Pakistan Vs Kenya, Pakistan Gear up with a Comfortable Win

Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 7:20 am , filed under World Cup 2011 by Victor Mavis

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Middle order batsman Umar Akmal’s 71 useful runs and Afridi’s 5 wicket for 16 over minnows, barged Pakistan to clinch a comfortable win over Kenya at Hambantota. Pakistan playing its known game between the wickets has left past its controversial extravaganza in making it a confident gainer ahead of big tournament.

Umar Akmal has been rated as player of the match in Pakistan Vs Kenya Group A match of ICC World Cup 2011. It’s a eight largest win overall the world cup giving Pakistan a 205 run difference.

It’s the all round performance given a sight on the field gained a comfortable win for Pakistan. Chosen to bat first, Pakistan went with a nervous bat having Haffeez and Shehzad to open but both the openers started off with a sluggish run pace have managed to score just 10 runs in first 5 over’s. Then in the 6th over, Haffeez gave his wicket through SR Waters’ excellent catch at short though the review decision had been asked by the batsman. However it fetched Kenyans a good result.

Next to see pavilion end was second opener Shehzad who with just one run in 18 balls went back in Odoyo’s bowling leaving Kamran Akmal and Younis Khan at the crease in the seventh over.

Both the second down batsmen gave 98 runs partnership for the 3rd wicket as Kamran Akmal who eventually gone front to lift Ngoche’s delivery got stumped by Ouma brilliantly after reaching his half century. Younis Khan (50) caught at leg before by Tikolo which went to review system though it’s a negative result for Pakistan. At 34th over Pakistan still at 155 for four having middle order batsmen Haq and Umar at the crease who gave a needy stance with 118 runs partnership for 5th wicket.

Pakistan almost looked for a smash in the last overs has gained 200 in the 39th over during Kamade’s bowling. As guessed Umar and Haq in 13 over’s of their combined performance gave Pakistan 273 in the 47th over where Haq had to summon his wicket to Kamade. Umar Akmal to after striking 71 in just 58 balls went back caught by Obuya. Later came in Afridi has failed with the bat and at last, having the bottom order of bowlers Pakistan gave Kenya a target of 318.

But, the Ravilpindi Express did his job in controlling the Kenyans’ during first over’s and so forth his first spell gave just 10 runs in 5 over’s, no wonder he is still a threat for any country. Astonishingly Afridi came up with a 5 wicket stint comprising all the Kenyan’s middle order and top down order.

Overall, Kenyan’s batting (conquered in just 33 over’s)and bowling is a debacle overcoming which Pakistan rallied a comfortable win gaining 4.1 points in the Group A standing at 3rd position.

Pakistan 317 / 7 defeated Kenya 112 / 10 (33 over’s) by 205 massive runs.
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