Great victory of Pakistan against Kenya
HAMBANTOTA: Pakistan defeated Kenya by 205 runs; they opened their World Cup campaign with a boom in group A match at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on Wednesday.
This is the second time Kenya loss the match after being defeated by New Zealand by 10 wickets in their tournament-opener on Sunday.
Coming Saturday Pakistan will play with Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Pakistan’s team came up with a splendid batting display to steer the team to a massive 317 for seven.
Shrugging off a poor start, Kamran Akmal (55), Younis Khan (50), Misbah-ul-Haq (65) and Umar Akmal (71) chipped in with valuable half-centuries each to post a challenging total.
While it was the experienced duo of Younis and Kamran, who helped the team recover from an early stutter, Misbah and Umar capitalised on it to pile up huge runs.
From 12 for two in 6.5 overs, Younis-Kamran lifted Pakistan to 110 for three, sharing a crucial 98-run third-wicket stand before quickfire knocks from Misbah and Umar turned the tide completely in Pakistan’s favour.
Misbah scored 65 off 69 balls with the help of one four and two sixes, while Umar hit 71 off 52 balls, including eight fours and a six as they put up 118 runs for fifth wicket.
Over all the victory was a good opening for Pakistan in World Cup 2011.
