NAPIER: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed hope that his team’s exhausting tough flight schedule won’t undermine their World Cup hopes as they all set to tackle the amateurs of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
“The next six days are going to be very tough for us with flights and three games but that’s how it is,” said Misbah.
Pakistan flew to Brisbane from Christchurch last week to play Zimbabwe and then hopped back to New Zealand to play UAE at Napier Park on Wednesday and then South Africa in Auckland on March 7.
Their pool stage games end in Adelaide against Ireland on March 15.
Misbah said the long gaps between games break the momentum of preparation after Pakistan’s opening game against India in Adelaide on Feb 15 was followed by a meeting with the West Indies in Christchurch six days later.
Misbah admitted the fight for a quarter-final place was tough.
“We are also fighting for the quarter-finals. We have to go out there and improve our performance.
“We have to do it if we want to go into the next round and perform tomorrow, then against South Africa and then against Ireland (March 15) and if we are unable to perform in one game then we are out of the tournament.”
If teams finish on equal points, they will be separated on number of wins and then net run-rate, something which Misbah said his team will look to boost against the UAE.
Despite the top order failure, Misbah stressed opener Nasir Jamshed, who has a duck and one in the last two games, will keep his place.
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