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  • Malik aims to make 250th ODI memorable

    Malik aims to make 250th ODI memorable

    CARDIFF: Former Pakistan skipper and senior batsman Shoaib Malik wants to make his 250th one-day international “memorable” when he takes field in the crucial match against Sri Lanka at Cardiff on Monday.

    The 35-year-old has been key to Pakistan batting since making his comeback in 2015 and would be Pakistan’s linchpin against Sri Lanka.

    Malik admitted he was pumped up for the occasion.

    “To be honest, I didn’t know about the milestone,” Malik told ARY News.

    “I am always committed to the team’s cause and if that is a milestone for me definitely I would like to make it memorable.

    “It’s always important you do well for the team in all the matches. As a senior player you are always committed to contribute and do well and that’s my aim whether its a milestone or not. Ever since I staged a comeback in the team I have been doing well and that’s a great satisfaction.”

    Read More: Pakistan coach regards Sri Lanka “dangerous” opponents

    Malik said he feels satisfied over his career.

    “Yes, when you do well, you look behind its satisfying,” said Malik. “Now my role is different and I am given the task to finish the game at number five so I am ready to do what the captain and coach wants me to do.”

    Malik unleashed a six before being run out against India.

    “I was shaping well in that game but it was unfortunately to be run out,” said Malik. “It was unfortunate to lose that crucial game but we did well to bounce back and my role was to score quickly considering the Duckworth-Lewis calculations.”

    Malik has 6,742 runs with nine hundreds and 39 fifties. He also has 153 wickets as off-spinner.

  • Pakistan coach regards Sri Lanka “dangerous” opponents

    Pakistan coach regards Sri Lanka “dangerous” opponents

    CARDIFF: Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur believes Sri Lanka will be a dangerous opponent and his team needs to be at its best to beat them in their last Group B match at Cardiff on Monday.

    The two South Asian rivals meet in a virtual quarter-final the winner of which will go through to the semi-finals.

    Eighth ranked Pakistan upset world number one South Africa in their second group match after losing tamely to arch rivals India in the first. Sri Lanka, ranked seventh, had the better of world number three India to leave the Group wide open, with any team can finish at the top or is crashed out.

    Form Arthur it would be a double clash with Sri Lankan coach Graham Ford his former South African countryman.

    “Fordy and I have been very close over a long period of time so it’s taken on an old friend,” Arthur told media. “Sri Lanka are very dangerous, they played exceptionally well against India. It’s fearless cricket. They hit the ball hard, play outrageous shots. They will be a tough side to beat. We’ll have to be on our game.”

    With Afghanistan beating the West Indies on Friday, Pakistan’s qualification for the 2019 World Cup became almost certain. It makes Arthur happy but he remains focused.

    Read More: Pakistan stun South Africa in Champions Trophy

    “It’s been a focus of ours, we’ve had it over heads for a year and we’ve had some tough one-day series – England, Australia, they are tough – so to almost qualify is a huge relief but that doesn’t stop where we want to take the one-day team.

    “We have to keep improving all the time, playing with intensity, keep the freshness so we can put a shake onto that 2019 World Cup.”

    Arthur said the mood in the Pakistan camp was great and the belief solid.

    “The mood in the camp is excellent. If you had looked at us after India and after South Africa it was a marked transformation. We know what is at stake, it’s a huge prize for the players. So let’s hope we can put it together again.”

    Arthur denied he ever shouted on players after the India defeat.

    “We definitely had some good discussions. I still have the same belief that we just didn’t believe well enough against India. We went out we were definitely intimidated and that was the disappointing thing. The way we came back against South Africa was how we trained, how we wanted to play, the brand of cricket we want to play. There was a freshness, the intensity was good, so we’ve got to keep taking that moving forward with it. We all talked after India, we were incredibly disappointed that isn’t the way we wanted to play out cricket.”

    Arthur believes Pakistan players were threatened in the India game.

    “We are very skilled. I firmly believe we didn’t believe enough. I looked around the dressing room before that game and we didn’t believe that we could beat them. Such a contrast to the South Africa game were we believed in our skills and ability.

    “I’m pretty honest and straightforward. We have some honest conversations and the good thing about it is that the players are contributing to that conversation now whereas a year ago they didn’t. They are starting to take responsibility and once that happens it’s a massive psychological barrier they have broken down in the dressing room. I come out of an environment where you have mature conversations all the time and they can’t be sugar coated, they have to happen for you to move forward. The guys responded fantastically well. ”

    Arthur praised medium pacer Hasan Ali for his fast development, who took three wickets in the win over South Africa.

    “I’m proud of all the guys, you get very close to them. To see them perform is the best thing that can happen to any coach. Hasan Ali is one of those. He’s come in, if you saw him now and remember him a year ago he’s developed, he’s stronger and fitter, his skills are developing and he will be a fine all-round cricketer. He can field, he can bat, he can bowl. He’s in great shape so very proud of his development.

    “He stands out as one of the beacons. In Babar Azam, Imad Wasim – we have some good young players coming through and we have to keep them believing. ”

     

  • Sarfraz promises no letups after SA win

    Sarfraz promises no letups after SA win

    BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed Thursday promised no let-ups in the final match against Sri Lanka after upsetting the world number one South Africa to keep their hopes alive in the Champions trophy.

    A boosted up Pakistan team reached Cardiff on Thursday afternoon, with replacement bowler Rumman Raees also joining the team in time for Monday’s game.

    How a win changes a team was evident from the bunch of players who, after a 124-run thrashing from India in the first game, lifted their game as required.

    Read More: De Villiers’ wicket was key, says Imad

    “I think the difference was our bowling and fielding in which we were below par against India,” said Sarfraz, whose team overcame South Africa by 19 runs on Duckworth-Lewis formula after rain abandoned the game.

    Pakistan, chasing a modest 220, were 119-3, 19 runs above par score on D-L method.

    “We have to keep this momentum because Group B is now a quarter-final,” said Sarfraz of the Group which after Sri Lanka’s win over India at The Oval is now wide open.

    The winner of South Africa-India clash on Sunday will go through to the last four while one from Pakistan and Sri Lanka will join in the semis.

    Read More: Pakistan stun South Africa in Champions Trophy

    Sarfraz hoped Pakistan get enough time to practice with rain threatening their work at Cardiff.

    “Actually we did no fielding at all. We had rain the other day, so actually we did nothing. So hopefully we will get time to do our drills as Sri lanka is not an easy team,” said Sarfraz.

  • De Villiers’ wicket was key, says Imad

    De Villiers’ wicket was key, says Imad

    BIRMINGHAM: Young and motivated Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim showed delight at getting the key wicket of world’s best ODI batsman AB de Villiers to help his team destroy world number one South Africa in a crucial Group B match in Edgbaston on Wednesday.

    De Villiers hit a slightly wide ball from Imad staright to Mohammad Hafeez at point for a golden duck — his first in 212 One-Day Internationals innings. This was De Villiers — regarded as the most destructive batsman in limited overs cricket — first duck since 2013 Champions Trophy.

     

    Imad believed De Villiers’s wicket, which left South Africa reeling at 61-3 in the 15th over, spruced up Pakistan.

    “Sometimes you get hit, sometimes the other guy gets out. It’s just cricket. You should not be carried away or feel too low by this. He hit a shot and got out, so I think I’m really lucky.

    “He is such a big player. I see it from the team’s point of view. You know what he can do if he stays for a long time, so we were just very happy that we got rid of him. It didn’t matter that he got out on zero or one,” Imad told ICC website.

    Read More: Pakistan stun South Africa in Champions Trophy

    Pakistan reduced South Africa to 118-6 before David Miller (75 not out) lifted them to 219-8 in 50 overs. Pakistan were 119-3 in 27 overs when rain abandoned the match, giving Pakistan a 19-run win over Duckworth-Lewis method

    The win gave Pakistan a new life in the tournament after they lost in a tame manner to India by 124 runs in their first game on Sunday.

    Imad reiterated the notion that Pakistan can do anything on their day.

    “I’ve said this before also, we can do anything on any day,” said Wasim.

    “All we need to change is to put up this sort of performance every time. Whether we win or lose is separate. If we had played with such intensity against India, we could have won or lost, but you can see the difference. The way the boys bowled and fielded, it was fantastic to see our lads play like that. We are a different unit if we play with this intensity, if we don’t relax or don’t become lazy.”

    While acknowledging that Pakistan could be an up-and-down team, Wasim said the flatness seen against India would not be repeated when it faces up to Sri Lanka for its final league match, where victory could potentially put it through to the semi-final.

    “There is no chance of that,” he said. “When you win, the morale that is there is different. If we think too much about having beaten South Africa we might be flat again, but we are aware that it’s a do or die match for us. We’ll treat it like a knockout match and not worry about the result. Hopefully, Pakistan and the world will get to see a great performance.”

    Imad will be more pumped up in the next match because the venue is his birthplace, 28 years ago.

    “Yes the next match is in Cardiff, so there is that. Last year when I played against England, the crowd was supporting me a lot. I’m very thankful to them and to the Pakistan fans who give me so much love.

    Today it felt like we were playing in a home ground. It was fantastic, it is great fun when our crowd turns up like this.”

  • Rain and Pakistan not a worry for AB de Villiers

    Rain and Pakistan not a worry for AB de Villiers

    BIRMINGHAM: World number one South Africa will not be under any pressure from Pakistan’s spin attack nor will they be having any concerns over the rain which has affected Champions Trophy matches, AB de Villiers said on Tuesday.

    South Africa will be looking for a semi-final spot from their game at Edgbaston on Wednesday after thrashing Sri Lanka by 96 runs in their opening match.

    Pakistan will be pitting two frontline spinners in Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan and two part-timers in Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez besides Fakhar Zaman can also turn his arm over.

    But De Villiers showed no signs of worry.

    “Yeah, two of the four are part-time spinners. We’ve played against a lot of opposition in the last, two, three years with two spinners in it. We just played a series against England now with a couple of spinners in at wrist spinner, also finger spinner,” said De Villiers, referring to their 2-1 defeat in the one-day series against England.

    Read More: AB finds no one as good as Wasim Akram

    “So not much change. Every batter has got his game plans in place for the various bowlers, not only the spinners. That’s part and parcel of our analysis before games, to make sure we’re ready for them. So we’ve gone through all bowlers and we’re pretty happy with our plans.”

    When reminded of Pakistan’s win against them in the 2015 World Cup, AB was quick to respond: “No pressure. The last time we played them in Champions Trophy, we got the better of them at the same ground.

    “So we are confident going into this game, without being arrogant or overconfident. We played really good, won our first game in the tournament. We did all the basics really well, so we’ll be focusing on that.

    “We don’t feel any pressure. We feel it’s an opportunity, once again in this tournament to shift the pressure onto all the opposition we might face. But all our focus is on tomorrow’s game. We are very, very prepared and the plans are all in place to go and take Pakistan on.”

    Asked will rain be a worry in the final analysis, AB shrugged off any threat of weather coming into final analysis.

    “No, not at all. It’s something that’s outside of our circle. Something we can’t control, if I want to say it that way. We can only control what’s in front of us and that’s to play good cricket to, make sure we’re prepared, and we’ve covered all those bases.”

    AB de Villiers hoped besides top bowler Kagiso Rabada, others will also pose surprise threats.

    “We have a few surprise weapons, if you want to call it that. He (Rabada) is a fantastic bowler and deserves to be the No. 1 bowler in the world at the moment. But there are quite a few others that can do damage, as well. In fact, all 15 that are here fit into this puzzle of ours really nicely.

    “It’s a nice team to work with. There’s lots of options for me and the coach to work with and to tryout. But we have a fair idea of what we’re trying to do over here, but I think all 15 have the potential to win games of cricket; some a little bit more than others. But Kagiso deserves his spot at No. 1 and is definitely someone that will be there or there about in this tournament.”

  • Pakistan promises bounce back in must-win game

    Pakistan promises bounce back in must-win game

    BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed put up a brave face ahead of their must-win clash against South Africa here on Wednesday, saying the team has moved on and will do its best to do well and open their Champions trophy account.

    Pakistan’s crushing 124-run loss to title-holders India in their tournament opener at this same venue was criticised for the lop-sided manner in which they played. That left them to need a huge lift against world number one South Africa who are even more better in their overall play than India.

    Sarfraz said the India match is now beyond them.

    “We played poorly and lost, but that first match is gone and we have to move on,” said Sarfraz after team’s indoor practice in the rainy conditions.

    The day-night match will be played in better conditions as there is less rain predicted on Wednesday.

    Pakistan will need to restrict South Africa and more so their captain AB de Villiers who can single-handedly thrash any team on his day.

    Their bowlers conceded 319 to India, batsmen succumbed to just 164 with 14.2 overs remaining and fielders were sloppy in dropping two catches.

    Read More: High-level India make easy work of Pakistan

    Sarfraz announced there will be two changes in the squad with Wahab Riaz ruled out of the rest of the tournament with an ankle injury sustained against India and opener Ahmed Shehzad left out after making an unimpressive 12 besides.

    Junaid, so shockingly dropped from the first game, will return while opener Fakhar Zaman will make his ODI debut after playing in three Twenty20s on the tour of the West Indies in March this year.

    Sarfraz admitted he made a number of mistakes in the first game but will not repeat them in the crucial game. He also admitted some young players were under pressure in their first game against arch-rivals.

    “Yes, I am learning and I know I have to do that fast,” said Sarfraz. I think India-Pakistan was a big match. A couple of youngsters were playing their first match against India. Maybe they felt a bit of pressure. That’s why we have a couple of missed chances, that definitely cost us, because the last innings, we took the catches. Last two catches, definitely things changed.”

    Reminded of their win over South Africa in the 2015 World Cup at Auckland, Sarfraz said Pakistan will work out their opponents.

    “I think we’ve been playing against in World Cup 2015 and now we’re playing together. So you know, South Africa is a very good team. So we will work out all South Africa’s team combinations,” said Sarfraz, who made 49 as opener in that game.

    South African skipper AB de Villiers played down the threat of Pakistan’s spinners, with Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan backed up by Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik.

    “Yeah, two of the four are part-time spinners. We’ve played against a lot of opposition in the last, two, three years with two spinners in it. We just played a series against England now with a couple of spinners in at wrist spinner, also finger spinner,” said De Villiers.

    South Africa have Imran Tahir, man-of-the-match in their first game with four for 27, always had a point to prove against Pakistan. He started his career in Pakistan but never got a chance to play international cricket before moving to South Africa and never looked back.

    Their pace attack is led by Kagiso Rabada and aided by Morne Morkel, and Chris Morris.

    South African top order is also in good nick with Hashim Amla. De Villiers is the most destructive batsman in limited overs cricket with Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy as competent as anyone in the world.

    That leaves Pakistan’s task enormous but the fact that it will be curtains may inspire the young team.

  • AB finds no one as good as Wasim Akram

    AB finds no one as good as Wasim Akram

    BIRMINGHAM: South African skipper AB de Villiers revealed he has been a great fan of former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram, saying there is no one who can match his skill in the current crop of fast bowlers.

    “No, no one,” said AB when asked any current bowler can match Wasim.

    “I haven’t seen a bowler as good. It was just nice to watch the programme, and I felt that I needed to just get it out there. I get along with him well,” said AB who tweeted in Wasim’s praise after watching a video of former great on SkyTv.

    AB said he meets Wasim in Indian Premier League.

    “He’s at Calcutta with the IPL every year, and we always have nice chats. And to actually get a bit of insight in the programme on how he used to bowl and what he was thinking while he was bowling is really nice.

    Read More: Wasim Akram says PCB’s domestic affairs committee head ruining cricket

    “Obviously shared all of that with a lot of players in the past, not only with Pakistan players but a lot of players at the IPL. But that’s something you’re born with. It’s a natural skill that he was born with.”

    South Africa face Pakistan in their second Champions Trophy match at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

  • I take blame for Wahab’s selection, says Mickey Arthur

    I take blame for Wahab’s selection, says Mickey Arthur

    BIRMINGHAM: A dejected Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur took the blame for selecting paceman Wahab Riaz in his team’s 124-run defeat against India at Edgbaston, saying he thought the left armer would prove a match winner.

    Riaz, surprisingly preferred over Junaid Khan, went for 87 runs in his 8.4 overs with 11 boundaries and two sixes as India piled up a big 319-3 in the rain reduced 48-over match.

    Rohit Sharma led the way with 91 while Virat Kohli made 87 not out, Shikhar Dhawan 68 and Yuvraj Singh a brisk 29-ball 53. Umesh Yadav then took 3-30 to restrict Pakistan to 164.

    Arthur defended the selection while denying Riaz was not fully fit.

    “Riaz gave us pace. Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali, Amir — all there and thereabouts in terms of their pace. We wanted someone who could give us a different option. And that’s why we went that way,” said the coach.

    “Riaz was fully fit. He went through a fitness test; he was declared fully fit. So it’s not that Riaz was fully fit. He was fit for the game. Okay? He performed poorly today. But he had a role to play.

    “And I’ll take the blame, me, I’ll take it. I selected him. I selected him because I wanted him to perform a role. Okay? He didn’t execute that role, unfortunately. So sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t.

    “We picked Shadab ahead of Fahim today. That worked well. I thought Shadab was understanding. So, sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.

    Arthur admitted India were playing at different level.

    “I think one team played really well today or played as well as they could have, and we were below par. As simple as that. And it’s a reality check of where we are in our One-Day cricket at the moment.”

    Arthur believed Pakistan didn’t do the basics right.

    “The worrying thing for me, and it has been for a period of time, is we just do the basics wrong. We do the simple things wrong. We dropped simple catches. We don’t run well enough between wickets.

    “We don’t hit the keeper with our throws. We don’t understand when to bowl our variations. We bowled a really good over and then we bowled a variation our sixth ball and that’s the ball that ended up going for a boundary. So it’s the simplicity of those things that are worrying me at the moment and our understanding of when to do certain things. So that was disappointing. But we’ll bounce back from it.”

    “That’s a total insult to say we’re playing even worse. If you have a look at our records over the last year we’ve won two series. We’ve got ourselves from nine to number eight and brand of cricket has changed. We had a poor game today and we’re obviously trying our best and we’re trying to change it. And it’s not going to happen overnight.

    “I’m, I said, I’m particularly disappointed, but to ask me that question is an insult to how hard these boys have trained and what those boys have done.”

    Arthur promised Pakistan will bounce back in their second game, also at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

    “It’s up to me and my coaching staff to find out why we didn’t execute. Was it — why were we so tentative? That’s more the issues for me at the moment. So, yeah, it’s disappointing, but we’ll go back to the drawing boards and we’ll hopefully come back a lot stronger.”

    Arthur blamed dropped catches and final five overs for defeat.

    “That’s our own fault because we had two opportunities. Hasan Ali dropped Yuvraj (on eight) and Fahim Ashraf dropped Virat Kohli (on 43). You take those catches, it’s a different game.”

    “I thought at one stage we bowled well enough to be chasing 270. If things went our way and we hung onto those two catches and then knocked out another guy early on, or got Dhoni early on, it would have given us a real opportunity of knocking them over for 270 or chasing 270 possibly.”

  • CT 2017: High-level India make easy work of Pakistan

    CT 2017: High-level India make easy work of Pakistan

    BIRMINGHAM: Indian cricket is at different level than Pakistan. This was amply proved at Edgbaston on Sunday with the defending Champions Trophy winners punishing their opponents by 124 on Duck-worth Lewis method runs to open their account.

    The Indian Premier League has lifted their cricket to new heights which was amply exhibited in all three departments today.

    In contrast Pakistan faltered in all three, unable to stop the flow of runs in the slog overs, dropped two crucial catches, two of their bowlers fell unfit and finally were lackluster in batting.

    This makes 12th loss in 16 international matches and the mis-match doused the fire of an Indo-Pak match.

    Pakistan would always like to bowl first against India as they would not want them to chase — their strong point — and for that Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to bat. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim conceded just 46 in the first ten power-play overs.

    The first of two rain interruptions did hurt Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan’s momentum. It took a full toss by Shadab Khan to dismiss Dhawan, 68 off 65 balls, and a risky single to have Sharma on a well played 91 — his best against Pakistan.

    But the real impetus to the innings was provided by Virat Kohli (81 not out off 68 balls with three sixes and six fours) and Yuvraj Singh (32-ball 53 with 8x4s and a six) as both added 93 off just 59 balls.

    But both were indebted to Pakistan fielders, Yuvraj dropped on eight by Hasan Ali off Shadab while Kohli was let off on 43 by substitute Fahim Ashraf off Wahab Riaz. Both punished bowlers in the slog overs, scoring 72 in the last four overs.

    Hardik Pandya smashed three sixes in Imad Wasim’s last over of the innings.

    Riaz’s selection was erroneous as he was not fully fit three days before the match. He looked out of sorts, conceding 11 boundaries and two sixes. Finally he and Mohammad Amir both suffered cramps, surprisingly in the relatively cooler 14-16 degree temperature.

    Sarfraz not bowling Mohammad Hafeez was also strange for the reason that Hafeez could have troubled left-handed Dhawan.

    Pakistan’s best chance was on Duck-worth Lewis, needing to reach 103 without loss in the 20 overs which constituted a match.

    Rain did come but for a short while, revising the target from 324 in 48 to 289 in 41. It proved beyond their reach with Indian seamers Unesh Yadav (3-30), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-23), Hardik Pandya (2-43) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-48) bowled superbly to contain Pakistan to 164.

    None of the Pakistani batsmen looked like hitting the ball as hard as the Indians did. Azhar Ali did show some guts in his uncharacteristically fast 60-ball 50 with six boundaries.

    Shoaib Malik looked like smashing the ball, hitting the only six of the innings before misjudging a single and was run out. Mohammad Hafeez made a laborious 43-ball 33 but never looked a match winners.

    So Pakistan are left to play South Africa in a must win game, also at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

    Pakistan squad

    Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (C, WK), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali

    India squad

    RG Sharma, S Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(MK), KM Jadhav, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, B Kumar, UT Yadav,JJ Bumrah

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    Pakistan Batting

    Over 33.4 (164/9): Umesh Yadav

    Hasan Ali: 0 (2)

    Mohammad Amir: 9 (16)

    Shadab Khan: 14 (16)

    Over 33 (162/7): Jasprit Bumrah

    Mohammad Amir: 7 (14)

    Shadab Khan: 14 (16)

    Over 32 (159/7): Umesh Yadav

    Mohammad Amir: 5 (11)

    Shadab Khan: 13 (13)

    Over 31 (154/7): Ravindra Jadeja

    Mohammad Amir: 2 (8)

    Shadab Khan: 12 (10)

    Over 30 (152/7): Hardik Pandya

    Mohammad Amir: 1 (3)

    Shadab Khan: 11 (9)

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 15 (16)

    Over 29 (146/6): Ravindra Jadeja

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 11 (13)

    Shadab Khan: 11 (9)

    Over 28 (136/6): Hardik Pandya

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 11 (13)

    Shadab Khan: 1 (3)

    Imad Wasim: 0 (1)

    Over 27 (134/5): Ravindra Jadeja

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 10 (11)

    Imad Wasim: 0 (0)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 33 (43)

    Over 26 (131/4): Hardik Pandya

    Mohammad Hafeez: 33 (40)

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 7 (8)

    Over 25 (123/4): Ravindra Jadeja

    Mohammad Hafeez: 27 (36)

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 6 (6)

    Over 24 (117/4): Umesh Yadav

    Mohammad Hafeez: 26 (35)

    Sarfraz Ahmed: 1 (1)

    Shoaib Malik: 15 (9)

    Over 23 (113/3): Ravindra Jadeja

    Mohammad Hafeez: 23 (31)

    Shoaib Malik: 15 (8)

    Over 22 (102/3): Hardik Pandya

    Mohammad Hafeez: 18 (28)

    Shoaib Malik: 9 (5)

    Over 21 (91/3): Ravindra Jadeja

    Mohammad Hafeez: 16 (26)

    Shoaib Malik: 0 (1)

    Azhar Ali: 50 (65)

    Over 20 (88/2): Hardik Pandya

    Azhar Ali: 49 (62)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 14 (24)

    Over 19 (87/2): Ravindra Jadeja

    Azhar Ali: 49 (62)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 13 (18)

    Over 18 (82/2): Hardik Pandya

    Azhar Ali: 49 (58)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 8 (16)

    Over 17 (79/2): Ravindra Jadeja

    Azhar Ali: 48 (56)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 6 (12)

    Over 16 (76/2): Hardik Pandya

    Azhar Ali: 47 (52)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 4 (10)

    Over 15 (67/2): Umesh Yadav

    Azhar Ali: 41 (49)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 2 (7)

    Over 14 (64/2): Hardik Pandya

    Azhar Ali: 40 (46)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 0 (4)

    Over 13 (61/2): Umesh Yadav

    Azhar Ali: 37 (40)

    Mohammad Hafeez: 0 (4)

    Babar Azam: 8 (12)

    Over 12 (57/1): Jasprit Bumrah

    Azhar Ali: 37 (40)

    Babar Azam: 4 (10)

    Over 11 (51/1): Umesh Yadav

    Azhar Ali: 36 (38)

    Babar Azam: 0 (6)

    Over 10 (51/1): Jasprit Bumrah

    Azhar Ali: 36 (38)

    Babar Azam: 0 (0)

    Over 9 (47/1): Bhuvneshwar Kumar

    Azhar Ali: 32 (32)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 12 (22)

    Over 8 (38/0): Jasprit Bumrah

    Azhar Ali: 24 (28)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 11 (20)

    Over 7 (32/0): Bhuvneshwar Kumar

    Azhar Ali: 19 (26)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 10 (16)

    Over 6 (27/0): Jasprit Bumrah

    Azhar Ali: 16 (22)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 8 (14)

    Over 5 (22/0): Bhuvneshwar Kumar

    Azhar Ali: 12 (18)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 8 (12)

    Over 4 (21/0): Umesh Yadav

    Azhar Ali: 12 (16)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 7 (8)

    Over 3 (15/0): Bhuvneshwar Kumar

    Azhar Ali: 7 (11)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 6 (7)

    Over 2 (10/0): Umesh Yadav

    Azhar Ali: 3 (8)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 5 (4)

    Over 1 (4/0): Bhuvneshwar Kumar

    Azhar Ali: 2 (6)

    Ahmed Shehzad: 0 (0)

     

    India Batting

    (48.0) India 319/3: India finished strong, Yuvraj and Kohli ripped Pakistan’s bowling at the end, Hardik Pandya provided the finishing.

    (45.0) India 264/2: India have caught up the run rate, clean hitting from Yuvraj Singh.

    (44.0) India 247/2: Amir goes went off the field limping, Wahab Riaz bowled the rest of his over and almost got Virat Kohli.

    (43.0) India 242/2: Yuvraj goes big in the over, Hasan Ali conceded 12 runs in the over.

    (42.0) India 230/2: A good over by Amir except a boundary by Yuvraj Singh.

    (41.0) India 222/2: Yuvraj Singh is living dangerously, just got away from a deadly yorker of Hasan Ali.

    (40.0) India 213/2: Wahab Riaz leaking runs and destroying the pressure created by other bowlers.

    (39.0) India 206/2: Hasan Ali dropped a dolly of Yuvraj Singh off Shadab’s bowling, it can be very costly.

    (38.0) India 202/2: India bring their 2002 with 9 overs to go.

    (37.0) India 194/2: Yuvraj Singh is the new man in.

    (36.4.0) India 192/2: Breakthrough for Pakistan, Rohit Sharma is run out after scoring 91 off 117 balls. Kohli was looking for a quick single, but Sharma fell short.

    (36.0) India 189/1: Wahab Riaz continues to be expansive as he concedes 13 runs in the over.

    Over 45 (264/2): Hasan Ali

    Yuvraj Singh: 48 (28)

    Virat Kohli: 52 (59)

    Over 44 (247/2): Wahab Riaz

    Yuvraj Singh: 39 (25)

    Virat Kohli: 44 (56)

    Over 43 (242/2): Hasan Ali

    Yuvraj Singh: 37 (23)

    Virat Kohli: 42 (52)

    Over 42 (230/2): Mohammad Amir

    Yuvraj Singh: 26 (19)

    Virat Kohli: 41 (50)

    Over 41 (222/2): Hasan Ali

    Yuvraj Singh: 20 (16)

    Virat Kohli: 39 (47)

    Over 40 (213/2): Wahab Riaz

    Yuvraj Singh: 15 (14)

    Virat Kohli: 35 (43)

    Over 39 (206/2): Shadab Khan

    Yuvraj Singh: 9 (9)

    Virat Kohli: 34 (42)

    Over 38 (202/2): Wahab Riaz

    Yuvraj Singh: 7 (5)

    Virat Kohli: 32 (40)

    Over 37 (194/2): Shadab Khan

    Yuvraj Singh: 1 (1)

    Rohit Sharma: 91 (119)

    Virat Kohli: 30 (38)

    Over 36 (189/1): Wahab Riaz

    Rohit Sharma: 89 (117)

    Virat Kohli: 28 (35)

    Over 35 (176/1): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 77 (112)

    Virat Kohli: 27 (34)

    Over 34 (174/1): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 77 (112)

    Virat Kohli: 25 (28)

    Over 33 (173/1): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 77 (108)

    Virat Kohli: 24 (26)

    Over 32 (171/1): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 76 (104)

    Virat Kohli: 23 (24)

    Over 31 (163/1): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 74 (101)

    Virat Kohli: 17 (21)

    Over 30 (162/1): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 74 (98)

    Virat Kohli: 16 (18)

    Over 29 (161/1): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 74 (94)

    Virat Kohli: 15 (16)

    Over 28 (157/1): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 72 (91)

    Virat Kohli: 13 (13)

    Over 27 (147/1): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 70 (89)

    Virat Kohli: 5 (9)

    Over 26 (141/1): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 67 (86)

    Virat Kohli: 2 (6)

    Over 25 (138/1): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 65 (84)

    Virat Kohli: 1 (2)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 68 (65)

    Over 24 (135/0): Shoaib Malik

    Rohit Sharma: 63 (82)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 68 (63)

    Over 23 (129/0): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 62 (80)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 63 (59)

    Over 22 (125/0): Shoaib Malik

    Rohit Sharma: 60 (78)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 61 (55)

    Over 21 (120/0): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 57 (75)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 59 (52)

    Over 20 (110/0): Wahab Riaz

    Rohit Sharma: 55 (72)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 51 (49)

    Over 19 (95/0): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 55 (72)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 36 (43)

    Over 18 (87/0): Wahab Riaz

    Rohit Sharma: 47 (66)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 36 (43)

    Over 17 (84/0): Shadab Khan

    Rohit Sharma: 45 (62)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 35 (41)

    Over 16 (79/0): Wahab Riaz

    Rohit Sharma: 42 (58)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 33 (39)

    Over 15 (66/0): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 36 (55)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 27 (36)

    Over 14 (62/0): Wahab Riaz

    Rohit Sharma: 33 (50)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 26 (35)

    Over 13 (59/0): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 31 (45)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 25 (34)

    Over 12 (55/0): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 30 (43)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 23 (30)

    Over 11 (52/0): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 29 (39)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 21 (28)

    Over 10 (46/0): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 25 (35)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 20 (25)

    Over 9 (37/0): Hasan Ali

    Rohit Sharma: 24 (32)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 12 (22)

    Over 8 (32/0): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 20 (29)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 11 (19)

    Over 7 (27/0): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 19 (26)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 7 (16)

    Over 6 (21/0): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 14 (22)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 6 (14)

    Over 5 (15/0): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 9 (20)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 5 (10)

    Over 4 (9/0): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 4 (15)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 4 (9)

    Over 3 (5/0): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 2 (12)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 2 (6)

    Over 2 (3/0): Imad Wasim

    Rohit Sharma: 0 (6)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 2 (6)

    Over 1 (0/0): Mohammad Amir

    Rohit Sharma: 0 (6)

    Shikhar Dhawan: 0 (0)

     

     

  • Amir targets five-for against India

    Amir targets five-for against India

    BIRMINGHAM: Ahead of the Champions Trophy game against India, Pakistan’s top pacer Mohammad Amir admitted he has been dreaming for a five-for against the arch rivals in the crucial match at Edgbaston on Sunday.

    Pakistan will rely on pace as they had targeted India with speed in the past, saying in 2012-13 when they won a ODI series 2-1.

    So Amir will be the key in that, and the left-armer realizes his importance.

    “Yeah, I am hoping to get wickets and if they are five I will take them any day,” Amir told ARYnews. “I know my responsibility to take wickets upfront and that will put India on the backfoot.”

    Reminded of his early wickets in last year’s Asia Cup and then in the World Twenty20 before Virat Kohli took the game away, Amir accepted Kohli’s wicket will be the key.

    “Yes, we know how important is Kohli’s wicket and if we get him early then we can bring India under pressure. We have discussed some plans in bowlers’ meeting with Azhar Mahmood (bowling coach) so hopefully we will execute them,” said Amir.

    Pakistan very confidently announced Junaid Khan, Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail will not be part of the eleven which leaves a tie between medium pace all-rounder Fahim Ashraf and Shadab Khan.

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    Amir hoped people back home will pray for the team in the holy month of Ramadan.

    “It is Ramadan so we hope the whole nation will pray for us,” said Amir. “It’s a special game as always so there will be huge excitement.”

    Amir fondly remembers his two wickets in the Champions Trophy win over India at Centurion in 2009, including the memorable wicket of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar.

    “Yes that was very special,” reminisces Amir. “I got Sachin and that made me proud. In the same manner Kohli’s wickets will be memorable.”

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    He also remembers Kohli’s affection for him during the Asia Cup last year, gifting him his bat.

    “That was special. Kohli is a world class player and that gift has been special for me. We share good bond off the field,” said Amir who backs more cricket with India.

    “Put politics aside and we should play more and more cricket. People want to watch this match because its the greatest match on the international stage.”.