Pakistan look to Zimbabwe clash for confidence boost


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 01 Mar 2015

Pakistan skipper Misbah ul Haq (R) speaks to fellow batsman Sohail Khan during their Cricket World Cup match against India in Adelaide, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Misbah-ul-Haq is looking for a confidence-boosting performance from his team but most of all a first victory of the campaign when Pakistan take on Zimbabwe in their third World Cup match on Sunday.

Comprehensive defeats at the hands of India and West Indies in their opening two matches have left the 1992 champions rock bottom of Pool B and provoked the usual barrage of criticism from back home.

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