Adrian McInman: “You also know that the more mentally tough they were, the better they would have handled their situations”
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I asked Cricket Psychologist Adrian McInman to sum up what he told me about “pressure,” “stress,” perception, and mental toughness in the first four interviews for this 5-article series using the Khushdil Shah fan altercation as an example.
Kamran Akmal: “What an amazing 100 against a good bowling side. Brilliant stuff by Brendan Taylor and a very, very well deserved 50 [for] Madhevere”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal applauded Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor for his performance in the first ODI on Friday.
Brendan Taylor: “I feel very lucky to get this Man of the Match award as I feel Shaheen should have got it”
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Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi deserved to be Man of the Match rather than him.
Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor: “The Pakistan Cricket Board have been unbelievable with their hospitality, security and extremely welcoming. Been 12 years since I last toured Pakistan Really looking forward to the series”
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Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor has praised the hospitality and security in Pakistan, saying it has been “unbelievable”.
Brendan Taylor struck eight boundaries and a six during his knock of 67
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Brendan Taylor scored 67 as Zimbabwe pushed their lead to 354 before rain ruined the remainder of the fourth day against Sri Lanka in Harare.
Sean Williams celebrates after scoring his second Test century
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Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams scored a superb 107 to give his side the upper hand over Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second Test in Harare.
Suranga Lakmal finished with figures of 4-27 off 20 overs
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Sri Lanka seamer Suranga Lakmal took a four-wicket haul to lead his side to a convincing 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe on the final day of the first Test in Harare.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with figures of 5-38 off 18.1 overs
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Mehidy Hasan Miraz ripped through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up with a five-wicket haul to not only lead Bangladesh to a 218-run win in Dhaka, but ensure the series ended as a 1-1 draw.
Taijul Islam finished with figures of 5-107 off 40.3 overs
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Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor scored 110, but Taijul Islam’s five-for kept Bangladesh in complete control on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka.
Mohammad Saifuddin finished with figures of 3-45 off his 10 overs
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Mohammad Saifuddin took three wickets, while Imrul Kayes and Liton Das scored 90 and 83 respectively as Bangladesh cruised to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI in Chittagong.
