New York [US]: Canadian fast bowler Kaleem Sana is eyeing the wicket of his former friend Babar Azam in the Group A match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Kaleem, who hails from Pakistan, is Babar's friend and has played cricket in the country for seven years with the current Men in Green captain till Under-19.
Before meeting her old friend, Sana expressed her desire to take the wickets of Pakistan's opening pair, Babar and Mohammad Rizwan.
Speaking to Geo News, Pakistan-born Sana said, "Since I bowl with the new ball, my targets will (obviously) be Rizwan and Babar."
This will be an important match for the Babar-led side as they will want to keep their hopes of securing a place in the Super 8 alive.Pakistan faced two consecutive defeats in its opening matches. They suffered a crushing defeat in the opening match of their campaign against co-hosts United States in Dallas.
Pakistan managed to post a score of 159/7 on the board as former cricketers hoped to reach the last four stage.
In reply, USA managed to take the game to the Super Over after Nitish Kumar struck the fence on the last ball.
Mohammad Aamir gave 18 runs in the super over. Most of the runs came from the extra balls bowled by him.Chasing the target, Pakistan were reduced to 13/1 and lost by five runs.
On Sunday in New York, Pakistan stood on pole position to end arch-rival India's unbeaten run in the competition.
On the strength of Naseem Shah's fast bowling, Pakistan restricted the Rohit Sharma-led team to 119 runs, but failed to score six runs per over. They were reduced to 113/7 and suffered a six-run defeat after a sensational attack led by Jasprit Bumrah.
If Pakistan loses against Canada, their run in the T20 World Cup will end in the group stage.Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Ryan Khan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva, Rishiv Joshi. .
Kaleem, who hails from Pakistan, is Babar's friend and has played cricket in the country for seven years with the current Men in Green captain till Under-19.
Before meeting her old friend, Sana expressed her desire to take the wickets of Pakistan's opening pair, Babar and Mohammad Rizwan.
Speaking to Geo News, Pakistan-born Sana said, "Since I bowl with the new ball, my targets will (obviously) be Rizwan and Babar."
This will be an important match for the Babar-led side as they will want to keep their hopes of securing a place in the Super 8 alive.Pakistan faced two consecutive defeats in its opening matches. They suffered a crushing defeat in the opening match of their campaign against co-hosts United States in Dallas.
Pakistan managed to post a score of 159/7 on the board as former cricketers hoped to reach the last four stage.
In reply, USA managed to take the game to the Super Over after Nitish Kumar struck the fence on the last ball.
Mohammad Aamir gave 18 runs in the super over. Most of the runs came from the extra balls bowled by him.Chasing the target, Pakistan were reduced to 13/1 and lost by five runs.
On Sunday in New York, Pakistan stood on pole position to end arch-rival India's unbeaten run in the competition.
On the strength of Naseem Shah's fast bowling, Pakistan restricted the Rohit Sharma-led team to 119 runs, but failed to score six runs per over. They were reduced to 113/7 and suffered a six-run defeat after a sensational attack led by Jasprit Bumrah.
If Pakistan loses against Canada, their run in the T20 World Cup will end in the group stage.Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Ryan Khan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva, Rishiv Joshi. .
