Malik didn’t know ‘bowl out’ would decide match

The Pak skipper admitted he was not aware that their match against India would be decided via ˜bowl out˜ after it was tied.

Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik has admitted he was not aware that their Group D match against India would be decided via ‘bowl out’ after it was tied and said he would not blame his team for the loss as it gave its 100 per cent.

Pakistan managed to tie the match in their stipulated 20 overs but lost 0-3 in the bowl out in their Group D World Championships match at Kingsmead on Friday.

“When the match ended in a tie, only then we came to know that this (bowl out) would happen. I just told my bowlers not to take pressure and try and hit the wickets but they were not successful,” Malik said.

“The match ended in a ‘tie’, so none of my players should be blamed (for losing),” said Malik.

“Any loss against India hurts, but we will take lessons from this game. My team gave 100 per cent. And we didn’t lose it on the field, we lost it on ‘bowl out’,” he added.

Malik said his team had recovered well after initial hiccups in the match.

“We lost early wickets but we still recovered well and needed 1 off the last two balls with three wickets in hand.”