By Osmama Tariq
SHARJAH (TheSportsNext) August 28, 2012: Australian young fast bowler James Pattinson has already put his quality on show during initial overs in the first One Day International against Pakistan at Sharjah Stadium on Tuesday.The right-arm fast bowler has gotten rid of Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali within the first seven overs as Pakistan are struggling at 31 for 2 after seven overs.
The first to go was Mohammad Hafeez, who failed to capitalize on surviving an Umpire Decision Review System challenge by James Pattinson, as he scooped gently a dolly to David Hussey at Short Extra Cover position who kindly accepted it.
Azhar Ali, whose selection in the One-Day format is still under question by many cricket pundits, never looked settled and after edging a wider one from Mitchell Starc towards the thirdman boundary fell over a delivery in the next over by James Pattinson and lifted the ball towards the Mid-On fielder Mitchell Johnson who pouched it with the help of a slide.
After losing two genuine batsmen at total of 28 in the seventh over, a lot of responsibility is now on Nasir Jamshed’s shoulders who has scored 14 from 21 balls while promising Asad Shafiq has joined him.
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