Pakistan 257 for 8 (Hafeez 83, Farhat 70, Prasanna 2-39) beat Sri Lanka 236 (Dilshan 64, Ajmal 3-42, Gul 3-48) by 21 runs

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Afridi: “Seven Things that Taste Worse than a Cricket Ball”

As we all saw yesterday, Shahid Afridi has an interesting choice in what constitutes food – maybe he is feeling a little bit deranged following his surprising omission from the forthcoming IPL? In any case, I have it on good authority that although Afridi was not impressed with the taste of said cricket ball it did not rank in the seven worst things he has ever eaten.

Without further ado, here is the exclusive list:

1.Snails - Even Afridi couldn’t believe these were a delicacy in France.

2.Tinned prunes – On a trip to an English public school, Afridi nearly choked on what is a staple food for Britain’s next generation of politicians, cricketers, bankers and business leaders.

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Shahid Afridi in Bankruptcy Shock

Downpayments had been made and contracts signed for a new house, new Ferrari and a new yacht. Shahid Afridi expected to make a cool $750,000 minimum in the IPL auction.

Afridi’s confidence had been sated by the fact that the IPL had been using his name and picture to build up the hype in advance of yesterday’s auction.

As arguably the best T20 all-rounder in the World, Afridi believed he would be simply rolling in the dosh.

So he went out and spent it using the old plastic fantastic. Or so it has been alleged.

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