Shoaib injured
AFP, Brisbane
Pakistan were hoping for a swift recovery for paceman Shoaib Akhtar after scans Wednesday revealed a tear in his left hamstring which could rule him out for the remainder of the VB Series cricket competition.Shoaib managed to bowl just 2.5 overs during Pakistan's six-wicket win over the West Indies before he had to leave the field. But captain Inzamamul Haq said there was no need to send for any reinforcements and that Shoaib could be playing again within one to two weeks. "The doctor says he will hopefully be playing after one week and that's when we'll get him (back)," he said. A two-week stint would all but rule him out of the series until the best-of-three-match final series should Pakistan reach the playoffs against either Australia or the West Indies. The West Indies were suffering their own problems, missing the off-spin of Chris Gayle during Wednesday's match due to a shoulder problem. Gayle, who opened the batting and made 82, was still unfit to bowl and the Windies relied upon expensive part-timers Marlon Samuels, Ramanesh Sarwan and Wavell Hinds. The trio went for a combined 128 runs from 17 overs.
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