Pakistan loses 2-0 to England in T20 series
Pakistan's disastrous tour of England hit a new low after making its worst Twenty20 total to lose by six wickets for its second defeat in the two-match series here.
Reeling from match-fixing allegations that have resulted in three of its players being suspended by the ICC, Pakistan was bowled out for 89 and then England reached 90-4 in 14 overs to win a record-equalling seventh straight T20 match on Tuesday.
"It was irresponsible and immature the way we played," Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said. "England are the world champions and we needed to be more responsible with better shot selection and show more pride. Our morale is very low but I am sure one win will change that."
"It's not easy, it's very, very hard. I just want one victory," Afridi said. "I made some plans as a captain, I knew Salman Butt was my opener and key player, and Asif and Amir, but everything has changed as a captain for me. But hopefully I will bring my team up."
"I'm not letting my team down like this, not in the one-dayers," Afridi said. "It will be a big challenge to compete, but we have some time. Me, my coach and the team we will sit together and talk." The teams meet Friday at Durham to start a five-match 50-over series.
Reeling from match-fixing allegations that have resulted in three of its players being suspended by the ICC, Pakistan was bowled out for 89 and then England reached 90-4 in 14 overs to win a record-equalling seventh straight T20 match on Tuesday.
"It was irresponsible and immature the way we played," Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said. "England are the world champions and we needed to be more responsible with better shot selection and show more pride. Our morale is very low but I am sure one win will change that."
"It's not easy, it's very, very hard. I just want one victory," Afridi said. "I made some plans as a captain, I knew Salman Butt was my opener and key player, and Asif and Amir, but everything has changed as a captain for me. But hopefully I will bring my team up."
"I'm not letting my team down like this, not in the one-dayers," Afridi said. "It will be a big challenge to compete, but we have some time. Me, my coach and the team we will sit together and talk." The teams meet Friday at Durham to start a five-match 50-over series.
0 comments:
Post a Comment