Business Day

Pakistan look to slow bowlers for victory

- CRICKET

Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez credited the team’s progress in the World Twenty20 to his slow bowlers yesterday and said he was banking on them to spin the team to victory again in today’s semifinal against hosts Sri Lanka. The 2009 champions have relied on spinners Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Shahid Afridi and Hafeez to compensate for their batting limitation­s and reach their fourth World Twenty20 semifinals. They will not find it easy against the Sri Lankan batsmen, most of whom play spin well, but Hafeez seemed to have unshakeabl­e faith in his spin bowlers. “We as a team are blessed with some very good spinners and that’s the main reason why we are doing well in this format,” said Hafeez, an off-spinner himself.

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