Cricketers of the Week: April 9th – April 15th

#2 Shoaib Malik

Malik continues his consistent show in the ODIs

Malik continues to show his value to the Pakistan team scoring a century in a winning run-chase. Pakistan were in more than a spot of bother at 36 for 3 in the ninth over chasing 234, in the third ODI against West Indies, the series decider in Guyana. Walking in at No.5, Malik added 113 for the fourth wicket with Mohammad Hafeez chipping in with 81 off just 86 balls. Hafeez also bowled 7 economical overs giving away just 21.

Malik then added another 87 unbeaten runs with his skipper Sarfraz Ahmed who contributed just 24 of those runs. Malik’s 111-ball innings was an epitome of discipline with 10 fours and 2 sixes coming at opportune moments. Malik’s strike-rate of 90.99 also ensured that the pressure never really built up during the chase despite the initial hurdle. This was the 35-year old’s 9^th ODI century.