
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