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Raza ton helps Pakistan recover

May 05, 2006 21:01 IST

- Scorecard

Hasan Raza played a captain's knock to propel Pakistan 'A' to a challenging 288 for four against India 'A' in the Eurasia Series final in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Raza hit an unbeaten 106 as Pakistan showed little signs of psychological scar from the league match defeat to their arch-rivals to post a daunting target.

Raza reached his sixth List A hundred with a stunning six over midwicket off Vikram Rajvir Singh in the last over of the innings.

That final over saw Pakistan plunder 19 runs including two sixes from Raza and the other not out batsman Bazid Khan.

Raza faced 112 balls and hit eight fours and a six in his innings.

The Pakistani captain found valuable support in Misbah-ul-Haq who made a vital 73 from 94 balls with four fours and a six.

The duo, who came together at the end of 15th over, added 174 runs for the fourth-wicket stand which was broken with Misbah's run out in the penultimate over of the innings.

That partnership lifted Pakistan, who lost to the Indians in the first league phase clash, from a shaky 88 for three.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla picked two for 41 to make early dents in the Pakistan batting but Raza and Misbah salvaged the innings with their partnership.

Bazid made sure there was no let up in the Pakistani firing as he made 11 from six balls aided by the last over six.

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It was easy to see that the Indian team was not playig to win. The biggest culprits are Rao and Sodhi who were trying to ...


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