KARACHI: Pakistan’s T20 World Cup-winning team won an exhibition match by 10 runs against Knight Riders United in Houston the other day, according to information made available here.
The match was held at the invitation of Majid Rizvi at the Mosa Cricket Stadium in Houston. Pakistan managed 170 in 20 overs after Younis Khan decided to bat first. Opener Kamran Akmal scored 41, Fawad Alam 48, Abdul Razzaq 37, while Shahid Afridi scored a blistering 26. In reply, Knight Riders United got a good start as Bishnoi scored a brilliant 82 runs, but they fell short by 10 runs. For Pakistan, Abdul Razzaq took 3 wickets, Umar Gul 2 and Misbah-ul-Haq 1.