COLOMBO: After winning all their matches till now the mercurial Pakistanis are aiming high. Their next target is Canada, the minnows that has failed to make its presence felt in the tournament. Will this match change its fortune?
For that to happen: Canada has to beat Pakistan. Looking at the way Pakistan has played in its two matches the task seems an arduous one. But looking at the way things proceeded Wednesday between England and Ireland nothing can be said for sure.
But Canada veteran opening batsman John Davison acknowledges the threat being faced by Pakistan’s bowlers who are masters of reverse swing. The Thursday’s match will be a big test for Canada. Till now its performance has been poor in the tournament.
In the first clash with Sri Lanka, the young Canadian team was unable to lift their game. Canada had forfeited that game to Lankans with a huge margin of 210 runs. It was expected that they would bounce back in their next game against the Zimbabweans.
But they failed to click as they were mauled by 175 runs. Will they be able to stand the might of the juggernaut Pakistan in this World Cup?
The 40-year-old Davison, the oldest player in this World Cup, said: "We haven’t played them before but know that they are a great team with a very varied attack and, besides reading their spinners, the big challenge in the sub-continent is to play reverse swing. We saw in the Kenya game that pace is lethal for guys not used to it, so we have to have plans.”
For that to happen: Canada has to beat Pakistan. Looking at the way Pakistan has played in its two matches the task seems an arduous one. But looking at the way things proceeded Wednesday between England and Ireland nothing can be said for sure.
But Canada veteran opening batsman John Davison acknowledges the threat being faced by Pakistan’s bowlers who are masters of reverse swing. The Thursday’s match will be a big test for Canada. Till now its performance has been poor in the tournament.
In the first clash with Sri Lanka, the young Canadian team was unable to lift their game. Canada had forfeited that game to Lankans with a huge margin of 210 runs. It was expected that they would bounce back in their next game against the Zimbabweans.
But they failed to click as they were mauled by 175 runs. Will they be able to stand the might of the juggernaut Pakistan in this World Cup?
The 40-year-old Davison, the oldest player in this World Cup, said: "We haven’t played them before but know that they are a great team with a very varied attack and, besides reading their spinners, the big challenge in the sub-continent is to play reverse swing. We saw in the Kenya game that pace is lethal for guys not used to it, so we have to have plans.”
