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Champions Trophy final: Azhar, Zaman gain control for Pakistan live

June 18, 2017 Imdad Ullah 0

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Champions Trophy final: Azhar, Zaman gain control for Pakistan</h1>
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LONDON:Openers Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman both hit fifties, putting Pakistan in control as India rued missed chances after choosing to bowl first in the Champions Trophy finale at The Oval on Sunday.</div>
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Pakistan’s young batting sensation Fakhar was given a second life when he was caught behind off a no-ball by Bumrah earlier in the inning.</div>
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Earlier, India won the toss and chose to bowl first in the Champions Trophy finale against Pakistan at The Oval on Sunday.</div>
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The cricketing world’s biggest match will decide the Champions Trophy title, as archrivals Pakistan and India reignite rivalry yet again after facing off in their group game on June 4.</div>
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Title-holders India, who thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs in their opening group match, were unchanged from the side that hammered Bangladesh by nine wickets in Thursday´s semi-final at Birmingham´s Edgbaston.</div>
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But Pakistan made one change, with the fit-again Mohammad Amir, who missed Wednesday´s impressive eight-wicket semi-final win over previously unbeaten tournament hosts England with a back spasm, returning.</div>
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Amir replaced fellow left-arm quick Rumman Raees, who marked his one-day international debut with two wickets against England.</div>
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India´s lone loss so far in this tournament, featuring the world´s top eight ODI nations, was at The Oval when they suffered a surprise seven-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka on June 8.</div>
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Pakistan were 118-0 in 21 overs.</div>
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<strong style="color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pakistan:</strong> Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (w + c), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan</div>
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<strong style="color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">India:</strong> Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (capt), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wkt), Hardik Pandya, Kedhar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaspreet Bumrah</div>
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Champions Trophy final: Azhar, Zaman gain control for Pakistan live

Champions Trophy final: Azhar, Zaman gain control for Pakistan LONDON:Openers Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman both hit fifties, putting...

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Pakistan has defied expectations to book a place in the semi-finals following two resolute performances against South Africa and Sri Lanka but Sarfraz Ahmed’s side now faces the biggest test against hot favourite England in Cardiff.</div>
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I have discussed Pakistan’s strategy more than once, so I will start this piece by focusing on England and how it has played consistent cricket for the last two years.</div>
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Under Eoin Morgan, England has rejuvenated beyond recognition and is now one of the leading limited overs sides. The English batsmen play the game with a great degree of freedom and positivity and are always ready to assert their superiority over the opposition.</div>
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England has posted 300-plus scores with unerring regularity in recent games, which is largely due to the abundance of talent, power and skill in its batting line-up, which runs deep. For Pakistan, the wicket of Joe Root would be extremely crucial tomorrow. Root is their pivotal player at number three and if he is sent packing early on, Pakistan can cause jitters in the English camp.</div>
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But I should caution to add that it’s not about Root alone, as we have seen in earlier matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Butler, etc are all more than capable of playing match- winning innings. In fact, no team in the world can match the host’s strength and sheer number of match-winners in both batting and bowling.</div>
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Pakistan bowlers would have to make regular inroads if they are to restrict England’s free-flowing batting line-up.</div>
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Jason Roy’s lack of form at the top of the innings is a worry for England and if it replaces him with Jonny Bairstow tomorrow it can provide Pakistan an opportunity of targeting a new player who hasn’t featured in the tournament yet.</div>
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Besides Root, Morgan would be another key player in the English line-up. As a captain and batsman, Morgan has an unflappable temperament as he has displayed in the tournament already.</div>
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Like its batting, England possesses a formidable bowling unit that can dismantle any batting line-up in the world on its day. Pakistan’s top and middle-order would have to make their presence felt against the English attack in no uncertain terms. We can’t afford to slack the way we did against Sri Lanka since a top fielding side like England would not give us chances on a platter.</div>
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I have spoken in detail about the contribution of senior players for Pakistan: tomorrow the likes of Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik must come good and deliver a commanding performance.</div>
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Knockout games at ICC events are memorable occasions; these are the times when a senior player can leave a legacy behind with a match-winning contribution and justifying his presence in the team.</div>
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The game tomorrow provides Hafeez, Malik and other seniors in the team this opportunity and I really hope that they raise their hand and deliver an inspired performance that can be remembered for years to come.</div>
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Pakistan’s game plan should be simple - repeat the bowling performance against Sri Lanka and search for breakthroughs all the time. With the bat and while fielding, the team would need a major improvement, especially in the middle-order.</div>
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I have confidence in our bowling department and if the other two can come close to matching the bowlers, Pakistan can surely spring another surprise and continue its fine run in the competition.</div>
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I wish Pakistan the very best and hope the team fights hard and gives England a real run for its money. We are in for a cracking game at Cardiff. As always I am rooting for my team.</div>
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Shahid Afridi's article originally appeared on<a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/champions-trophy" style="color: #6b63e1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">icc-cricket.com</a></div>
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Pakistan’s Head Coach Mickey Arthur said on Tuesday that he doesn’t want Pakistan to end its Champions Trophy journey in Cardiff and players are eager to play the final in London.</div>
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Talking to media ahead of Pakistan’s semi-final against England at Cardiff, the Pakistan coach said that England have played good cricket in this tournament and Pakistan needs to be at its best to beat them on Wednesday.</div>
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He, however, did not look satisfied with the manner Pakistan won against Sri Lanka on Monday and wanted the boys to do even better.</div>
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“Clicked? I mean, we won ugly yesterday. We can’t sugar coat that fact. We’ve got nothing to lose, yes, but we’ve always said we’re in it to win it,” he said when this correspondent asked if he believes that Pakistan clicked at the right time.</div>
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Coach Arthur added that he want players to do more, instead of being complacent after reaching the semi-final.</div>
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“The last thing I want is for us to go away now thinking that we got to a semi-final, we’re okay, we’ve achieved, because that would be a cop-out in my mind. We certainly want to come out and put our best game forward and win, and we want to go to London. We’ve always said that. That’s been our mantra right from the start of this competition,” he said.</div>
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Arthur further said Pakistan did not want to be just making up the numbers in this competition and the team has shown that it wasn’t.</div>
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“Now we need to go one step further more and never be satisfied. That’s a mantra of ours. We want to keep improving every day,” he said.</div>
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The coach also expressed his concerns over Pakistan’s out-of-form middle order and suggested that Sarfraz or Malik may get promoted in the batting order.</div>
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“Middle order has been exposed just a little bit. Ideally, we’d like to probably get Sarfraz and Malik maybe in a little bit earlier, but that’s something that we need to discuss. Whether it happens now or whether it happens at the end of this competition will be debated later,” he said.</div>
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“Funny thing is they are all working extremely hard. At times they’ve shown flashes. I think, had we finished at Edgbaston, hopefully, there would have been big innings in there for Babar, who was 30 not out, and Malik was about 15 not out and playing consistent,” Mickey added.</div>
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Replying to a question, Mickey said that he doesn’t want Pakistan to be an unpredictable side, and instead want more consistency from players.</div>
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“I don’t want us to be unpredictable. As a head coach, you want the team to have structure. You want the consistency levels to be good. Unpredictability as a coaching staff, we don’t like. We’d like us to do the basics a lot better, day in and day out, and that’s what we train for every day. So we’re getting better. We’re making strides in that area,” he said.</div>
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A large crowd gathered at the Jinnah International Airport on Monday to welcome recently-retired Younis Khan as he touched down in Karachi after his <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1333278/pakistan-win-thriller-for-first-windies-series-victory-in-history" style="color: #6b63e1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">final Test against the West Indies</a>.</div>
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Thanking the gathered crowd, Younis said he felt overwhelmed with the love he had received.</div>
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"I would like to congratulate Pakistan for all the achievements I have in cricket: they are wins for the nation and not just myself. I am grateful for the welcome I have received," Younis said while taking to the media.</div>
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"I have a number of offers on the table and I will choose the option that is the best, for myself and for Pakistan," he said while talking about his future plans.</div>
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Laughing off the idea of a foray into politics, the batsman said: "There are already great politicians in the country, I would like to continue serving the nation in my own way."</div>
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Younis Khan cemented his place in Pakistan's cricket history as an iconic batsman with unparalleled success. He returns to Pakistan on the back of a historic win against the West Indies, as the jinx of Pakistan never winning a Test series in the Caribbean was lifted.</div>
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Over the 17-year span of his career, Khan has been a hugely successful batsman. With a Test average of over 50, a triple-hundred, a double-hundred against India in India and a memorable partnership to clinch Pakistan's 3-0 Test whitewash over England: Khan’s career speaks for itself.</div>
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Khan also became the only batsman to have scored a century in 11 different countries when he smashed the 34th ton of his career at the Sydney Cricket Ground against Australia in 2016.</div>
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He is the only Pakistani to have <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1328900" style="color: #6b63e1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">reached the 10,000-runs mark</a> in Test cricket.</div>
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He was a busy batsman at the crease. His batting style, in all its uniqueness, drew a fair amount of scepticism, but his ownership of his style remained unapologetic and firm.</div>
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Khan first's major break in international cricket came with his debut Test hundred against Sri Lanka in February 2000 at the Karachi National Stadium.</div>
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In the second innings of the match, he scored a 107, cementing his place in the team as a strong lower middle-order batsman.</div>
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One of his major achievements was leading the Pakistani team to win the 2009 T20 World Cup.</div>
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While the cricket board would have to work hard to replace Khan, his retirement will bring him closer to pursuing his life-long passion of sport fishing and spending more time with his family.</div>
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