Illustrated Story

Pakistan cruise past UAE

Nasir Jamshed failed again, falling to Manjula Guruge for 4, after Pakistan were inserted by UAE in Napier  Getty Images
The UAE bowlers were impressive early on, but the fielders let them down, as Ahmed Shehzad was dropped first on 8 and then on 11  Associated Press
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Shehzad soon got into his groove and made UAE pay, striking 93 off 105 balls  Associated Press
He added 160 for the second wicket with Haris Sohail to lay a strong platform  ICC
Both batsmen eventually departed by the 35th over, but Pakistan continued to attack, with Sohaib Maqsood and Misbah-ul-Haq assuming charge  Associated Press
Misbah, who batted with greater urgency, clattered four fours and two sixes to make 65  Associated Press
Once both were undone by the pair of Rohan Mustafa and Guruge, Afridi went past 8000 ODI runs with a six, his seven-ball 21 lifting Pakistan to 339  AFP
UAE were rocked early in their chase, slumping to 25 for 3 in no time  Getty Images
Shiman Anwar and Khurram Khan then added 83 to provide some fight  Getty Images
Shaiman went on to register his third fifty-plus score in four World Cup games  AFP
Swapnil Patil made 36 and Amjad Javed blasted 40, as UAE avoided being bowled out. However, they couldn't prevent a 129-run defeat, their fourth straight loss in the tournament  AFP
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