World Cup: Pakistan Crush United Arab Emirates

March 04, 2015 14:54

Pakistan crushed United Arab Emrates by 129 runs in their pool B encounter to keep alive their hopes of making it to the quarterfinals of the ICC World Cup 2015.

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United Arab Emirates won the toss and opted to field. Their decision seemed right when they removed Nasir Jamshed early. Manjula Guruge bowled well as he bagged four wickets. (All AFP and Getty Images)

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Ahmed Shehzad and Haris Sohail play with grit and determination and the duo added 160 runs for the second wicket.

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Ahmed Shehzad scored 93 off 105 before with the help of eight fours and one six before he was run out.

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Misbah-ul-Haq hit a quick-fire 65 of 49 balls, scoring his 41st fifty.

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Shahid Afridi became the fourth Pakistan to complete 8000 runs in ODIs. His unbeaten 21 off seven balls guided Pakistan to 339/6.

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Chasing 340 for a win, United Arab Emirates had a cautious start before Sohail Khan bagged two quick wicket to push them on the backfoot.

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Shaiman Anwar and Khurram Khan batted with patience and added 83 runs for the 4th wicket. Shaiman went past Kumar Sangakara as leading run-getter in the tournament.

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Though the margin of victory was quite big, it can hardly be called a convincing win as the 1992 champions failed to bowl out the minnows, who lost their fourth consecutive match.

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Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates players received a traditional maori greeting prior to the match.

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World Cup 2015 Stats

Most Runs
Most Wickets

Player	Runs	AVG
Martin Guptill NZ	547	68.37
Kumar Sangakkara SL	541	108.20
AB de Villiers SA	482	96.40
Brendan Taylor ZIM	433	72.16
Shikhar Dhawan IND	412	51.50

Full Stats

Player	Wickets	Eco
Mitchell Starc AUS	22	3.50
Trent Boult NZ	22	4.36
Umesh Yadav IND	18	4.98
Morne Morkel SA	17	4.38
Mohammed Shami IND	17	4.81