James Willoughby, Sportal
Where: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
When: Thu Mar 3, 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT, 20:00 AEDT, 22:00 NZDT
ODI Head to Head: Played: 1, Wins: Pakistan 1, Canada 0, No Result: 0
Last meeting: Jun 9, 1979 – Canada 9-139 (60 ov) def by Pakistan 2-140 (40.1 ov) by 8 wickets
World Cup Head to head: Played: 1, Wins: Pakistan 1, Canada 0
World Cup Last meeting: Jun 9, 1979 – Canada 9-139 (60 ov) def by Pakistan 2-140 (40.1 ov) by 8 wickets
SELECTION TABLE:
Likely Pakistan team: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (c), Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar,
Akhtar could be since a rest since his new jot down with damage as good as if so might be transposed by Wahab Riaz, though Pakistan should come in a compare with mostly a same choice which tender opposite Sri Lanka.
Likely Canada team: Nitish Kumar, John Davison, Ashish Bagai (c & wk), Zubin Surkari, Jimmy Hansra, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Tyson Gordon, Rizwan Cheema, Harvir Baidwan, Khurram Chohan, Balaji Rao
Despite a enticement of personification girl in a compare where they simply approaching to lose, Canada have been approaching to hang with a same side which were thumped by Zimbabwe as they demeanour to recover a little pride. Davison could be upon his final possibility as good as needs a little runs.
X-FACTOR:
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi – With 9 wickets from usually dual matches, Afridi is proof a genuine hazard with a ball, as good as if he gets a possibility with a bat, could fall short a Canadian bowlers.
Canada: John Davison – Despite unwell to have a run in a competition so far, he has a knowledge to broach as good as needs to measure runs to say his place
SUMMARY:
Another biased competition is approaching when Pakistan strife with Canada in Colombo upon Thursday.
The dual sides could not have had some-more opposite preparations to a fixture.
Pakistan have won both their matches, together with a superb feat opposite Sri Lanka which gave their fans goal of a successful tournament.
On a alternative hand, Canada have been thumped in both of their World Cup fixtures so distant as good as will be quite broke by a 175-run towelling during a hands of Zimbabwe.
Pakistan cricket is eventually seeking brazen after a spot-fixing tale which saw Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif as good as Mohammad Amir since bans from a competition as good as captain Afridi is partial of a reason because things have been seeking up for a Asian country.
After a five-wicket transport opposite Kenya, Afridi took 4 match-winning wickets opposite Sri Lanka as good as has energised a side with his lovely code of captaincy.
Kamran Akmal is enjoying his purpose during No.3 whilst Khan as good as Misbah have done unbroken half-centuries as good as have been in tip form.
Given a strength of a Pakistan batting line-up, a compare could once again get nauseous for Canada if they play first.
Balaji claimed 4 wickets opposite Zimbabwe as good as will need to play good again whilst a likes of Chohan as good as Cheema will need to step up as good as be some-more unchanging if they have been to mount any chance.
Canada will additionally need runs form not usually Davison, though captain Bagai who tender in a warm-up matches as good as Cheema, who is usually a single of dual players in their side to have scored stand in total in both matches.
Simply, Canada will need to be during their really most appropriate as good as Pakistan during their really misfortune to jot down feat though as has been a thesis of this World Cup, a large feat for a Test-playing republic is likely.
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