What a difference three days make for Pakistan바카라™s Mohammad Hafeez.
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Against the West Indies he cut a disconsolate figure, bowled out for just 16 and kept kicking his heels in the field as his side slumped to a seven-wicket defeat.
Fast forward to a clash with England and he was all smiles as the world number one side suffered a 14-run ICC Men바카라™s Cricket World Cup defeat, ending Pakistan바카라™s 11 match winless streak.
Hafeez바카라™s 84 with the bat proved decisive while he claimed the prized scalp of England captain Eoin Morgan in a lively spell with the ball.
It was a win celebrated long into the night by Pakistan supporters, who바카라™d witnessed their team on the wrong end of four defeats in their series with England last month.
Revenge is a dish best served when it really matters.
바카라śI don바카라™t know if England were complacent but we were certainly confident,바카라ť said Hafeez, who was dropped on 14 by Jason Roy, a catch he바카라™d normally take one-handed with both eyes shut.
바카라śIn the series with England we thought we were close, even if the matches didn바카라™t go quite our way. We made some crucial mistakes at crucial times but that didn바카라™t happen today. England made the mistakes and we were very consistent.
바카라śIt바카라™s a feeling of total relief. After the game against the West Indies we were really looking forward to this match and putting things right.
바카라śWe know this team is very capable we just needed to start converting some matches into wins.
바카라śWe had a really good meeting after the West Indies and we put right everything we discussed. I바카라™m very proud of how we expressed ourselves.바카라ť
Hafeez바카라™s runs - and Babar Azam바카라™s 63 - helped Pakistan to a score of 348-8, after England had won the toss and unleashed their fastest bowlers.
But while that tactic worked for the West Indies, Pakistan were clearly in no mood to make the same mistakes twice.
바카라śWe knew we could set them a good score,바카라ť added Hafeez. 바카라śWe knew we could really make them chase and there was something on this track for our bowlers too. We never lost the belief in this team.바카라ť
Wahab Riaz, recalled to the Pakistan team for this World Cup, was the pick of their bowlers, giving England a taste of their own medicine with some 92mph pearlers.
He claimed three wickets, including the prized scalp of Jonny Bairstow, as England바카라™s openers struggled for the second consecutive match.
바카라śWe needed that, after losing 11 games, that바카라™s a very big win against a very good side,바카라ť he said.
바카라śI said after the West Indies match that we would bounce back - and hats off to the boys.
바카라śThere was a lot of pressure on our batsman after the West Indies performance but they did brilliantly. They gave the bowler a target to defend and those early wickets of Bairstow and (Jason) Roy were key.바카라ť
(Courtesy: ICC)
