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T20 warm-up: Kamran, Malik lift Pakistan over India
Kamran Akmal smashes an unbeaten 92 off 50 balls as Pakistan come from behind to defeat India.
Kamran Akmal celebrates after his teams victory during a World Twenty20 warm-up match between India and Pakistan at The R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo on September 17, 2012. PHOTO: AFP
COLOMBO: Kamran Akmal smashed an unbeaten 92 off 50 balls as Pakistan came from behind to defeat India by five wickets in a warm-up match for the World Twenty20 on Monday.
Pakistan, chasing India’s commanding 185-3, appeared to be out of contention when they lost five wickets by the 12th over with just 91 runs on the board at the Premadasa stadium.
But Akmal and former captain Shoaib Malik turned the game around with a brilliant unbroken stand of 95 off 46 balls that helped Pakistan beat the shell-shocked Indians with five balls to spare.
Akmal plundered six sixes, including the winning shot off seamer Irfan Pathan which sailed over the cover fence. Malik remained unbeaten on 37 off 18 balls.
Virat Kohli had earlier top-scored for India with 75 not out, while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets for 23 runs.
Some 3,000 Sri Lankan fans watched the arch-rivals battle out in the middle in the only warm-up match to be beamed live by the host broadcasters of the World Twenty20 that opens on Tuesday.
“We knew that if India could post a huge total, so could we,” said Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez. “Kamran was exceptional, and Malik’s experience also helped.”
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the batting worked well, but the bowlers needed to contain runs on the easy-paced wickets.
“It was not really a bad game for us,” he said. “We have got to work on a few things with our bowling.”
India and Pakistan are drawn in different groups for the preliminary league, but are seeded to meet in the Super Eights round in Colombo on September 30.
In other matches, England beat Australia by nine runs, Ireland pipped Bangladesh by five runs, the West Indies slammed Afghanistan by eight wickets and South Africa overcame New Zealand by nine runs.
Reigning champions England piled up 172-6 after being sent in to bat, with opener Alex Hales top-scoring with 52 off 38 balls. Luke Wright hit a 29-ball 35 and Eoin Morgan scored a brisk 30 from 16 balls.
Australia managed only 163-6 in reply against the tight England bowling despite a polished 71 off 51 balls from Michael Hussey, who hit five sixes.
England, who take on Afghanistan in their opening match in Colombo on Friday, play another practice match against Pakistan on Wednesday.
A middle-order collapse saw Bangladesh go down to Ireland despite Shakib Al Hasan’s hurricane 52 from 23 balls that was studded with three fours and five sixes.
Ireland made 164-6 after being asked to take first strike, with Paul Stirling hitting a 41-ball 71 with five fours and as many sixes. Ed Joyce scored 39 from 36 balls.
Shakib and Tamim Iqbal (35) took Bangladesh to a comfortable 105-2, before four wickets fell for 21 runs to allow Ireland to bounce back.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle warmed up for the tournament with an unbeaten 65 off 48 balls as the West Indies eased past Afghanistan’s modest 122-7 in the 16th over.
New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor hammered seven sixes in an unbeaten 75 from 42 balls, but could not prevent South Africa from carving out a nine-run victory.
South Africa rode on captain AB de Villiers’ 54 to make 186-6 before four wickets from Dale Steyn restricted the Black Caps to 177-8.
You can view a slideshow of pictures from the match here.
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I think Pakistan will lose 185 is too high target
Throw out Sami from the team & throw out Malik
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No Issues, Aman kee Aashaaa
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Again a big challenge for Pakistan batting
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If there’s Aman ki Asha, why do Pakistan has to lose all the time??
We all know that Pakistan is better than india when its about almost everything, i mean in Cicket, Hockey, Dramas, Movies, Talent, we’re better than than in every field.. I still can’t understand Pakistan losing to india in Cricket, why??
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We want an exciting finish with memorable victory
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keep smiling and have fun. its a game and just enjoy. Pakistan will work on their bad points
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Another poor performance by afridi!!
I wonder why Shoib malak is in team? Give chance to youngster for better results.
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consolation speech for pakistan now.
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Boom … Boom and 185 is achievlble. Be positive.
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@Ammarttitude:
Its just some silly game and that too warm up and you are burning? Why why? May you are better than us in all fields but its not showing in any except one. Burning American flags and killing your own
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@Ammarttitude:
Hockey, Cricket, some games India wins and some games Pakistan wins.Recommend
Congrats Pakistan !
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we won Recommend
VICTORIOUS…Yeay !!! hail K.Akmal !!!
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This game should silence Kamran Akmal’s critics once and for all. The guy is an absolute class batsman, way better than the lazy top order.
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@Zalim Singh… Consolation speech for India now.. What a game. Congrats team green..
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Great finish . . . Shoaib rocks and kept the mouth shut of his critics . . Best innings by kamran. . . Keep away from gambling . .. Good luck in t20 worldcupRecommend
I wonder who did Sania Mirza support in this match. India or hubby (Shoaib)? :p
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Done and dusted…:)
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What a match
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Hahaha Pakistan Wins. Pakistan Zindabad.. in your face indiansRecommend
Shoaib Malik upset his in-laws :)
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and we Won!!!
never thought i would say this ;p but kamran akmal rocked!Recommend
Dnt feel happy much because its just a Warm-up match..!!Recommend
Well Done Team Pakistan….. Recommend
disappointingly I didn’t see any appreciation for kamran in the first ten comments, people try to malign kamran for dropped catches but can’t speak a word for his good performance…..
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we won we won we won we won we won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!shoaib malik silences all!!!!!kamran akmal destroys india!congrats to all
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Pakistan has woooon!! Recommend
yahooooooooo – Congrats Green Shirts – Great bating from KamranRecommend
well done Pakistan.team…..congrats from an Indian
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Well done Pakistan. Great match. Wonderful team effort but the centre stage belongs to Kamran Akmal for his masterful stroke. What a match!!
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Well Done GREEN TEAM.
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Oustanding display by Kamran and Shoaib to rescue a win which looked unlikely after quickfire wickets in the middle order. Kudos.
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Guys we have won the match. And the credit goes to Shoaib Malik as well. So please stop complaining and praise the good performance of the team! And if you can’t so please keep quiet..Recommend
@ zalim Singh
Consolation speech FROM Pakistan!
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@Omar
Boy did u speak too soon LOL
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Well done Pakistan!!!
Wonderful knock by Kamran Akmal…
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Kamran Akmal probably surprised his own family!! He’s played a Gem of an innings today and I think justified his selection in the side. Malik also played very nicely but I still have doubts about him, I think he only plays well against his sustallis… !! :)
It was great warm-up and I am sure both teams know much more about the wickets in Sri Lanka and the capacity of their bowling attack.
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@Ali, Australia: Question itself is the answer.Nevertheless we dont consider muslims as indian.They r burden for us.
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@Ali, Australia: She’s answered that one before!!
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I congrats all muslims including from india for their win……
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HUH?? This win has warmed up the fans more then the players..
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Magic of Miandad was work properly, consequently we win this match its necessary for us to high our moral. Congratulation to all the nation on team victory.Recommend
It was a warm-up match, but when it comes to Pakistan & India match… Cricket fever is at the TOP :) Congrats team Pakistan and Best of Luck for this event…Recommend
Need to give the proverbial boot to Sohail Tanvir and Shahid Afridi; formerly known as Boom Boom. With these two in the side, we cannot expect Pakistan to each the semis or even quarter finals. Recommend
Congrats team Pak! Akmal and Shoaib batted really well. And the Indian bowlers were totally clueless toward the end. Cheers from across the border.
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@nitish: Thank you for being honest about your feelings! Thank you for not chanting the slogans of your false secularism.
Reading your comments, I feel so good about my grand parents leaving India in 1947 and proud to be a Pakistani!!
P.S: Would you kindly tell the same to the muslim members of the Indian team or maybe they are reminded of people like you everyday!!
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It was a Dama Dum mast Qalandar for Team Green especially by Mr. Kamran, Malik, Hafeez & Ajmal.
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If Pakistan require more power and depth in Bat & Bowl they require following changes:
Kick Out Sami and Replace with Junaid Khan.
Kick Out Umar Akmal and Replace with Asad Shafiq.
Trust Me its for better cause!
Umar Akmal last Six Month performance in any format for not high enough for his place in any format of cricket, send him to First Class Cricket or County for improvement PCB.
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@Morons: Yep, do you only say that when India looses? Let us enjoy this victory, don’t be too negative, it’s not everyday that our team successfully chases 186 in a T20, let alone any format of cricket!!
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@ET: If you can publish “nitish” hate filled comments, then you can also publish my polite reply.
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practise matches CAN’T be fixed HENCE WE WON!
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@nitish:
your opinion does not matter…you are a blot on indian secularism and i am ashamed to even call you indian.Recommend
Today Indians and Afridi showed big hearts. Pakistanis’ predication will come true. Majority had commented earlier that whosoever will win the warm up match will loose the real match. Congrats PakistanRecommend
Sania Mirza is in trouble now, Shoaib performed against India! Shoaib gets ready, Bhabhi is furious.
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@ Pakistanis, this is warm up match. We will dust you in real competition.
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Well done Pakistan, congratulations. However, Pakistan winning the practice match would surely pump up India for the tournament matches to take revenge of this defeat.
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unbelieveable that the ET moderation teams lets through as comments.
There should be some sort of control…… its a newspaper, not a BLOG website or youtube?
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good cricket my team green. we never thought if Pakistan could chase such a huge target but match between India and Pakistan is never predictable. Enjoy Pakistan and Indian Fans and good wishes for the future matches.
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Congrats Pakistan
Shahid Bhai-take a break with Pepsi and Fight against Polio!
Umar Akmal- still immature, should be left out, no big hero against India-ever.
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Great. I wish we had couple of FAST bowlers. Is it too late to include Junaid Khan for the WC? I bet he is better than any of the fast bowlers in the team at the moment.
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What? Now my lovely Indian brothers are saying just a warm-up match. WOW.. what a contradiction amongst them. They beat Sri Lanka in a warm-up match and were jubilant when Sri Lankan fans said that was just a warm-up match. Open your eyes my dear Indians. India has been thrashed by Pakistani batsmen and showed where you stand in this T20. Hope they will not come up with another excuse like had ZAK and others not bowled full tosses, India would have won the match. Keep on consoling yourself as you cure lies in it. lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Meanwhile I’m enjoying this victory.Recommend
@Ammarttitude:
Pakistan is better than India in every field?? Lol Best joke ever.
Who taught you that.??
Why pakistan is soooo obsessed with India!!!!!!!!!!!?????????
Your country is counted among other failed states like Somalia,Yemen,Sudan etc.,
But I guess you believe that it is a conspiracy by CIA,Mossad and Raw to destabilize Pakistan.
May allah give u some brains… Recommend
As per survey, Pakistan is going to lift the cup whereas England, Australia, Sri lanka and other lower ranked teams are just out of this tournament and should be giving walk over to Pakistan.
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@Obaidullah: Brother, please don’t go overboard with your comments. After chasing down a huge total of 186, with batting being our weakness, if you still don’t believe that Pakistan was better then India in this match then I can’t say much….
I think you are fed a load of hatred when you think about Pakistan and it’s not good for your mental health..
Pakistanis today are not obsessed with India, we can’t even comment positively after trashing you in a cricket match?
May Allah lessen your hatred for Pakistan and you get a chance to visit Pakistan someday and see for your self how failed we are….Maybe read a blog by a Bangladeshi brother will help you.
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/11969/a-bangladeshi-perspective-on-karachi/Recommend
@THE:
we won the senior world cup, we won the under 19 world cup, we won the odi series against nz etc and yet you believe that pakistan is doing better than india. You are brainwashed my brother.!!
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@THE: Irony is what you know,even aftter posting such a hateful comment,i m getting opposition from a pakistani muslim…not from indian muslim.I think you may have got ur answer right.Rest , your comment is absurd.Recommend
@Obaidullah:
And you lost straight 8-0 in test matches. Most of your victories occurs in Asian team. India is hardly a threat outsides Asian pitches. Pakistan is not that great either but believe me, India is way over rated team. Enough said!
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Indian Team exposed badly by Pakistan… Indians cannot defend any total, they have 100 yrs old bowlers still playing and there is no youth replacing them… IPL is only producing scandals , bad attitudes and Lust for Money…!
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Pakistan <3Recommend
@antanu g: Believe me ,my comment always matters and whenever i m using “us” in a sentence it shares common public view in india.i dont need a certificate for being blot or something from a pakistani.Recommend
Khalas! We dont need to play the worldcup now, we got the cup:)
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Well batted Akmal. just loved his shot selection.
Hope we always have Indo-Pak matches without any controversies.
Hope to see you in Finals against us :-)
Congrats Guys.
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YES YES WE DID IT
we Pakistanis can do anything.
we chased such a high target well done to kamran akmal
pakistan zindadbad
keep it up boys
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so malik done the trick with kamran mallik and plzzz never under estimate the out form bats and bowler…..caz if they are out of form then they try to come in form forcefully@Omar:
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@Someone:
He’s a good T20 batsman, in terms of style he is what Shahid Afridi should be (Afridi is more of a hype-generating brand name than a cricketer now). But he still has to work on his wicketkeeping.
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I can totally see this Pakistani team win the T20 warmup world cup.
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Lets hope we get to this type of performance in actual tournament.
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Shahid afridi is now a liability unless he improves his batting and comes higher up the order
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India has won recent world cups I.e. 2007, 2011 and recently under 19 by beating Pakistan. So it had ‘it’ factor along with jubilation of winning world cup. But of course, yesterday, although it is warm up match, it is first time that Pakistan has won world cup related match against India. I hope they continue to play with full sportsman spirit and hope no controversy and big comments like big & small hearts
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@Indian:
Whether it warm up or not, It was Pakistan vs india match. You got that?
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@Pakboy: U deserve only warmups!!
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@nitish:
U r not indian. No two ways about it.
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We surprised everyone as usual, great team, let’s show the world there’s more to us than meets the eye!!!!!!!!
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well done kamran,& Shoib malik……..Recommend
We won but we should not forgot that whenever pakistan won the lost their consistency in the very next match.
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Shoaib Malik only performs against India, there will always be something weird about it :)
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@antanu g:
So you are the same Bangladeshi immigrant who lives in India but, hates India? Are you in a position to teach us “secularism” and other values?
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@Sania:
Shoaib has performed well in the practice match against India as per script given to him by Sania but just watch out his performance against India in tournament matches.
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