: After a riveting end to the ODI series, which New Zealand won 2-1, the focus is the first of two Twenty20s that is played today (Thursday) at the Sports City Dubai Cricket Stadium , AAJ News.Pakistan has a far superior record in T20s this year – which won the T20 World in general and with seven wins in nine games. New Zealand are not slouches themselves – they beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in what was its only...
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Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi believes that his team was right on course in its preparations for a successful title defence in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean.Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi believes that his team was right on course in its preparations for a successful title defence.After leading Pakistan to a comfortable 2-0 series triumph over New Zealand in Dubai on Friday,...
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Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder and captain of the T20 squad Shahid Afridi has said that Younus Khan should not have opted out of the Test series against New Zealand starting next week.Shahid Afridi has said that Younus Khan should not have opted out of the Test series against New Zealand starting next week."He was having problems, but I don't think he should have taken the decision to skip the tour....
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All-rounder Shahid Afridi, buoyed by a run of good form, said Friday he hoped his new attitude to batting and bowling would help Pakistan to defend its World Twenty20 title and win the World Cup in 2011.All-rounder Shahid Afridi, buoyed by a run of good form, said Friday he hoped his new attitude to batting and bowling would help Pakistan to defend its World Twenty20 title and win the World Cup in...
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Shahid Afridi celebrates after scoring the winning run to beat Sri Lanka during the ICC World T20 final at Lord's. AFPFlamboyant batsman Shahid Afridi has told Pakistani selectors not to consider him for Test matches until 2010's cricket World Cup saying that he wants to concentrate on the one-day and Twenty20 formats."There is a lot of international cricket being played these days and I think it is...
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Pakistan 287-9 (Shahid Afridi 70, Kamran Akmal 67 no, Khalid Latif 64) v New Zealand 149 (A J Redmond 52)A fine all-round performance from Shahid Afridi helped inspire Pakistan to a 138-run victory against New Zealand in the first of their three one-day internationals in Abu Dhabi.After winning the toss and electing to bat, Pakistan reached a total of 287-9, with Afridi's rapid-fire 70 the top score...
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src="http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/images/thumbnail/ver1/a/afridi-50.jpg" alt="All-rounder Afridi helps Pakistan sink New Zealand" style="margin-right:5px;margin-top:5px;width:70px;height:70px;" />Shahid Afridi hit an aggressive half-century and took two wickets to cap Pakistan's 138-run win over New Zealand in the first day-night international.
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Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi will replace Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis in the Redbacks' Big Bash team after a scheduling clash, officials with the Adelaide side said on Tuesday.Afridi was called up after spin sensation Mendis, whose signing was announced in July, was ruled out due to national commitments during the Twenty20 tournament in December and January.Redbacks "high-performance...
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Pakistan's Shahid Afridi said his side batted like 'club cricketers' in the third ODI against New Zealand. Photo / APDUBAI - Shahid Afridi described Pakistan's defeat in the one-day series as "shameful" but was hopeful his players could lift their performance for the two-match Twenty20 series starting tomorrow.Pakistan lost the final match by a narrow seven-run margin in Abu Dhabi to go down 2-1 to...
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Dhabi, Nov. 4: Shahid Afridi hit an aggressive half-century and took two wickets to cap Pakistan’s 138-run win over New Zealand in the first day-night international.
Afridi’s 50-ball 71 supplemented by Kamran Akmal’s undefeated 43-ball 67 and Khalid Latif’s steady maiden fifty lifted Pakistan to an imposing 287/9 before they shot New Zealand out for 149 in the 40th over. The...
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