Tag: Under 19 World Cup

  • Pakistan’s winning start in Under-19 cricket World Cup

    Pakistan’s winning start in Under-19 cricket World Cup

    Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by a huge margin of 181 runs in the first match of the Under-19 cricket World Cup.

    Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Afghanistan and scored 284 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, Shahzaib Khan scored a brilliant century and Saad Baig scored a half century.

    On behalf of Pakistan, Shahzeb Khan was the top scorer by scoring 106 runs off 126 balls, Saad Baig scored 55 runs and Riazullah scored 46 runs.

    On behalf of Afghanistan, Khalil Ahmed dismissed 4 players, Bashir Ahmed 2, Ghazanfar and Naseer Khan took one each.

    Chasing the target of 285 runs, the entire team of Afghanistan collapsed on only 103 runs, 7 players could not even enter double figures, Noman Shah scored 26, Sohail Zarmatni and Rahimullah Zarmati scored 20, 20 runs.

    On behalf of Pakistan, Obaid Shah took four wickets and Mohammad Zeeshan dismissed three players, Aamir Hasan and Ahmed Hussain took one wicket each.

    Pakistan’s batsman Shahzaib Khan was man of the match for his brilliant batting.

  • ICC Under-19 World Cup’s schedule announced

    ICC Under-19 World Cup’s schedule announced

    The schedule for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup has been released.

    The U-19 World Cup was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka but has been shifted to South Africa due to the suspension of the island nation as an ICC member. The tournament will start on January 19, while the final will be played on February 11.

    Here is the complete schedule of under-19 cricket World Cup:

    The 41 matches of the tournament will be played at five venues in South Africa. A total of 16 teams are participating in the mega event, divided into four Groups.

    Group A of the U-19 World Cup includes India, Bangladesh, Ireland, and the USA, and Group B includes England, South Africa, West Indies, and Scotland. Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Namibia are in Group C while Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Nepal are in Group D.

    Pakistan U-19 cricket team will play their first match against Afghanistan on January 20, while they will take on Nepal on January 24 and New Zealand on January 27.

  • Twitter praises Qasim Akram’s all-round performance in U19 CWC

    Twitter praises Qasim Akram’s all-round performance in U19 CWC

    Pakistani Twitter praises the Under-19 Pakistan cricket team captain Qasim Akram for the heroic all-round performance with the ball and the bat at the U19 Cricket World Cup as the 19-year-old became the first player in the 45-year history of Youth ODIs to hit a century and pick up a five-wicket haul in the same game.

    Pakistan posted a massive 365 for three, courtesy Qasim’s 80-ball 135, opener Haseebullah Khan’s 151-ball 136 and Muhammad Shehzad’s 69-ball 73.

    Coming in at number three, the captain shared a 229-run stand with Haseebullah after the 134-run opening stand was broken by Raveen de Silva.

    With his off-spin, Qasim (5 for 37) broke through the Sri Lanka line-up to leave them stumbling at 41 for 5 and they never recovered. Sri Lanka was eventually bowled out for 127 with number nine Vinuja Ranpul top-scoring with an unbeaten 53 off 58 balls.

    Qasim’s talent is well known in Pakistan circles. The teenager generated a lot of interest among not one but two champion teams at the PSL. Islamabad United had him on its wish list but in the end, he went to Karachi Kings, where he will be joining the senior national captain Babar Azam.

    Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Twitterati are lauding the cricketer for his outstanding performance.

  • Pak U19 CWC journey ends in quarter-finals defeat by Australia

    Pak U19 CWC journey ends in quarter-finals defeat by Australia

    Pakistan’s journey ended in U19 Men’s World Cup 2022 as Australia beat the national side with a margin of 119-run in a quarter-final match on Friday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

    Pakistan won the toss and decided to field first but the decision turned out to be a bad one as the Australian side set a huge target of 277 to reach the semi-final.

    For Pakistan, Captain Qasim Akram took three wickets for 40 runs. Awais Ali took two while Mehran Mumtaz and Zeeshan Zameer took a wicket apiece.

    In reply, Pakistan lost openers Muhammad Shehzad and Haseebullah in 4.1 overs. Abdul Faseeh and Irfan Khan added 50 runs for the third-wicket which turned out to be Pakistan’s best partnership in the match. Faseeh fell for 28 while shortly after Irfan was dismissed for 27.

    Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals before being bowled out for 157 in 35.1 overs. Mehran top-scored with 29 off 19 balls.

    For Australia, William Salzmann took three while Tom Whitney and Jack Sinfield took two wickets each.

    Pakistan, meanwhile is the third most successful side after India and Australia in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, which was launched in 1988 before becoming a biennial event in 1998.

    The boys in green have won titles in 2004 and 2006, finished runners-up thrice in 1988, 2010 and 2014, and achieved third positions in 2000, 2008, 2018 and 2020.

    Qasim Akram and Zeeshan Zameer will join their teams Karachi Kings and Islamabad United respectively in the ongoing seventh edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) after coming back. The players will have to get negative Covid-19 results and complete mandatory quarantine to play in the tournament.

  • U19 CWC: Pakistan qualifies for quarter-finals after beating Afghanistan

    U19 CWC: Pakistan qualifies for quarter-finals after beating Afghanistan

    The Under 19 Pakistan cricket team has qualified for the quarter-finals of the U19 Cricket World Cup after winning two matches, defeating Afghanistan by 24 runs in the second match at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad.

    Pakistan skipper Qasim Akram elected to bat first and his side scored a good total of 239 runs. Last match’s star Haseebullah Khan failed to impress fans, scoring only two runs while Muhammad Shehzad scored 43.

    Shehzad shared a 60 partnership with number three Abdul Faseeh who made 68 off 95 balls with the skipper Qasim adding 38 from number five.

    Maaz Sadaqat played a gem of an innings with 42 not out off just 37 balls, including seven fours, to drag his side up to 239 for nine from their 50 overs.

    Despite a slow start, Afghanistan took the contest deep, although their innings was characterised by some wild running between the wickets, with three runouts as well as a number of near misses. The Afghan team managed to score 215 for the loss of nine wickets.

    Awais Ali, who took six wickets in the match against Zimbabwe, took three wickets by conceading only 36 runs in nine overs.

    The Green Shirts’ next game of the group stage is against Papua New Guinea, scheduled to be played on Saturday, January 22.

  • Video of young Babar Azam bowling in U19 World Cup goes viral

    Video of young Babar Azam bowling in U19 World Cup goes viral

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently shared a throwback video of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s bowling during the semi-final of the under 19 Cricket World Cup.

    “Do you remember when Babar Azam took a wicket in the semi-finals of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2010?” the ICC captioned the 11-year-old video.

    In the video, Babar can be seen bowling against a West Indies batter and managed to take a wicket as well.

    The video is doing the rounds on social media and fans are loving it.