Sohail Tanvir in this game had to save 15 runs in the last over of the match but his biggest problem was that his former teammate Abdul Razzaq was on strike and we all know what Razzaq is capable of with the bat.
Sohail was hit for a boundary on the first ball and he was into the pressure zone immediately. He bowled a short of length ball to Razzaq outside the off stump and presented perfectly hitting opportunity to him which Razzaq accepted by belting the ball over point for a four.
Sohail then made a good comeback. He only gave 4 singles on the next four balls. Both Razzaq and his partner failed to get a boundary. Razzaq was even given a full toss on the leg side but he could not hit it from the middle of his bat.
His partner was also not picking up the pace variations of Sohail Tanvir. At the end came he final ball. Razzaq needed 6 runs to level the game and take it to the super over.
Once again Sohail was under pressure and he even give a pretty loose ball to Razzaq. Another juicy full toss which should have been dispatched for a six but Razzaq only got four runs on it.
This is the reason Razzaq now does not feature more I Pakistan team. He has lost his charisma with the bat and ball due to age and fitness and he should now not complain about his drop out from the national squad. He is now of no use in international cricket as a player.
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