Monthly Archives: February 2012

England Take Series In A Nail Biter

England proved they have bounced back from the abysmal Test series thrashing by taking the T20 series after already having beaten Pakistan in the ODI series. The win today by just 5 runs means England won 6 of the 7 limited overs games against Pakistan and will ensure they go home with their heads held high. Pakistan on the...

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Batting Lets Pakistan Down Again As England Level Series

Yet again Pakistan’s batting was shambolic as England levelled the T20 series in Dubai with a thumping win over Pakistan. England batted 1st and scored a reasonable 150 in their alloted 20 overs with youngster Jonny Bairstow leading the way with an unbeaten 60, showing his Pakistani counterparts how their youngsters should be batting. a score just above par...

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Experienced Heads Guide Pakistan To Victory

It was the wise heads and the more experienced Pakistani team who led Pakistan to victory in the opening T20 fixture against England in Dubai. There have been criticisms aimed at Shoaib Malik after a poor run of form and the same could be said of Gul who also had a poor series with the ball in the recent...

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It’s A Clean Sweep

England may have fielded a below strength side for the final ODI game against Pakistan but there was no change in the outcome, the quick bowlers had their way against the Pakistani batsmen again and Kevin Pietersen followed in Alastair Cook’s footsteps by scoring consecutive centuries as Pakistan were brushed aside by 4 wickets and beaten 4-0. Nasser Hussain...

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England Wallop Pakistan To Take Series

You could almost start writing scripts for Pakistan’s batting, such is the predictability of their collapses as Pakistan were left bruised and battered in the desert. Pakistan fans have seen it all too often before and England, after taking a pounding in the Test series all of a sudden look like World beaters again in a format Pakistan would...

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Deja Vu As England Make It 2-0

It was the same players who did the damage again as England’s Alastair Cook scored another century, Ravi Bopara scored another half century and Steven Finn yet again took 4-34 as Pakistan lost their way at the end as fell 20 runs short. 250 was always going to be a tough chase for Pakistan, but they got off to...

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Finn Flattens Pakistan

For Pakistan fans, they had seen it all before, chasing under lights Pakistan’s fragile batting lineup was blasted away by Englands lanky quick bowler Steven Finn. So much so the match was effectively over within the 1st ten overs of Pakistan’s run chase as Finn left Pakistan down and out on 40/4 in the 9th over. England went onto...

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Captain Cook Sets Up Challenging Target For Pakistan

A new start for England and a new opening partnership too as they took the field for the 1st odi against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan, whose batting has often been signalled as the weak point of the side, chose to come into this game with a long batting lineup, the lower middle order boosted by Shoaib Malik and...

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Pakistan Warm Up With Win Over Afghanistan

Pakistan had a good little challenge in their warm up game for the Odi series against England as they beat neighbouring Afghanistan by 7 wickets thanks in large part to a 5 wicket haul for their talismanic all rounder Shahid Afridi and a swashbuckling better than a run a ball 70no from their middle order maestro Younis Khan. Full...

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Pakistan Aiming For Bigger And Better Heights

Pakistan Aiming For Bigger And Better Heights

DUBAI: Pakistan’s cricket team put its numerous problems behind them through consistent performances as they wiped out the world’s best team England 3-0 with captain Misbah-ul Haq aiming to move on to further heights. Bedevilled by the spot-fixing scandal of 2010, which ended in lengthy bans and ultimately jail terms for three of its key players – Salman Butt,...

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