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[ad_1] Pakistan batsman Shan Masood on Saturday praised his team's character in battling back to stay in the hunt for a semi-finals spot after losing their first two matches at the Twenty20 World Cup. Captain Babar Azam's side need to win their final Super 12 match against Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday -- and for other results to go their way -- to grab a place in the final four. Pakistan suffered heartbreaking losses to arch-rivals India and Zimbabwe before finding form and drubbing South Africa on Thursday in a dramatic, rain-affected match in Sydney."The timing of the losses proved costly for us because we are still not in that top two position," Masood told reporters."But we haven't lost hope. Life teaches us harsh lessons and this was one of them. The way it affected the boys, th...

[ad_1] Pakistan batter Shan Masood has escaped "superficial bruising" after being hit on the head by bowler Mohammad Nawaz during a practice session ahead of the team's opening match at the T20 World Cup in Australia. Masood was taken to hospital after suffering a blow to his head during a training session in Melbourne on Friday. Masood was struck on the right-hand side of his head during a practice session at the MCG on Friday and officials took no risk with the 33-year-old as they took him straight to the hospital for observation. Masood was hit by Mohammad Nawaz while facing the bowler in the nets.As per the sources, "All of Shan Masood's neurological observations are normal. His CT scan only shows superficial bruising where the ball struck him. He currently is asymptomatic and has a ...