Important decision taken on Fakhar Zaman for the second world cup match against Srilanka
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Pakistan team's director, Mickey Arthur, has admitted that he knows the "strengths and weaknesses" of Sri Lanka, whom he spent two years coaching their Asian rivals. On Tuesday, in Hyderabad, former champions Pakistan and Sri Lanka crossed paths in the World Cup, providing Mickey Arthur an opportunity to renew acquaintances with those players he helped prepare as a coach from December 2019 to November 2021.
Mickey Arthur told AFP, "Yes, I know their strengths and weaknesses, so we will plan for all of them. They are a dangerous team, so we have to make every effort to defeat them."
"Pakistan started their World Cup campaign on Friday by defeating the Netherlands by 81 runs in Hyderabad. After scoring 286 runs with the help of Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan's half-centuries, they bowled out the Netherlands for 205 runs in 41 overs.
Mickey Arthur admitted, "I enjoyed the first win even though it wasn't a good performance." But we made a lot of effort to win, and when it came to playing XI, we had the players ready." Pakistan has the possibility of maintaining the same lineup for Tuesday's match against the Netherlands, which includes opener Fakhar Zaman in the playing XI, who had only scored 12 runs against Holland."
Regarding the only Pakistani batsman to score a double century in One Day International cricket, Mickey Arthur said, "I'm not worried about his form; he's a good player and is just one innings away from a big score." Sri Lanka will also be boosted by their victory over Pakistan last month with two wickets, which took them to the final of the Asia Cup in Colombo."
