Just after lunch on the fifth day, South Africa completed their win over Pakistan. Winning by seven wickets, South Africa's performance was built upon careful, meticulous batting and incisive bowling, neither of which Pakistan was able to display.
The inability of the bowlers, apart from Kaneria and Asif, to display any penetrative ability on a wicket which was obviously swinging and giving good bounce, is somewhat concerning. Neither of Shahid Nazir or Rana Naved were able to do anything substantial, and who knows, a couple of wickets here and there, and perhaps Pakistan may have had a shot to win this match. The batting was solid, without that added edge to take the team to another level. In both innings, multiple batsmen got good starts but no one was able to convert it into a match winning performance. Pakistan should be pleased with Imran Farhat and Yasir Hameed who had good innings and hopefully will be able to parlay that into a solid tour. Pakistan's man of the match was clearly Mohammad Asif, who took seven wickets in the match and showed that he hadn't missed a beat despite being away for the last few months. Yet one feels, that for Pakistan Yousuf, Shoaib and Umar could not possibly return sooner!
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The inability of the bowlers, apart from Kaneria and Asif, to display any penetrative ability on a wicket which was obviously swinging and giving good bounce, is somewhat concerning. Neither of Shahid Nazir or Rana Naved were able to do anything substantial, and who knows, a couple of wickets here and there, and perhaps Pakistan may have had a shot to win this match. The batting was solid, without that added edge to take the team to another level. In both innings, multiple batsmen got good starts but no one was able to convert it into a match winning performance. Pakistan should be pleased with Imran Farhat and Yasir Hameed who had good innings and hopefully will be able to parlay that into a solid tour. Pakistan's man of the match was clearly Mohammad Asif, who took seven wickets in the match and showed that he hadn't missed a beat despite being away for the last few months. Yet one feels, that for Pakistan Yousuf, Shoaib and Umar could not possibly return sooner!
Technorati Tags: pakistan, cricket, mohammad asif, imran farhat, yasir hameed
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