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Australia thump Pakistan to qualify for U19 World Cup’s semi-final

NORTH SOUND: Australian bowlers wreaked havoc on Pakistan batting line-up; bowling out the latter on 157 as the kangaroos thumped the green shirts by 119 runs in the Under 19 World Cup quarterfinal.

Set to chase 277, Pakistan’s batting line-up failed completely and could only manage to score 157. Abdul Faseeh and Irfan Khan fought hard but could not pull the side out of the trouble. Irfan scored 27, while Faseeh scored 28. Whereas, the rest of the batters could not contribute significantly.

Mehran Mumtaz, on the other hand, looked to turn things around; scoring a quick 29 off 19 balls but, he too, fell short. He smashed three boundaries and two sixes.

For Australia, William Salzmann claimed three wickets, while Tom Whitney and Jack Sinfield picked two wickets each. Jack Nisbet and Aidan Cahil struck out a batter each.

Sent into bat first, Australian openers Campbell Kellaway and Wyllie scored 86 runs to provide a solid start to their team. Kellaway made 47 runs laced with four sixes and a boundary.

Wyllie (71) and Miller (64) stood dominantly, later on, to put a solid foundation for Australia to post a good total. Wyllie smashed eight boundaries whereas Miller struck five boundaries and a six.

Skipper Cooper Connolly contributed 33 runs off 25 balls including four boundaries to further strengthen his team’s score. William Salzmann also scored 25 including a boundary and two sixes.

Pakistani skipper Qasim Akram bagged three wickets, Awais Ali took two while Zeeshan Zameer and Mehran Mumtaz shared a wicket apiece.

TOSS

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first against Australia

SQUADS

Australia Under-19s XIs: C Kellaway, T Wyllie, A Cahill, C Miller, C Connolly*, L Shaw, W Salzmann, T Snell†, J Sinfield, T Whitney, J Nisbet

Pakistan Under-19s XIs: Muhammad Shehzad, Haseebullah Khan†, Abdul Faseeh, Irfan Khan, Qasim Akram*, Abbas Ali, Maaz Sadaqat, Ahmed Khan (1), Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Zeeshan, Awais Ali

Afghanistan, Bangladesh register victories to qualify for the quarterfinals

DIEGO MARTIN: Afghan captain Suliman Safi scored a magnificent century before the bowlers wreaked havoc on the Zimbabwean batting line-up; bowling out the latter for a mere 152 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.

Batting first, Afghanistan set a decent total of 261/6 in the allotted 50 overs as captain Safi led from the front scoring a magnificent century to guide the side to a commanding position. Safi scored 111 off 118 deliveries, laced with 14 boundaries and three sixes. Nangeyalia Kharote, on the other hand, impressed with his 45-ball 50.

For Zimbabwe, Alex Falao claimed three wickets, Ngenyasha Zvinoera bagged two wickets.

Set to chase 262, Zimbabwean batting line-up collapsed to 152 all-out despite a good start. The right-handed opening batter scored a magnificent 53 but received no support from the other end, resulting in Zimbabwe bowled out for a skimpy 152 and crashed out of the title hunt.

For Aghanistan, Kharote picked four wickets, while Izharulhaq Naveed and Shahidullah Hasani bagged two wickets each. Noor Ahmad, on the other hand, made one scalp.

In another match of the World Cup, India recorded the highest score of the ongoing world cup, thanks to the remarkable batting display from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Raj Bawa. The pair added a massive 206-runs partnership as both the batters scoring centuries providing a solid foundation for the team.

Raghuvanshi scored 144 off just 120 deliveries, including 22 boundaries and four sixes, while Bawa scored an unbeaten 162 off a mere 108 balls, laced with 14 boundaries and eight sixes.

For Uganda, Pascal Murungi bagged three wickets, while Yunus Sowobi and Christropher Kidega struck out a batter each.

Chasing a mammoth, Uganda’s batting line-up failed completely and bowled out for a mere 79; losing the match by 326 runs. Only Murungi and Ronald Opio were able to get into double figures; scoring 34 and 11 respectively.

In the Group A contest, Bangladesh sealed the victory by nine wickets against United Arab Emirates (UAE) to qualify for the quarterfinals.

In a rain interrupted match, Bangladesh easily chased down the revised target of 110 for the loss of one wickets with 61 balls remaining.

Batting first, UAE could only score 148 as none of their batters could not manage to go big with the bat. Punya Mehra, however, fought hard with his 43 but, remained unable to pull the side out of trouble.

For Bangladesh, Ripon Mondol grabbed three wickets, while Ashiqur Zaman and Tanzim Hasan Sakib bagged two wickets each. Ariful Islam, on the other hand, made one scalp.

Set to chase a paltry 110, Bangladesh easily chased down the target in the 25th over as Mahfijul Islam led the way with an unbeaten 63 off 69 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and two sixes. Iftakher Hossain, on the other hand, scored 37.

For UAE, only Jash Giyanani managed to claim a wicket.

READ: Pakistan beat PNG by nine wickets to finish group stage at top position

Pakistan beat PNG by nine wickets to finish group stage at top position

PORT OF SPAIN: Muhammad Shehzad bagged his maiden fifer to help Pakistan beat Papua New Guinea (PNG) in their last group match in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup here on Saturday.

Set to chase paltry 51 runs in 50 overs, Pakistan lost one wicket of opener Shehzad but managed to get to the target in 12 overs.

Abbas Ali scored 27 runs including three boundaries whereas Haseebullah Khan made 18 laced with two boundaries.

Earlier, Shehzad picked up five wickets for just seven runs in his 6.4 overs to help the Green Shirts bowl out PNG for 50 runs. Ahmed Khan bagged three wickets while Abbas Ali took one.

For PNG, only Christopher Kilapat was able to get into double figures. He scored 11 runs.

Remember, Pakistan had already qualified for the quarter-finals of the event.