U 19 Cricket world cup 2024

2024.01.20

Naseem’s brother Ubaid Shah is instrumental in Pakistan’s crushing victory against Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Under-19s were bowled out for 103 in their pursuit of 285 in East London by Ubaid Shah, the younger brother of Naseem Shah, and Mohammad Zeeshan, who played for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. Together, they claimed seven wickets.

batting opener With 106 off 126 balls, Shahzaib Khan had set the stage for the Pakistan Under-19s‘ 181-run triumph. There were three sixes and 10 fours in his knock. Along with Saad Baig (who struck 55 off 52 balls), he combined 92 for the third wicket to put Pakistan up for a huge score. Afghanistan’s best bowler was Khalil Ahmed, who in his 10 overs returned 4 for 51.

When Ubaid and Zeeshan tore through Afghanistan’s upper and middle classes, Pakistan’s total appeared much larger. The only batter from Afghanistan to reach 25 in the chase was wicketkeeper-battler Numan Shah. Pakistan dismissed Afghanistan in 26.2 overs, with wickets coming from Amir Hassan and Ahmed Hussain respectively.

Score Summery

Pakistan Under-19s 284 for 9 (Shahzaib 106, Baig 55, Khalil 4-51, Bashir 2-52) beat Afghanistan Under-19s 103 (Numan 26, Ubaid 4-26, Zeeshan 3-17) by 181 runs

India U 19 vs Bangladesh U 19

After defeating India Under-19s in the Asia Cup in December of last year, the Bangladesh Under-19s seemed set to make waves once more when left-arm seamer Maruf Mridha claimed five wickets in the Under-19 World Cup held in Bloemfontein. India was held to 251 for 7 thanks to Maruf’s strikes, but Saumy Pandey outscored Maruf with 4 for 24 to send his team into victory.

Sarfaraz Khan’s younger brother Musheer Khan chipped in with two wickets, one of which went to Mohammad Shihab James, who led Bangladesh in scoring with 54 off 77 balls. James was the last batter to go, as Bangladesh was bowled out for 167 in 45.5 overs. Musheer also struck Bangladesh directly, sinking it. Pandey was the day’s most economical bowler, giving up only 2.44 an over.

Earlier in the day, India’s innings was built around half-centuries from opener Adarsh Singh (76 off 96) and captain Uday Saharan (64 off 94). Aravelly Avinash (23 off 17), who was picked by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 auction, and Sachin Dhas (26 off 20) then gave the innings some late impetus.

Score Summery

India Undr-19s 251 for 7 (Adarsh 76, Saharan 64, Mridha 5-43) beat Bangladesh Under-19s 167 (James 54, Pandey 4-24, Musheer 2-35) by 84 runs

England U 19 vs Scotland U 19

In Potchefstroom, England Under-19s easily defeated Scotland Under-19s to begin their victorious campaign at the Under-19 World Cup.

After setting the tone for England with a three-wicket haul, Luc Benkenstein—son of former South Africa international Dale—sealed the triumph with an undefeated cameo. The brother of England star Rehan, Farhan Ahmed, also contributed to England’s 174-wicket victory against Scotland by taking three wickets.

With seven wickets and 142 balls remaining, captain Ben McKinney then blasted his team to victory with an innings of 88 off 68 balls. In his first wicket partnership of 106 runs, he was joined by Jaydn Denly (40 off 50 balls).

Scotland lost wickets in bunches after being asked to bat first and never got going. In their whole innings, they didn’t even have a single half-century stand. They were led by Owen Gould, who scored 48 off 61 balls with five fours and a six. Five boundaries were scored by the remaining nine hitters combined. Harry Armstrong got wounded and missed Scotland’s match.

Score Summery

England Under-19s 178 for 3 (McKinney 88, Denly 40, Faisal 2-30) beat Scotland Under-19s 174 (Gould 48, Dunk 40, Farhan 3-22, Benkenstein 3-41) by seven wickets

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