Pakistan non-stop their World Cup debate with a thumping win over an unimpressive Kenya side by 205 runs in a organisation A compare during a Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.
For Kenya it is their second uninterrupted better in a mega-event after being demolished by New Zealand by 10 wickets in their tournament-opener upon Sunday.
Pakistan will subsequent fool around Sri Lanka in Colombo upon Saturday.
Against Kenya, Pakistan constructed an glorious all-round arrangement to sign a compare in gentle circumstances. After pier up a outrageous 317 for 7 upon a board, they discharged a minnows for a insignificant 112 in 33.1 overs.
Even yet he unsuccessful with a bat, skipper Shahid Afridi (5/16) led from a front whilst fortifying a target. For Kenya usually 4 batsmen reached mount in sum with Collins Obuya top-scoring with a gutsy 47 off 58 balls.
Apart from Afridi, pacer Umar Gul picked up dual Kenyan wickets whilst giving divided only twelve runs.
Earlier, Pakistan’s middle-order came up with a superb batting arrangement to drive a group to a large 317 for 7 after opting to bat. Shrugging off a bad start, Kamran Akmal (55), Younis Khan (50), Misbah-ul-Haq (65) as well as Umar Akmal (71) chipped in with profitable half-centuries any to post a severe total.
While it was a gifted twin of Younis as well as Kamran who helped a group redeem from an early stutter, Misbah as well as Umar capitalised upon it to raise up outrageous runs.
From twelve for dual in 6.5 overs, Younis-Kamran carried Pakistan to 110 for 2, pity a consequential 98-run third-wicket mount prior to quickfire knocks from Misbah as well as Umar incited a waves utterly in Pakistan’s favour.
Misbah scored 65 off 69 balls with a assistance of a single 4 as well as dual sixes, whilst Umar strike 71 off 52 balls, together with 8 fours as well as a 6 as they put up 118 runs for fifth wicket.
Batting initial after winning a toss, Pakistan openers, Mohammad Hafeez (9) as well as Ahmed Shehzad (1) struggled opposite Kenya’s latest turn span of Thomas Odoyo as well as Elijah Otieno.
It was Otieno, who supposing a early new thing for a African republic as Seren Waters took a fanciful locate to see off Hafeez. In a really subsequent over, Odoyo got absolved of Shehzad, who played eighteen balls to measure only one.
It was afterwards up to a veterans Kamran as well as Younis to connect a innings. The twin survived a little concerned moments prior to opening their arms. The impulse Nehemiah Odhiambo was introduced in to a attack, Younis went for a 4 followed by Akmal’s dual uninterrupted hits to a blockade in a same over as sixteen runs came from it, together with 3 no-balls which carried a little vigour off Pakistan.
Thereafter, Kamran proposed to browbeat a record as well as with a means await of Younis solemnly though usually set up a innings.
Kamran shortly finished his half-century though only when he was seeking dangerous, left-arm spinner Shem Ngoche sent him behind for a well-made 55 off 67 balls, studded with 5 fours.
Younis one after another with Misbah-ul-Haq prior to Steve Tikolo cut reduced his innings of 67-ball 50.
Umar finished a many of a batting powerplay which Pakistan took in 43rd over as 70 runs were scored in 5 overs. Kenyans conceded 46 extras together with 37 wides.
And by a time Odoyo (7-2-41-3) discharged Umar as well as Afridi in uninterrupted balls in a penultimate over, a repairs was already done.
It was an critical innings from Pakistan, who have not progressed over a initial turn of a World Cup in a final dual editions.
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