Misbah admits securing WC quarter-final spot will be 'tough'

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that the upcoming World Cup pool games would be tough and crucial for his team to secure a quarter-final berth in the tournament.

Pakistan scraped out a 20-run win over Zimbabwe on Sunday in Brisbane after suffering humiliating defeats against the West Indies and India in their first two matches.

The skipper said that the next six days were going to be very tough for them with flights and three games, adding that the pool was open and they were fighting for the quarter-finals, insisting that they had to go out there and improve their performance, the Dawn reported.

Pakistan will next meet the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their fourth Pool B match at Napier, New Zealand on Wednesday.

Misbah further said that they have to do it if they want to go into the next round and perform tomorrow, then against South Africa and then against Ireland (March 15) and if they are unable to perform in one game then they are out of the tournament.