Akmal leads Pakistan to victory

Pakistan beat India during the World Twenty20 warm-up match at the R. Premadasa Crickte Stadium in Colombo.

Akmal scored 92 runs out of just 52 balls giving the crowd a lot to cheer for including five fours and six sixes. Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik both scored 38 runs, while Shahid Afridi was dismissed for 0.

India started off strong with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir but were bowled out by Umar Gul for 10 and Afridi for 26 respectively.

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Ashish Mittal

Sep 18, 2012 06:37am

Its not World cup match but a practice match. Congrats Pakistan for superb victory.

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Ashish Mittal

Sep 18, 2012 06:38am

Let start the world cup dear... It was not world cup match... If you are happy, better ask you team to pack their things and enjoy vacation at Candy beach.

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maryum

Sep 18, 2012 05:32am

please correct your error Akmal scored 92 out of 50 ball...

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Kashif

Sep 18, 2012 05:10am

Pakistani Team generally performs when it is not required exactly.....! Just beat India in any world cup match.....this will help nation to exonerate you.....

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Saadia

Sep 18, 2012 11:27am

Pakistani team plays well when its just warm up match and when its world cup then it let other teams to win. I wish it was opposite but fact is fact.

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Abdul Wahab

Sep 18, 2012 08:31am

Extremely unreliable team which can do wonders and can give in like a bubble. One can't predict how they could play. They are capable of making highest and lowest records simultaneously.

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Aqeel

Sep 17, 2012 03:41pm

this was not Imran Nazir, it was Jamshaid who gave his wicket on bad call from hafeez

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Wasim

Sep 18, 2012 01:08am

Congr8

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Wasim

Sep 18, 2012 01:09am

We have already won the T20. We don't need anything now...............

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Abdul Majid Khan

Sep 18, 2012 02:03pm

Pakistan should try to build up a strong team all rounders on merit. Shahid Afridi has lost his batting. Present performance counts. Pakistan can do well in the matches if recommendations and influances do not play in selection.

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Reality

Sep 18, 2012 02:50pm

Are you sure ? ask any pakistani player he will give u his bank account detail....

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