After a nervy win over Zimbabwe, Misbah-ul-Haq's Pakistan side will hope for some stability when they take on the unfancied UAE side on Wednesday. Can Pakistan improve their standings in Pool B? Or will UAE cause a major upset? Catch all the live updates here (Complete World Cup 2015 coverage | Live Scorecard | Photos |� Points Table)
Mission Quarterfinal in jeopardy? Pakistan batsmen need to step up!
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Pakistan eye batting improvement
Pakistan will target a huge improvement in batting to boost their net run-rate in the World Cup Pool B match against minnows United Arab Emirates in Napier on Wednesday. Pakistan's long standing batting woes have continued in the tournament as they lost their opening game against arch-rivals India by 76 runs and went down by a big 150-run margin in their second to the West Indies. (Read more)
UAE Ready for Pakistan's Giant Mohammad Irfan
United Arab Emirates allrounder Amjad Javed said his batsmen will not fear facing giant Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan. rfan, international cricket's tallest-ever player at a towering 7 feet one inch, tore apart Zimbabwe in Pakistan's first win of the tournament in Brisbane with figures of 4-30, bowling a series of fierce, short-pitched deliveries in a 20-run win. (Read more)
Pakistan Players Need to Wake up First: Brian Lara
Brian Lara felt comparisons between the Pakistani teams of 1992 and 2015 were irrelevant. This team has not looked cohesive, there are barely any match-winners and the batting revolves around Misbah-ul-Haq, who despite the best intentions, is miles away from the best in the world. The likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, David Warner and Brendon McCullum have taken ODI batting to a different level - Pakistan don't have one youngster who could bat like any of these four gentlemen. (Read more)
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