Pakistan reeling at 67 for four against Canada

Updated at: 1549 PST, Thursday, March 03, 2011
COLOMBO: Pakistan lost their four top order batsmen for 72 runs after winning the toss and elected to bat against minnows Canada in their Group A day-night match of the World Cup 2011 here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.

First to go was Mohammad Hafeez when Pakistan score was only 16. He was adjudged lbw off Henry Osinde for 11.

Later, Ahmed Shahzad and Kamran Akmal took the score to 42 before Shahzad was gone for 12 caught Tyson Gordon off Harvir Baidwan.

Veteran batsman Younis Khan could add only 13 runs along with Kamran when Harvir Baidwan struck again to get rid off Younis. He made only six and Pakistan were 55-3.

Then, Kamran also departed for 16, caught by young Nitish Kumar off Rizwan Cheema.
Now Pakistan were reeling at 67-4.in 15.3 overs.

Pakistan replaced left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, who has injured his abductor muscle, and rested paceman Shoaib Akhtar from the line-up that beat Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday.

Their places were taken by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and paceman Wahab Riaz -- both making their World Cup debuts.

Canada, who lost to Zimbabwe in their last match, dropped out-of-form opener John Davison and brought in paceman Henry Osinde.