Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq manages to stall Pakistan’s innings – Cricket News Update
The Men in Green have managed to bat 146 runs off 34 overs, after losing 4 wickets at the ongoing 5th and final One Day International (ODI) outing against the Sri Lankan Lions, and with Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, who settled into an imposing partnership with
middle order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 may have a chance to wrap-up the 5-match series with a 4th win.
The series finale kicked off at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, won the toss and opted to bat first, hoping to make some fruitful outcome from the decision.
Unfortunately for the islanders, the decision could not do much for the side, after the in-form Men in Green bowlers, managed to restrict the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665,
who bagged an impressive haul of 4 wickets, standing out as the pick of the bowlers on the roster.
As for Pakistan’s batting response, the side kicked off its innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 – soon after which, both the batters managed to post a stable start, pouring in some firm numbers for the side.
However, the team suffered its first knock on the line-up after Hafeez made his departure in the opening delivery of the 9th over, leaving veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 to accompany Shafiq.
Unlucky for the duo, the batters failed to settle into a partnership, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shafiq-c89281, too, made his exit off the crease, with Skipper Misbah stepping out to take over the top order player’s spot.
Another steady stint came from the Pakistani batsmen, but with Younis Khan marking his dismissal off Jeevan Mendis’s delivery, the Men in Green came under fire, especially with all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 walking off on a disappointing duck in the same over
– leaving Umar Akmal to accompany the Skipper.
The newly formed pair took no time to recover from the loss and trailed on to rescuing the batting side through their imposing batting stance, leading Pakistani roster past the 30 overs mark.
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