Captain Sarfraz Ahmed praises Pakistan bowling despite series whitewash
Wellington, Jan 19 (CRICKETNMORE): Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Friday heaped praise on his bowlers despite his team's 0-5 whitewash in the One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand. New Zealand completed the series sweep with a 15-run victory in
Wellington, Jan 19 (CRICKETNMORE): Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Friday heaped praise on his bowlers despite his team's 0-5 whitewash in the One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand.
New Zealand completed the series sweep with a 15-run victory in the fifth and final match at the Basin Reserve here on Friday.
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"We back our team. And there are some positive things. The lower order played very well today, Fahim, Aamer Yamin, Nawaz," Ahmed was quoted as saying by the International Cricket Council's (ICC) official website after the match.
"The bowling unit were very good. Sometimes we had opportunities but we didn't grab them," he added.
Ahmed also praised the lower-order batsmen for their spirited performance in the fifth match.
Shadab Khan came in number seven to score 54 runs off 77 deliveries and put on a 105-run stand along with Haris Sohail who top scored with 63.