Shaheen Afridi optimistic about making comeback at Lord’s

Pakistan’s pacer Shaheen Afridi is confident that the Men in Green will make a strong comeback in the second One-day International (ODI) of the series against England on Saturday at Lord’s.

Pakistan were outplayed in the first match of the three-game ODI series on Thursday, after losing in convincing fashion by nine wickets.

Shaheen believes Pakistan’s good record at the Home of Cricket will aid the visitors in the next game.  

“We had a bad day in the field yesterday but we will bounce back at Lord’s. Our track record at Lord’s has been good in the recent past and I think the conditions there suit us,” said Shaheen in a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

“Imam and Babar did well at Lord’s during the World Cup [in 2019] as well. My career-best bowling [6/35 against Bangladesh] is also at the same venue,” he added.

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Shaheen was also hopeful that his team will not repeat the mistakes from the previous game.

“We need partnerships in, both, batting and bowling to win the game and will try to improve in this regard in the next match,” he said. “Along with coaches and analyst, we have analysed the mistakes we made in the first match and hopefully we will put up a better show in the remaining games.”