A Cricket Match
Cricket is one of the most popular and exciting out door
sports. Some of us get the opportunity to play first class cricket,
but there are millions who enjoy seeing it being played. It gives us
moments of leisure and pleasure and fills us with a competitive spirit.
I witnessed the demonstration of the greatest excitement and
determination at National Stadium, Karachi.
It was a fine day. A large number of people including men, women and children from all walks of life gathered there to enjoy the match between Pakistan and New Zealand. To be a good sports team, one has to be aggressive and this was shown in the final between the tw3o teams. New Zealand won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. This was a big blunder that their captain had made.Muhammed Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad were sent as openers. It was a right decision by the captain, because Ahmed Shehzad slammed the ball over the field. It was due to his hard hitting that Pakistan achieved a good start. Muhammed Hafeez was very careful and most of the time simply obstructed. The bowling was quite strong, due to which Muhammed Hafeez was not able to score a single run for the first ten minutes. But as time passed, he grasped the strategy of the bowlers and began to fully support Shehzad. He completed his half-century by playing keen and beautiful shots. When he was at a score of 76, the first slip caught him smartly. In this way, the first wicket of Pakistan fell at a total of 146. After him, Ahmed Shehzad could not steadily face the bowlers and proceeded towards the pavilion in a short time.
Asad Shafiq began his batting when the Pakistani team was playing at 146. Along with Younis Khan, he pulled up the score to 187. The next four men were dismissed very quickly – two bowled one caught and one out leg before wickets. However Abdul-Razzaq made a stand and was able to increase the score to 245. At this moment, 10 overs remained un-bowled and three wickets in hand. Abdul-Rehman played a beautiful inning and Pakistani team snatched a total of 278 for 8.
This terrifying score marked down the morals of the New Zealand Team. They made a poor start, as their first wicket fell when the score was only 19. However, their middle order batsmen made a great effort and cheered the Kiwi Team. Shahid Afridi was the person who caught the second middle order batsman at 72. The following batsmen also played quite well and raised up the score to 234 for 5. This situation was exciting and pointed out to the defeat if Pakistan. However, when Shoaib Akhter came to bowl, the hopes of Pakistanis revived. He bowled extraordinary well and just after 5 overs, the New Zealand team had reached to 265 for 7. The rival needed barely 14 runs to win in 1 over. The down order batsmen shook up well. Score kept on increasing gradually and they reached to 275. It was the last ball; New Zealand requiring 3 runs to win and Saeed Ajmal was on the other side of the wicket. As soon as he bowled, the wickets were slammed and Pakistan was granted an exciting victory over New Zealand. The crowd went in mad uproar, congratulating their national champions for the great success.
It was a fine day. A large number of people including men, women and children from all walks of life gathered there to enjoy the match between Pakistan and New Zealand. To be a good sports team, one has to be aggressive and this was shown in the final between the tw3o teams. New Zealand won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. This was a big blunder that their captain had made.Muhammed Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad were sent as openers. It was a right decision by the captain, because Ahmed Shehzad slammed the ball over the field. It was due to his hard hitting that Pakistan achieved a good start. Muhammed Hafeez was very careful and most of the time simply obstructed. The bowling was quite strong, due to which Muhammed Hafeez was not able to score a single run for the first ten minutes. But as time passed, he grasped the strategy of the bowlers and began to fully support Shehzad. He completed his half-century by playing keen and beautiful shots. When he was at a score of 76, the first slip caught him smartly. In this way, the first wicket of Pakistan fell at a total of 146. After him, Ahmed Shehzad could not steadily face the bowlers and proceeded towards the pavilion in a short time.
Asad Shafiq began his batting when the Pakistani team was playing at 146. Along with Younis Khan, he pulled up the score to 187. The next four men were dismissed very quickly – two bowled one caught and one out leg before wickets. However Abdul-Razzaq made a stand and was able to increase the score to 245. At this moment, 10 overs remained un-bowled and three wickets in hand. Abdul-Rehman played a beautiful inning and Pakistani team snatched a total of 278 for 8.
This terrifying score marked down the morals of the New Zealand Team. They made a poor start, as their first wicket fell when the score was only 19. However, their middle order batsmen made a great effort and cheered the Kiwi Team. Shahid Afridi was the person who caught the second middle order batsman at 72. The following batsmen also played quite well and raised up the score to 234 for 5. This situation was exciting and pointed out to the defeat if Pakistan. However, when Shoaib Akhter came to bowl, the hopes of Pakistanis revived. He bowled extraordinary well and just after 5 overs, the New Zealand team had reached to 265 for 7. The rival needed barely 14 runs to win in 1 over. The down order batsmen shook up well. Score kept on increasing gradually and they reached to 275. It was the last ball; New Zealand requiring 3 runs to win and Saeed Ajmal was on the other side of the wicket. As soon as he bowled, the wickets were slammed and Pakistan was granted an exciting victory over New Zealand. The crowd went in mad uproar, congratulating their national champions for the great success.
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