“Mohammad Sami was hit by a delivery of a net-bowler while batting late in the training session”, Pakistan’s media manager Agha Akbar told Dawn.
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Pakistan team under Shahid Afridi captaincy while Sri Lanka acting on captain AD Mathews’ guidelines are ardent in winning the match.
Left-arm orthodox spinner Imad Wasim came in as an addition to the Pakistan bowling which is dominated by three left-arm pacers – Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is also struggling with a awful form in the shorter formant of the game because they are coming to the tournament with their loss against New Zealand and then against India and then they managed to win only one match in the Asia Cup and that too against UAE.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who has not yet recovered fully from his left knee injury, is in doubt to play his side’s opening World T20 match against Afghanistan on Thursday.
Defending World T20 champion Sri Lanka was restricted to 142-9 with Lahiru Thirimanne top-scoring with 45 off 37 balls, including two sixes.
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Mohammad Hafeez was the anchorman belting an unbeaten 70 runs off 49 balls while wickets collapsed around him to steer Pakistan to 157 for 5 in 20 overs. The Lankans go into the Super 10 having lost both their warm-up ties which would not do much good to their confidence.
