After suffering a defeat in their ICC World Cup 2019 opener against West Indies at the Trent Bridge, Pakistan bounced back strongly as hey defeated England by 12 runs at the same venue on Monday and also put end to their 11-match winless streak. Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed lauded his team for their match-winning efforts against the hosts as he said that the win against top-ranked England will give them the confidence to do their best in the remaining matches of the tournament.
“It’s a great team effort. Credit to batsmen for taking us to 350. Then bowlers bowled really well today. The game starts at 10.30, so the first 10 overs are very important. If you lose early wickets, you can’t this sort of a total. Fakhar and Imam did a really good job. Started with Shadab today, because we know they’re not good batsmen against spin – Roy and Bairstow. Fielding a very important part. The last ODI series, fielding made the difference. Confidence booster for the future. Hopefully, we’ll play better cricket from here. Not easy to come back from 11 losses in a row,” Sarfaraz said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
Pakistan have put an end to their winless streak after registering a victory over the hot favourites of the tournament and also built a lot of confidence after losing 11 successive ODIs. Pakistan will lock horns with Sri Lanka on June 7 at County Ground Bristol, on the other hand, England will next take on Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on June 8.
