Pakistan v Canada 3.3.2011



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Pakistan facing Canada in their third Preliminary match in the Group A in Colombo.Pakistan batting first started to loose wickets at regular intervals.Within 67 runs,four Top Pakistani Batsmen went to Pavilion.

The first Pakistani wicket to fall is Mohammad HafeezMohammad Hafeez ,who was been IBW by Henry Osinde for just 11 runs.The score was 16.On the 9th over Ahmad Shahzad got out for 12 runs in the bowling of Harvir BaidwanHarvir Baidwan.He then took the vital wicket of Younis KhanYounis Khan.Kamran AkmalKamran Akmal fall prey to Rizwan Cheema.From 67 runs for four wickets till drink,Pakistan batting 132 runs for 4 wickets with two of their in form batsmen Misbah-ul-Haq batting with 22 runs and Umar Akmal batting with 45 runs.

Just after the Drink both Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal lost their wickets .The whole Pakistan team bundled out for just 184 runs.Harvir Baidwan took 3 wickets ,while Rizwan Cheema and Balaji Rao took two wickets each.Now its a matter to see How Canada could bat as in their previous two matches in this World Cup,they made only 120 and 123 runs.

Canada all out for 138 runs with Shahid AfridiShahid Afridi taking 5 wickets for 23 runs.Pakistan won their third consecutive match in the World Cup Cricket 2011 Preliminary round.From Canada point of view Jimmy Hansra made 43 runs but Boom Boom Afridi just turned the match completely later .Canada were 104 for 3 wickets but after that Afridi bowled brilliantly to bundled out the whole canada team within 138 runs.