LEEDS: On Wednesday here at Headingley, it was Imad Wasim’s turn to wearthe cape of a superhero.
Pakistan were looking in clear and present danger when skipper SarfrazAhmed departed after a suicidal attempt for a double. Pakistan were sixdown and still needed 72 more on a tricky wicket against a dangerous spinattack.
Imad, who had taken two wickets to help Pakistan restrict Afghanistan to227-9, played perhaps the most important innings of his career – anunbeaten 49 from 54 balls to help Pakistan survive in the do-or-die match.
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“I was disappointed at myself previously for not helping the team finishgames but thankfully I managed to do it today,” Imad said after Pakistan’sthree-wicket win.
