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Shoaib fit for tri-series: Inzamam

PTI | ByAgence France-Presse, Adelaide
Jan 13, 2005 08:25 PM IST

The 'Rawalpindi Express' is likely to get his eye in by playing in a Twenty20 match, the first to be staged in Australia, between Pak and Aus A.

Injured Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar should be fit for the upcoming tri-series one-day cricket matches against Australia and the West Indies, captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said on Wednesday.

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Speaking after Pakistan had beaten Australia A by 13 runs in a warm-up match at Adelaide Oval, Inzamam said he was confident the world's fastest bowler would be able to play.

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And he said Shoaib is likely to get his eye in by playing in the first international Twenty20 match to be staged in Australia, between Pakistan and Australia A in Adelaide on Thursday.

Twenty20 matches allow for just 20 overs per side as opposed to the usual 50 overs in a normal limited-overs match.

"Hopefully he is playing tomorrow," Inzamam said. "He is fully better now and hopefully he is playing in the one-day series."

Shoaib suffered back and hamstring strains which have been treated with a series of pain-killing injections.

Pakistan will play their opening tri-series match against Australia in Hobart on Sunday.

The tournament starts with a match between Australia and the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

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