ISLAMABAD – Pakistan cricket team has registered another convincing victoryin the warm-up matches ahead of the England series, thanks to FakharZaman’s century.
This was Pakistan’s second warm-up game; first game was played againstKent, where Pakistan won by 100 runs.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat first and managed 273-6 inthe first innings. Mohammad Hasnain looked exceptionally bright as herattled the opposition batsmen with fiery bouncers and quick swingdeliveries.
Junaid Khan was surprisingly poor on the day as he was dispatched for 75runs from his 10 overs, taking only 1 wicket. Imad Wasim and Haris Sohailwere the other pick of the bowlers; both bowlers managed 1 wicket each andrestricted the run flow.
Mohammad Amir’s selection for the World Cup hangs in balance and hecertainly improved on his previous track record. He bowled 9 overs, taking1 wicket and conceding 45 runs at an economy of 5.00.
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Josh Cobb was the pick of the batsmen for Northamptonshire as he scored anunbeaten 146 runs from 145 deliveries, smashing 6 maximums and 12 fours.
Pakistan, chasing 274, looked extremely comfortable from the get-go. Bothopeners absorbed the pressure and punished the bad balls. The opening standbetween Fakhar and Imam was of 157 runs before Imam was bowled out for 71runs.
Fakhar continued and reached his century from 80 deliveries before beingknocked over by Buck in a similar manner as Imam.
