Pakistan cricket team played their second intra-squad practice match in Queenstown today. Babar Azam led the Pakistan Greens side, while Shadab Khan was Pakistan Whites’ captain. Pakistan Greens won the toss and elected to bat first in a scenario-based match.
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Greens posted a total of 150/8 in 20 overs with Babar Azam scoring 40 runs and Mohammad Hafeez top-scoring with 48 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi ran riot as he picked up 6 wickets in the innings.
The target for Pakistan Whites was revised to 175, according to the scenario-based rules of the practice match. Pakistan Whites could only muster up 160 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Young batsmen in the Pakistan Whites team impressed, with opener Zeeshan Malik scoring a half-century, while Haider Ali and Abdullah Shafique scored 45 and 35 runs respectively.
Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir and Imad Wasim picked up 2 wickets each as Pakistan Greens managed to defend the total.
Have a look at these amazing pictures from the intra-squad practice match:
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Pakistan is set to take on New Zealand in a three-match T20I series, scheduled to begin on 18th December.
