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Watson wary of danger from ‘incredible’ Pakistan
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Adelaide: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson expects Pakistan to come out firing in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final, saying a knock-out situation usually brought out the best in them.
“They can play some incredible cricket, as they have in times I’ve played against them, but they also can self-destruct quite quickly as well,” Watson told reporters at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
“That’s the reason why Pakistan are so dangerous especially in a knock-out game like this quarter-final.
“They have certainly got some match-winners. Once this Pakistan team gets on a roll, they are able to use that momentum to be able to shut down teams very quickly.”
Watson, at 33 one of the senior-most Australian players, hoped his team can see off Pakistan in front of their home supporters and move into the semi-final against either defending champions India or Bangladesh in Sydney on March 26.
“We know this is a danger game for us because they (Pakistan) can come on and just turn it on like they have throughout the times I’ve played them in the past.
“We know we have to be at our absolute best and not give them a chance to be able to get that momentum. We know if they’re able to get that they can run away with it very quickly.”
The unpredictable Pakistanis bounced back after losing the first two games against India and the West Indies in the league to win the next four.
Pakistan, champions in 1992 when the World Cup was last played Down Under, beat Australia by four wickets in Colombo during the last edition in 2011, a match Watson did not want to be reminded of.
“I try to forget that one because we lost it,” he said.
“We knew that was a really important game because if we lost against them we were going to have to play India in the quarter-final, which we knew was going to be a big challenge on their home turf.
“And it worked out that way. I’ve got some good memories but also some bad memories that I try to forget as quick as I can. That was one.”
The Australian selectors were slammed for dropping Watson, a veteran of 184 one-day internationals, midway through this tournament before reinstating him for the next game.
Watson, who had made 0 and 23 in the first two games, hit back with 67 on his return against Sri Lanka in Sydney and is now resigned to batting at five or six instead of his normal number three spot.
“If I am playing, it will be in the middle-order I think,” he said. “It seems my role has changed the last couple of games which is absolutely fine. I totally understand where I sit within the team.”
Watson admitted he had feared being left out for the rest of the tournament after being dropped for the match against Afghanistan in Perth, but has been amazed by the sudden turnaround.
“I was not expecting to play in the tournament after being dropped for the Afghanistan game,” he said. “So it’s amazing how things can turn around even quicker than I thought they would.
“I am just lucky the opportunity came around against Sri Lanka and everything I had been working on came together very much in that innings.”
Watson has scored 5,592 runs and claimed 166 wickets with his right-arm seam bowling in 184 one-day appearances since 2002.
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Adelaide: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson expects Pakistan to come out firing in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final, saying a knock-out situation usually brought out the best in them.
“They can play some incredible cricket, as they have in times I’ve played against them, but they also can self-destruct quite quickly as well,” Watson told reporters at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
“That’s the reason why Pakistan are so dangerous especially in a knock-out game like this quarter-final.
“They have certainly got some match-winners. Once this Pakistan team gets on a roll, they are able to use that momentum to be able to shut down teams very quickly.”
Watson, at 33 one of the senior-most Australian players, hoped his team can see off Pakistan in front of their home supporters and move into the semi-final against either defending champions India or Bangladesh in Sydney on March 26.
“We know this is a danger game for us because they (Pakistan) can come on and just turn it on like they have throughout the times I’ve played them in the past.
“We know we have to be at our absolute best and not give them a chance to be able to get that momentum. We know if they’re able to get that they can run away with it very quickly.”
The unpredictable Pakistanis bounced back after losing the first two games against India and the West Indies in the league to win the next four.
Pakistan, champions in 1992 when the World Cup was last played Down Under, beat Australia by four wickets in Colombo during the last edition in 2011, a match Watson did not want to be reminded of.
“I try to forget that one because we lost it,” he said.
“We knew that was a really important game because if we lost against them we were going to have to play India in the quarter-final, which we knew was going to be a big challenge on their home turf.
“And it worked out that way. I’ve got some good memories but also some bad memories that I try to forget as quick as I can. That was one.”
The Australian selectors were slammed for dropping Watson, a veteran of 184 one-day internationals, midway through this tournament before reinstating him for the next game.
Watson, who had made 0 and 23 in the first two games, hit back with 67 on his return against Sri Lanka in Sydney and is now resigned to batting at five or six instead of his normal number three spot.
“If I am playing, it will be in the middle-order I think,” he said. “It seems my role has changed the last couple of games which is absolutely fine. I totally understand where I sit within the team.”
Watson admitted he had feared being left out for the rest of the tournament after being dropped for the match against Afghanistan in Perth, but has been amazed by the sudden turnaround.
“I was not expecting to play in the tournament after being dropped for the Afghanistan game,” he said. “So it’s amazing how things can turn around even quicker than I thought they would.
“I am just lucky the opportunity came around against Sri Lanka and everything I had been working on came together very much in that innings.”
Watson has scored 5,592 runs and claimed 166 wickets with his right-arm seam bowling in 184 one-day appearances since 2002.
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Losing Irfan ‘huge setback’, says Misbah
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ADELAIDE: Giant Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of the World Cup Tuesday because of a stress fracture to his pelvis, an injury which captain Misbah-ul-Haq described as a “huge setback”.
The 32-year-old first felt the hip injury in the 129-run win over the United Arab Emirates two weeks ago when he bowled just three overs.
The seven-foot one-inch fast bowler played in the crucial victory against South Africa, taking three wickets, before missing Sunday’s game against Ireland which Pakistan won to secure their place in the last-eight.
The injury is a major blow to the 1992 champions’ chances of defeating four-time winners Australia in the quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
“Irfan was one bowler who was different to all the others in the competition,” Misbah told AFP. “It is a huge setback for us but we have to live with it.”
Irfan, at seven-feet one inch, the tallest man to play international cricket, took eight wickets in the five matches he played at the World Cup.
His injury is the latest in a series of devastating setbacks suffered by Pakistan who have been stripped of an entire first-choice attack.
“It’s difficult because we lost two bowlers to suspension before the World Cup,” said Misbah of ace spinner Saeed Ajmal and spinning all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez.
“We also lost two good quality pacemen – Umar Gul and Junaid Khan – also to injury. Now just when we have started to perform well this injury hits us badly.
“It’s a worrying sign for a captain but we have to find a way to handle this.”
Junaid was announced in the 15-man squad for the World Cup but injured his leg at a training camp and was replaced by Rahat Ali.
If Pakistan wins the quarter-final, it’s understood that Junaid will be called up as areplacement for Irfan.
Before Irfan was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, former captain Wasim Akram told AFP that the player needed to work on his fitness.
“Irfan is different,” said Wasim. “His body stretches more and needs careful handling.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) earlier confirmed Irfan’s injury.
“Irfan underwent an MRI scan on Monday afternoon and the radiologist’s report showed a stress injury of the pelvis but was inconclusive,” said a PCB release.
Brad Robinson, the Pakistan team’s physiotherapist, ordered a more detailed scan, which was carried out Tuesday afternoon, and it reconfirmed a stress fracture in the pelvis.
“This injury rules Irfan out of the World Cup,” said Robinson.
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ADELAIDE: Giant Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of the World Cup Tuesday because of a stress fracture to his pelvis, an injury which captain Misbah-ul-Haq described as a “huge setback”.
The 32-year-old first felt the hip injury in the 129-run win over the United Arab Emirates two weeks ago when he bowled just three overs.
The seven-foot one-inch fast bowler played in the crucial victory against South Africa, taking three wickets, before missing Sunday’s game against Ireland which Pakistan won to secure their place in the last-eight.
The injury is a major blow to the 1992 champions’ chances of defeating four-time winners Australia in the quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
“Irfan was one bowler who was different to all the others in the competition,” Misbah told AFP. “It is a huge setback for us but we have to live with it.”
Irfan, at seven-feet one inch, the tallest man to play international cricket, took eight wickets in the five matches he played at the World Cup.
His injury is the latest in a series of devastating setbacks suffered by Pakistan who have been stripped of an entire first-choice attack.
“It’s difficult because we lost two bowlers to suspension before the World Cup,” said Misbah of ace spinner Saeed Ajmal and spinning all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez.
“We also lost two good quality pacemen – Umar Gul and Junaid Khan – also to injury. Now just when we have started to perform well this injury hits us badly.
“It’s a worrying sign for a captain but we have to find a way to handle this.”
Junaid was announced in the 15-man squad for the World Cup but injured his leg at a training camp and was replaced by Rahat Ali.
If Pakistan wins the quarter-final, it’s understood that Junaid will be called up as areplacement for Irfan.
Before Irfan was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, former captain Wasim Akram told AFP that the player needed to work on his fitness.
“Irfan is different,” said Wasim. “His body stretches more and needs careful handling.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) earlier confirmed Irfan’s injury.
“Irfan underwent an MRI scan on Monday afternoon and the radiologist’s report showed a stress injury of the pelvis but was inconclusive,” said a PCB release.
Brad Robinson, the Pakistan team’s physiotherapist, ordered a more detailed scan, which was carried out Tuesday afternoon, and it reconfirmed a stress fracture in the pelvis.
“This injury rules Irfan out of the World Cup,” said Robinson.
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dude dont be seriousYou guys need to get a room !!!
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Ooo Bhai....By your formula Pakistan wouldn't be able to cross 100 while chasing against the storm of Starc, or Johnson....you guys really think Pakistan can chase 280 plus runs under the lights against the serious pace and perhaps the deadliest fielding side of this tournament...?? Some Indian fellows were also pointing here before by which i totally agree, that Pakistai team looks best while defending the total...pacer's attitude, fielding style, body language everything suddenly change.... when you see Pakistani Pacers defending even a low score of 222 against proteas....!! While chasing we have only 25% chance...while defending we have 50% chance provided that we have runs on the board...!! We need bit of a luck too against this sort of opposition..!!
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Dude. Instead of explaining you I would refer you to India vs Australia matches in 2003 world cup. Now go and see what happened in the matches between the two. If you not able to understand then do come and ask.
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World Cup 2015: Australia March 17, 2015
Australia fear Pakistan on a roll
Daniel Brettig
Australian cricketers have always looked upon their Pakistani equivalents with a combination of admiration, fascination and the occasional bout of exasperation. How can a single cricket nation possess so much talent? How can it survive so many dramas both internal and external? And how can it look to be about to dominate one moment before falling apart the very next?
The Australians fear Pakistan when they get on a roll, which is not quite the same as saying they fear Pakistan.
Ahead of a World Cup quarter-final meeting for which Australia will be heavily favoured, Shane Watson offered up a fairly typical summary of this attitude. Pakistan are dangerous, he asserted, but almost as much to themselves as they are to Australia. Keep calm and carry on, seemed to be the message, awaiting the moment when the subcontinental side will be overcome by demons beyond the understanding of Watson or others.
"They can play some incredible cricket, as they have in times I've played against them, but they also can self-destruct quite quickly as well," Watson said. "That's the reason why the Pakistan team are so dangerous, especially in a knockout game like this quarter-final. They've certainly got some match-winners.
"Once this Pakistan team gets on a roll they're certainly able to use that momentum to be able to shut down teams very quickly. We know this is a danger game for us because they can come on and just turn it on like they have throughout the times I've played them in the past.
"We know we're going to have to be at our absolute best to not give them a chance to be able to get that momentum. We know if they're able to get that they can run away with it very quickly."
There are two recent examples of both instances for Australia to mull over. The Test series in the UAE last October was a triumph of Pakistani talent, spirit and experience in the prevailing conditions over an Australian team that was well drilled and well-resourced but lacking the requisite knowledge of the pitches and the humility required to play to a slow-pitch rhythm.
Immediately before that, Pakistan had given Australia every reason to be confident, beaten 3-0 in the ODI series that preceded it. Most memorably, they seemed to have the dead third match in their keeping until, with only two runs required from the final over bowled by Glenn Maxwell, conspired to lose their final two wickets without getting either of the runs they needed. The exclamation of "Oh they've lost it!" from a commentating Dean Jones captured all Australian cricket's wonderment at Pakistan in a single phrase.
A third example of extremes was the pool match at the 2011 World Cup in Colombo, when the winner took top spot in the group and avoided a quarter-final with India. Australia won what was thought to be an important toss, but were overrun by a collective performance that bubbled up to overwhelm a succession of uneasy batsmen, caught up in the inexorable momentum of Pakistan's fielding and bowling efforts.
"I try to forget that one, because we lost it," Watson said. "We knew that was a really important game against Pakistan because if we lost against them we were going to have to play India in the quarter-final, which we knew was going to be a big challenge on their home turf - and it worked out that way. I've got some good memories but also some bad memories that I try to forget as quick as I can. That was one."
The Pakistan of 2015 has departed little from this sort of winding script, looking listless against India and the West Indies before shocking South Africa and then brushing Ireland aside. There is strength and depth in the bowling attack, which should mean Mohammad Irfan's absence is not felt too keenly. Michael Hussey, who twice pulled off his own escape acts against Pakistan in the 2010 Sydney Test and the World T20 semi-final that same year, reckoned the start would be vital.
"A lot of the time with a lot of subcontinental teams, if they're on top they're very hard to stop, they really ride that wave of emotion and pressure and play a fantastic game," Hussey said. "From Australia's point of view it is very important to get on top early, start early whether with the bat or the ball, try to get Pakistan under pressure and win the game from there. Certainly they're a very good team and have some tough players that need to be shown a lot of respect.
"They've got a fantastic bowling attack, and that's what you need in World Cups, you need to be able to take wickets to put pressure on the batsmen, particularly the Australian batsmen because they are positive players, they like to be scoring all the time and it's the only way you can stop them really, by trying to get them out. Pakistan have shown that in this World Cup already."
Whatever the result on Friday, the Australian fascination with Pakistan will continue. Unquestionably there is something for each nation to learn from the other.
Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
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Australia fear Pakistan on a roll
Australian cricketers have always looked upon their Pakistani equivalents with a combination of admiration, fascination and the occasional bout of exasperation. How can a single cricket nation possess so much talent? How can it survive so many dramas both internal and external? And how can it look to be about to dominate one moment before falling apart the very next?
The Australians fear Pakistan when they get on a roll, which is not quite the same as saying they fear Pakistan.
Ahead of a World Cup quarter-final meeting for which Australia will be heavily favoured, Shane Watson offered up a fairly typical summary of this attitude. Pakistan are dangerous, he asserted, but almost as much to themselves as they are to Australia. Keep calm and carry on, seemed to be the message, awaiting the moment when the subcontinental side will be overcome by demons beyond the understanding of Watson or others.
"They can play some incredible cricket, as they have in times I've played against them, but they also can self-destruct quite quickly as well," Watson said. "That's the reason why the Pakistan team are so dangerous, especially in a knockout game like this quarter-final. They've certainly got some match-winners.
"Once this Pakistan team gets on a roll they're certainly able to use that momentum to be able to shut down teams very quickly. We know this is a danger game for us because they can come on and just turn it on like they have throughout the times I've played them in the past.
"We know we're going to have to be at our absolute best to not give them a chance to be able to get that momentum. We know if they're able to get that they can run away with it very quickly."
There are two recent examples of both instances for Australia to mull over. The Test series in the UAE last October was a triumph of Pakistani talent, spirit and experience in the prevailing conditions over an Australian team that was well drilled and well-resourced but lacking the requisite knowledge of the pitches and the humility required to play to a slow-pitch rhythm.
Immediately before that, Pakistan had given Australia every reason to be confident, beaten 3-0 in the ODI series that preceded it. Most memorably, they seemed to have the dead third match in their keeping until, with only two runs required from the final over bowled by Glenn Maxwell, conspired to lose their final two wickets without getting either of the runs they needed. The exclamation of "Oh they've lost it!" from a commentating Dean Jones captured all Australian cricket's wonderment at Pakistan in a single phrase.
A third example of extremes was the pool match at the 2011 World Cup in Colombo, when the winner took top spot in the group and avoided a quarter-final with India. Australia won what was thought to be an important toss, but were overrun by a collective performance that bubbled up to overwhelm a succession of uneasy batsmen, caught up in the inexorable momentum of Pakistan's fielding and bowling efforts.
"I try to forget that one, because we lost it," Watson said. "We knew that was a really important game against Pakistan because if we lost against them we were going to have to play India in the quarter-final, which we knew was going to be a big challenge on their home turf - and it worked out that way. I've got some good memories but also some bad memories that I try to forget as quick as I can. That was one."
The Pakistan of 2015 has departed little from this sort of winding script, looking listless against India and the West Indies before shocking South Africa and then brushing Ireland aside. There is strength and depth in the bowling attack, which should mean Mohammad Irfan's absence is not felt too keenly. Michael Hussey, who twice pulled off his own escape acts against Pakistan in the 2010 Sydney Test and the World T20 semi-final that same year, reckoned the start would be vital.
"A lot of the time with a lot of subcontinental teams, if they're on top they're very hard to stop, they really ride that wave of emotion and pressure and play a fantastic game," Hussey said. "From Australia's point of view it is very important to get on top early, start early whether with the bat or the ball, try to get Pakistan under pressure and win the game from there. Certainly they're a very good team and have some tough players that need to be shown a lot of respect.
"They've got a fantastic bowling attack, and that's what you need in World Cups, you need to be able to take wickets to put pressure on the batsmen, particularly the Australian batsmen because they are positive players, they like to be scoring all the time and it's the only way you can stop them really, by trying to get them out. Pakistan have shown that in this World Cup already."
Whatever the result on Friday, the Australian fascination with Pakistan will continue. Unquestionably there is something for each nation to learn from the other.
Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
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Pakistan always have Australia's number
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The team which plays well on the day will win.
Both teams have a fair chance....
Look what happened to Sri Lanka today.....
Both teams have a fair chance....
Look what happened to Sri Lanka today.....
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Pakistan v Australia: A history of fierce rivalry
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There has always been a fierce rivalry between Australia and Pakistan that should provide for a high-intensity game on Friday. — AFP/File
ADELAIDE: Pakistan and Australia go into Friday's World Cup quarter-final burdened by a history of tension, setting the stage for an explosive contest at the Adelaide Oval.
Pakistan's head coach Waqar Younis admits previous matches between the two teams have been hard-fought and he expected another tough contest for a place in the semi-finals.
“I won't call Australia bitter rivals but there is a fierce rivalry that should provide for a high-intensity game,” Waqar, one of the game's great fast bowling exponents, said.
“We respect each other but do not give an inch on the field of play.”
The hostilities began in 1981 when Pakistani great Javed Miandad almost came to blows with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee during a Test match in Perth.
Lillee appeared to have deliberately obstructed Miandad who was about to complete a single and the volatile Pakistani pushed the bowler and threatened to hit him with the bat.
Lillee kicked Miandad before the umpires and fielders intervened to stop things from getting out of control.
Lillee was fined, but the incident led to acrimonious verbal duels between the two teams for the rest of the series.
Miandad remembered the incident as the worst of his career.
“It is hard to forget,” said Miandad. “We have that history of bitter Test matches but I suppose this is part and parcel of cricket.”
It was Miandad who in 1988 suggested Australia should “pack their bags and go home” from Pakistan after controversial umpiring forced the Australians to react sharply.
The most notorious incident between the two nations came about on Australia's tour to Pakistan in 1994 when Shane Warne and Tim May alleged then Pakistan captain Salim Malik offered them bribes to underperform in the Karachi Test.
Mark Waugh also went on record to say Malik had asked him to underperform in a one-day match in Rawalpindi.
The allegations forced the Pakistan government to conduct a judicial inquiry which heard testimonies from, among others, the three players in Australia before Malik and paceman Ataur Rehman were banned for life.
Six top players, including Waqar, spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar's pace partner Wasim Akram, were fined.
Pakistan losing to Australia in a one-sided final of the 1999 World Cup held in England also became the basis of another match-fixing inquiry by the Justice Karamat Bhandari commission, but all the players were absolved of any wrongdoing.
The 2003 World Cup also saw a bitter end to the match between the two countries at Johannesburg.
Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif was reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a racial slur on his Australian counterpart Adam Gilchrist.
ICC match referee Clive Lloyd conducted an inquiry but Latif faced no action as evidence was inconclusive but it left a bad taste between the two set of players.
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There has always been a fierce rivalry between Australia and Pakistan that should provide for a high-intensity game on Friday. — AFP/File
ADELAIDE: Pakistan and Australia go into Friday's World Cup quarter-final burdened by a history of tension, setting the stage for an explosive contest at the Adelaide Oval.
Pakistan's head coach Waqar Younis admits previous matches between the two teams have been hard-fought and he expected another tough contest for a place in the semi-finals.
“I won't call Australia bitter rivals but there is a fierce rivalry that should provide for a high-intensity game,” Waqar, one of the game's great fast bowling exponents, said.
“We respect each other but do not give an inch on the field of play.”
The hostilities began in 1981 when Pakistani great Javed Miandad almost came to blows with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee during a Test match in Perth.
Lillee appeared to have deliberately obstructed Miandad who was about to complete a single and the volatile Pakistani pushed the bowler and threatened to hit him with the bat.
Lillee kicked Miandad before the umpires and fielders intervened to stop things from getting out of control.
Lillee was fined, but the incident led to acrimonious verbal duels between the two teams for the rest of the series.
Miandad remembered the incident as the worst of his career.
“It is hard to forget,” said Miandad. “We have that history of bitter Test matches but I suppose this is part and parcel of cricket.”
It was Miandad who in 1988 suggested Australia should “pack their bags and go home” from Pakistan after controversial umpiring forced the Australians to react sharply.
The most notorious incident between the two nations came about on Australia's tour to Pakistan in 1994 when Shane Warne and Tim May alleged then Pakistan captain Salim Malik offered them bribes to underperform in the Karachi Test.
Mark Waugh also went on record to say Malik had asked him to underperform in a one-day match in Rawalpindi.
The allegations forced the Pakistan government to conduct a judicial inquiry which heard testimonies from, among others, the three players in Australia before Malik and paceman Ataur Rehman were banned for life.
Six top players, including Waqar, spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar's pace partner Wasim Akram, were fined.
Pakistan losing to Australia in a one-sided final of the 1999 World Cup held in England also became the basis of another match-fixing inquiry by the Justice Karamat Bhandari commission, but all the players were absolved of any wrongdoing.
The 2003 World Cup also saw a bitter end to the match between the two countries at Johannesburg.
Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif was reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a racial slur on his Australian counterpart Adam Gilchrist.
ICC match referee Clive Lloyd conducted an inquiry but Latif faced no action as evidence was inconclusive but it left a bad taste between the two set of players.
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if Pakistan bat first and score beyond 280,match will be in our favour
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