Pakistan's preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup could have been little more disruptive. They started the tournament proper, though, could hardly have gone better. Let shown in the showpiece event of shortest format cricket Pakistan some form and not even sure of making the trip to India to concern late. But all these problems is the background moved in Kolkata yesterday as they soared to a 55-run victory over Bangladesh. And it was captain Shahid Afridi, who bore the brunt of much criticism for the tournament, which starred. The 36-year-old scored 49 runs off 19 balls to help the bat to Pakistan to hold an impressive total of 201 for 5, before two crucial wickets to Bangladesh to 146-6 in their reply. The tone is set right from the way after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat. The top of the batting order, which concern brittle was the last time, delivered a perfect foundation, with three of the top four scoring 49 runs or more. Ahmed Shehzad, dropped from the Asia group then remember on the eve of the World T20 in a signal of uncertainty Pakistan's answer his doubters with 52 runs off 39 balls. After discharge Sharjeel Khan 18, Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez, on going to score a turn-high 64, had to make an important partnership of 95 for the show. And Shehzad finally tried to find midwicket border, Afridi promoted himself to the order and denied recent perceptions of its role as the first of a bowler rather than a true all-rounder. With caused controversy on the eve of the tournament by saying that Pakistan feel more love in India than back home on Wednesday Afridi let his cricket do the talking, fire four sixes in his quick-fire 49. A count of 201 provided Pakistan with their second highest total ever in Twenty20, and leave the best since 2008, to Bangladesh with a mountain to climb. Bangladesh won when the two sides met just two weeks ago at the Asia Cup, a result that helped Bangladesh reach the final on home soil and send Pakistan home. Bangladesh continued to fine form by qualifying for the Super 10 stage of the World T20 at a canter, they'll rank their chances disturbing cricket on the big stage fancied, just as they did when reaching the quarter-finals from last year's 50 -On World.
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Thursday 17 March 2016
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Pakistan's preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup could have been little more disruptive. They started the tournament proper, though, could hardly have gone better. Let shown in the showpiece event of shortest format cricket Pakistan some form and not even sure of making the trip to India to concern late. But all these problems is the background moved in Kolkata yesterday as they soared to a 55-run victory over Bangladesh. And it was captain Shahid Afridi, who bore the brunt of much criticism for the tournament, which starred. The 36-year-old scored 49 runs off 19 balls to help the bat to Pakistan to hold an impressive total of 201 for 5, before two crucial wickets to Bangladesh to 146-6 in their reply. The tone is set right from the way after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat. The top of the batting order, which concern brittle was the last time, delivered a perfect foundation, with three of the top four scoring 49 runs or more. Ahmed Shehzad, dropped from the Asia group then remember on the eve of the World T20 in a signal of uncertainty Pakistan's answer his doubters with 52 runs off 39 balls. After discharge Sharjeel Khan 18, Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez, on going to score a turn-high 64, had to make an important partnership of 95 for the show. And Shehzad finally tried to find midwicket border, Afridi promoted himself to the order and denied recent perceptions of its role as the first of a bowler rather than a true all-rounder. With caused controversy on the eve of the tournament by saying that Pakistan feel more love in India than back home on Wednesday Afridi let his cricket do the talking, fire four sixes in his quick-fire 49. A count of 201 provided Pakistan with their second highest total ever in Twenty20, and leave the best since 2008, to Bangladesh with a mountain to climb. Bangladesh won when the two sides met just two weeks ago at the Asia Cup, a result that helped Bangladesh reach the final on home soil and send Pakistan home. Bangladesh continued to fine form by qualifying for the Super 10 stage of the World T20 at a canter, they'll rank their chances disturbing cricket on the big stage fancied, just as they did when reaching the quarter-finals from last year's 50 -On World.
Pakistan's preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup could have been little more disruptive. They started the tournament proper, though, could hardly have gone better. Let shown in the showpiece event of shortest format cricket Pakistan some form and not even sure of making the trip to India to concern late. But all these problems is the background moved in Kolkata yesterday as they soared to a 55-run victory over Bangladesh. And it was captain Shahid Afridi, who bore the brunt of much criticism for the tournament, which starred. The 36-year-old scored 49 runs off 19 balls to help the bat to Pakistan to hold an impressive total of 201 for 5, before two crucial wickets to Bangladesh to 146-6 in their reply. The tone is set right from the way after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat. The top of the batting order, which concern brittle was the last time, delivered a perfect foundation, with three of the top four scoring 49 runs or more. Ahmed Shehzad, dropped from the Asia group then remember on the eve of the World T20 in a signal of uncertainty Pakistan's answer his doubters with 52 runs off 39 balls. After discharge Sharjeel Khan 18, Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez, on going to score a turn-high 64, had to make an important partnership of 95 for the show. And Shehzad finally tried to find midwicket border, Afridi promoted himself to the order and denied recent perceptions of its role as the first of a bowler rather than a true all-rounder. With caused controversy on the eve of the tournament by saying that Pakistan feel more love in India than back home on Wednesday Afridi let his cricket do the talking, fire four sixes in his quick-fire 49. A count of 201 provided Pakistan with their second highest total ever in Twenty20, and leave the best since 2008, to Bangladesh with a mountain to climb. Bangladesh won when the two sides met just two weeks ago at the Asia Cup, a result that helped Bangladesh reach the final on home soil and send Pakistan home. Bangladesh continued to fine form by qualifying for the Super 10 stage of the World T20 at a canter, they'll rank their chances disturbing cricket on the big stage fancied, just as they did when reaching the quarter-finals from last year's 50 -On World.
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