Shahid Afridi feeling great after match winning performance – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 termed his match winning contributions as a great feeling, which consequently also allowed him to prove a point of following his return to the national team.
“I am feeling great to have such a great performance, which helped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 win,” said Afridi after the match. His words say it all and show his eagerness to ensure consistency in his game.
Boom Boom was at the heart of everything in a nerve wracking fourth ODI against Sri Lanka, where he proved to be the difference, claiming an essential five-wicket haul and scoring a composed half-century which allowed his team to clinch the five-match ODI series.
After opting to bat first, the hosts found themselves in dire straits at 71 for 5. Afridi arrived and declared his dominance on the proceedings with some assertive play, scoring 75 off 65 balls, which include 4 fours and three sixes.
This allowed his team to reach to the 200-run mark after being in all sorts of trouble. The Lankans run chase was well on track with the reliable pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 partnering in a 102-run stand for the fourth wicket.
"When http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 were in a winning position, the captain [Misbah] said we needed just one wicket, and I was lucky that I got Sangakkara out," Afridi said. "Then we were able to change the situation."
Surely the leg-spinner turned the match on his head and consequently shifted the moment in favour of his team with a clinical display which allowed him to claim four more scalps in the space of just 19 runs.
It included the final scalp of Thisara Perera, which meant that the Lankans collapse was official. From 155 for 4 to 174 all out, it again proved the match winning capabilities of Afridi, who was now clear about his role in the team and the expectations he brings with it.
“There were a lot of challenges and there were a lot things that I had to prove wrong [about me]."I know there is a lot of expectation from me and I too understand how my batting could help the team,” added the flamboyant hitter.”
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