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I should have finished the match, rues debutant Abid
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KARACHI: It was a happy occasion for Abid Ali. The 31-year-old, who was made to wait for several years to make his international debut, hit a century in his first One-day International.But the talented batsman rued the fact that the fourth ODI against Australia in Dubai on Friday night could have been really memorable had Pakistan won the game.Chasing Australia’s 277, the Pakistanis were seemingly cruising towards victory after Abid Ali hit a superb 112 from 119 balls while Mohammad Rizwan scored his second ton of the series. But a late collapse resulted in a six-run defeat for them.“Obviously, had the team won, it would have been a great occasion,” said Abid. “My century individually, and that too on debut, is a matter of happiness, but had Pakistan won it, would have been better and memorable.”Abid had been performing well decently in the past couple years, but his last year’s run-scoring for Pakistan ‘A’ brought him in real contention. After a poor series against New Zealand ‘A’ (62 runs in three one-day matches), Abid hit 140 in a one-day match against England Lions. He then doubled it with 113 in the unofficial Test against Lions, when Pakistan successfully chased 312 in Abu Dhabi.Abid scored another century in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which helped Habib Bank won the title. When Pakistan decided to test its bench strength in the series against Australia, Abid was selected in the squad and finally got rewarded after regular opener Imam-ul-Haq was down with fever.“I was told on Friday’s morning (of my debut) as Imam had fallen sick,” said Abid. “I was positive and happy because my season was good, so I was thinking whenever I get a chance I will prove myself and prove my performances.”Abid rued the fall of key wickets in the final overs, which failed Pakistan in the target chase. That came about after his partnership of 144 for the third wicket with Rizwan (104) had set Pakistan on course for the win.“When Umar Akmal and Saad Ali got out, then we were pushed behind but otherwise we needed run-a-ball,” said Abid of the two batsmen who managed seven each.“I was hitting my shots, but disappointed not to finish the match. You can say it was brilliant for me but I am disappointed.”Abid dedicate his century to his daughter and family.“I will dedicate my century to my daughter and my family,” said Abid. “To play for Pakistan was a dream and I needed the door to open and it openedfor me.“Shan (Masood) got out early, so obviously we were disappointed. But, Haris (Sohail) told me to play on, I played my shots positively and with confidence so that was what I wanted to do. I played every ball on merit,” he said.Score boardPakistan won tossAustralia*A Finch lbw b Hasnain 39Usman Khawaja lbw b Yasir 62S Marsh st Rizwan b Wasim 5P Handscomb c Sohail b Wasim 7M Stoinis b Yasir 2G Maxwell run out 98†A Carey c Sohail b Hasnain 55N Coulter-Nile not out 2Extras (b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 3) 7Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 277Did not bat: K Richardson, N Lyon, A ZampaFall: 1-56, 2-65, 3-98, 4-101, 5-140, 6-274, 7-277Bowling: Shinwari 10-0-53-0 (1 nb); Junaid 10-1-47-0 (1 w); Hasnain 9-0-52-2 (1 w); Wasim 9-0-56-2 (1 w); Yasir 10-0-57-2; Sohail 2-0-9-0PakistanShan Masood b Coulter-Nile 0Abid Ali c Finch b Zampa 112Haris Sohail c Maxwell b Lyon 25†Mohammad Rizwan c Handscomb b Stoinis 104Umar Akmal b Coulter-Nile 7Saad Ali c Richardson b Coulter-Nile 7*Imad Wasim c Marsh b Richardson 1Yasir Shah not out 3Usman Shinwari c Handscomb b Stoinis 6Junaid Khan not out 0Extras (lb 3, w 3) 6Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 271Did not bat: Junaid Khan, Mohammad HasnainFall: 1-0, 2-74, 3-218, 4-229, 5-253, 6-257, 7-263, 8-270Bowling: Coulter-Nile 10-1-53-3; Richardson 7-0-37-1 (1 w); Stoinis 3-0-20-2 (2 w); Lyon 10-0-49-1; Zampa 10-0-49-1; Finch 2-0-19-0; Maxwell 8-0-41-0Result: Australia won by 6 runsMan of the Match: Glenn Maxwell (Australia)Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan). Tv umpire: Michael Gough (England). Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)