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DARWIN: Mubasir Khan and Jahandad Khan put together bright performances to help Pakistan Shaheens defeat Northern Territory Strike by four wickets in the 50-over match on Sunday here at the Gardens Oval.

Mubasir and Jahandad shared seven wickets among them before putting on a vital 18-run seventh-wicket partnership to take Pakistan Shaheens over the line.

Pakistan Shaheens had stuttered in their pursuit of the 143-run target after being reduced to 94-5 but Mubasir who walked into bat at 56-3, stood steadfast on one end to take his team home.

Mubasir Khan played an unbeaten 32-run knock from 72 balls with the help of three boundaries.

After Haseebullah departed for two off five balls, Sahibzada Farhan (30) and Usman Khan put on a 52-run partnership for the second wicket.

Matt Hammond dismissed Usman, for 22-ball 20 with the help of three fours, and skipper Mohammad Haris, for a three-ball duck, in the 10th over to put Shaheens under pressure.

Muhammad Irfan Khan (21), batting at six, and Arafat Minhas (18), batting at seven, contributed vital runs before departing in the nervy chase.

It was in the 36th over when Shaheens got over the line with Jahandad chipping in with 10 unbeaten runs with the help of one boundary.

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Apart from Hammond, who took two wickets, Caelan Maladay, Lachlan Bangs, Charlie Smith and Connor Carroll picked up one wicket each.

Earlier, after winning the coin toss and opting to bat first, NT Strike lost their opening batters, Carroll and Jacob Dickman inside three overs as Mohammad Imran Jnr and Jahandad Khan struck with the new ball.

Jahandad soon dismissed Harshtik Bimbral for seven off 26 balls leaving NT Strike 19-3 after eight overs.

Spinners, Mubasir Khan and Faisal Akram took little time in opening their accounts in the wicket column after Mubasir dismissed Bangs (10) in the 16th over and Faisal got rid of Cadell Mcmahon (9) to leave NT Strike reeling at 69-5 in 23.4 overs.

Jagadeswara Koduru (59), the top-scorer for his side, and Matt Hammond (22) came together to stitch a 40-run sixth-wicket partnership before Mubasir struck to remove the latter in the 36th over.

Tom Menzies and Jagadeswara too returned to dug out within the next 17 balls with the scorecard reading 117-8.

Maladay (15) and Nicholas Fleming (11, 20b, 1×4) took their team to a 142-run total before being bundled out in 46.1 overs.

For Shaheens, Jahandad returned figures of 4-26 in 8.1 overs while Mubasir picked up three wickets for 18 runs in his nine overs. Imran Jnr, who only gave away 16 runs in his 10 overs, and Faisal dismissed one batter each.

Shaheens will take on Bangladesh ‘A’ in their next 50-over match on Tuesday.

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LAHORE: All-rounder Mubasir Khan has replaced right-arm pacer Mohammad Hasnain in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for the 19th Asian Games 2023, which will be played in Hangzhou, China from 28 September to 7 October.

Hasnain has not fully recovered from the ankle injury and has been ruled out from the upcoming cricketing event.

Making his way into the Pakistan Shaheens’ squad, Mubasir Khan has thus far played 40 first-class matches and 30 T20s.

In the shortest format, Mubasir Khan accumulated 242 runs with the bat while picking up eight wickets with the best bowling figures of 2/21.

To participate in their second Asian Games, Pakistan Shaheens’ training camp commenced on September 25.

Pakistan Shaheens has been participating in the brief four-day training camp at the National Cricket Academy Lahore, which will conclude on September 29, before the team’s departure for Hangzhou, China on September 30.

Pakistan Shaheens’ squad will take part in the practice session at Bob Woolmer Indoor School tomorrow.

Young all-rounder Qasim Akram will lead Pakistan Shaheens in the tournament, to be played in T20 format.

20-year-old Qasim, has till date featured in 20 first-class matches and 40 T20 matches and also captained Pakistan U19 in the ICC U19 World Cup in 2022.

In the 15-member squad, there are seven players who have already represented the Pakistan men’s team at the international level.

The players who have represented Pakistan at the international level are Aamir Jamal (2 T20Is), Arshad Iqbal (1 T20I), Asif Ali (21 ODIs, 55 T20Is), Haider Ali (2 ODIs, 33 T20Is), Khushdil Shah (10 ODIs, 24 T20Is), Shahnawaz Dahani (2 ODIs, 11 T20Is) and Usman Qadir (1 ODI, 23 T20Is).

Also, eight players in the 15-member squad, Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Rohail Nazir, Shahnawaz Dahani and Sufiyan Muqeem have been associated with the Shaheens side recently. Since May 2023, Pakistan Shaheens have toured Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Australia.

As per the rule of the Asian Games, Pakistan Shaheens will feature in the event from the quarter-finals stage scheduled to take place on 3 and 4 October.

The semi-finals will be played on 6 October, while the final will take place on 7 October. The match for the Bronze medal will also take place on Saturday, 7 October.

Pakistan’s men’s team won a bronze medal in their maiden and only appearance in the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China, in 2010.

Pakistan Shaheens squad for the Asian Games 2023:

Qasim Akram (captain), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Rohail Nazir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Qadir

Non-travelling reserves – Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi and Mubasir Khan

Player Support Personnel – Shahid Aslam (head coach-cum-manager), Umar Rasheed (bowling coach), Hanif Malik (batting and fielding coach) and Hafiz Naeem ul Rasool (physiotherapist).

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