Shahid Afridi says he had a point to prove against Sri Lanka – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the fourth One Day International (ODI) of the five match series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the
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The star all-rounder has always been an asset for the team when it comes to bowling, but his batting has mostly been criticised due to inconsistency.
However, Afridi proved his critics wrong by batting sensibly in the 201st ODI in Sharjah. He came in at a difficult time, as five wickets had fallen within 100 runs.
Things got even worse with a couple of more batsmen getting out with just 120 runs on the board.
Afridi was left alone with the tail and everyone expected him to play a rash stroke, especially in the batting power-play between overs 36 and 40.
However, the flamboyant player took calculated risk, guiding his side to 200 with a terrific knock of 75 runs off 65 balls.
Although this effort saw the Men in Green post a challenging target, it was still within reach of the Sri Lankan team.
The tourists looked comfortable while chasing the score until Afridi devastated them with a sensational spell of bowling. He picked up five wickets and won the man of the match award for a spectacular all-round show.
On his performance against the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, the 31-year-old said, “I had a point to prove and actions always speak louder than words. There were a lot of challenges and there were a lot of things that I had to prove wrong about me.”
The veteran further went onto say, “I am feeling great and I feel all the more happy because Pakistan won the match.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 have now won the ODI series by 3-1 with one more game remaining in Abu Dhabi. The team had already taken the Test series by 1-0 and will now be aiming to repeat the same in the Twenty20 internationals.
However, the tourists will be charged up to do well in the shortest version of the game and at-least win the Twenty20 series.
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