Pakistan's only change saw Fawad Alam come in - for his first Test appearance for 11 years - as an extra batsman at the expense of allrounder … SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) – Pakistan opener Abid Ali will hope to profit from the lives gifted to him by a sloppy England side after steering the tourists to 62 for one at lunch on the opening day of the second test at the Rose Bowl on Thursday. They were reeling at 3-18 in 4.3 overs when the skipper found himself in the middle with Fawad Alam. The unorthodox Alam… * Recalled bowler assisted with tactics against Pakistan * ‘He was helping with my spells. The Bengal Tigers managed to score a total of 326 runs facing Pakistan in the Asia Cup’s 12th edition. From 97/0, Pakistan have slumped to 105/3 as they lost three wickets in consecutive overs. And right before the World Cup, again. The last time when he was dropped, in November 2010, his batting … Ahmed Shehzad is now the set batman playing on 66 and Fawad Alam is batting on 14. However, Fawad Alam of Pakistan is one of those many willowy wielders who have turned out to be an exception to the general rule, especially in the ongoing Asia Cup 2014.
Abid (33 not out) will resume with captain […] Asia Cup 2014 champions – Sri Lanka ... (Lahiru Thirimanne 101, Mahela Jayawardene 75, Kusal Perera 42, Saeed Ajmal 3-26) beat Pakistan 5-260 (Fawad Alam 114*, Misbah-ul-Haq 65, Umar ... Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka) was announced ‘Player of the series’ for his excellent batting in the tournament.
The decision hit back when Lasith Malinga penetrated through their top order by taking three quick wickets. Fawad Alam has been left out from the ODI squad, again.
Some of those matches have given us memories that will linger long in the memory of a cricket fan.Here, Hindustan Times looks at five batting performances at the Asia Cup that left fans with their jaws nearly touching the floor.https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/asia-cup-five-batting-performances-that-captured-imagination/story-ufOBvFh3lenUxebSaj6kXO.htmlAsia Cup: Top five batting performances over the yearshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ecb-announce-dates-for-england-vs-australia-limited-overs-series/story-vV740fgzvR6Gjhc9j1HFRL.htmlECB announce dates for England vs Australia limited-overs serieshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/why-stuart-broad-required-an-inhaler-during-southampton-test-against-pakistan/story-sZvXKsM7cnrIO9kOqeQpEK.htmlWhy Broad required an inhaler during Southampton Test against Pakistanhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/art-of-saving-a-test-match-was-a-new-experience-for-me-sachin-tendulkar-remembers-first-of-his-100-international-tons/story-92erWyRbFDCizz5KcSx1mK.html‘New experience for me’: Sachin remembers 1st of his 100 international tonshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-asked-him-what-s-your-secret-wasim-akram-names-batsman-who-played-him-better-than-anyone-else/story-8tt3koQjFE6IQZLYuvKBmM.htmlWasim Akram names batsman who played him better than anyone elseAsia Cup: Virat Kohli’s tour de force against Pakistan and other top batting performances The batsmen displayed professionalism against the powerful bowling of the rival team and kept on cruising at will.Saeed Ajmal was the top wicket taker with three whereas Junaid Khan and Mohammad Talha shared one each. Pakistan now need 180 runs from the last 20 overs.
It’s the second oldest One Day international tournament in the world and features sides that have four World Cups between them on top of four World Cup final appearances.
Fawad Alam – 114* (134) vs Sri Lanka in 2014 – Every now and then we see players who have techniques of their own.
So, I was sitting with my folks watching how Bangladesh managed to demolish the world’s best bowling line-up back in 2014.
The Lankan Lions beat Pakistan with another furious bowling spell by Lasith Malinga and a superb ton by Lahiru Thrimmane well assisted by Mahela Jayawardene.The Green Shirts scored 260 after losing half of their side in 50 overs and the islanders amassed 261 for the loss of five wickets and 22 balls to spare.The final of the Asia Cup was played on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Shere Bangla National Stadium.Earlier, Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss for his team and elected to bat first.
Fawad has so far represented Pakistan in 3 test matches with an outstanding average of 41.66. Fawad Alam got a life again at 92 and he blasted his maiden ODI hundred with a big six over midwicket. Pakistan booked their place in the Asia Cup final by pulling off a record chase of 327 to beat Bangladesh in ... 2014 Comments A.M. Ahad/Associated Press ... and Fawad Alam … Umar Akmal dispatched his 19Lasith Malinga was the star of the day with five wickets whereas no other bowler earned any wicket.Kusal Perera and Lahiru Thirimanne took off smartly for the Lankan Lions by scoring 44 in 9 overs. Needing two runs to win, Umar Akmal found the gap along the mid-wicket boundary to ensure Pakistan chased down 327 for victory — their highest successful chase ever — with one ball to spare and reach the Asia Cup … The repair work was started by the two batsmen and the score went past the hundred runs mark with the 37Umar Akmal walked in next and picked up the run rate instantly with his partner. Fair to say that the talent on display over the years has been pretty special and includes who’s who of world cricket.Since 1984, when the first edition of the tournament was held, a total of 107 matches have been played in 12 editions.