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All rounder Hafeez wins the match for Pak
against Lanka |
Mohammad Hafeez put on
an all-round show that helped Pakistan beat Sri
Lanka at Centurion in their second warm-up game.
Sri Lanka batting couldn't fire in this game as
they lost wickets at regular intervals to end up
at 162 for 7. This was despite a good start of
45 in 5 overs from Tharanga (30 from 19) and
Jayasuriya (27 from 25). Mohammad Hafeez put on
the brakes with off breaks conceding just 18 in
his 4 overs besides removing Jayasuriya and
Chamara Silva.
Pakistan eased their way
to the target by five wickets with seven balls
to spare. They were given a superb start of 94
in 9.3 overs by Salman Butt (51 from 31 with 8
fours and a six) and Mohammad Hafeez (45 from 28
with 6 fours and 2 sixes). Pakistan did lose a
few wickets after the opening partnership but
were nicely guided by an unbeaten 34 from 26
balls by their Skipper Shoaib Malik.
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