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CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 20: Pacemen Umar Gul and Junaid Zia shared seven wickets between them to bowl Pakistan to an impressive eight-wicket victory over a lowly-rated Papua New Guinea in the third ICC Under-19 World Cup at Lincoln University Ground No 3 Sunday.
Peshawar-born Umar snapped up four wickets for 11 runs in six overs and Junaid finished up with three for 18 in five overs to dismiss Papua New Guinea for 53 in 17.5 over after they were sent to bat. The match was reduced to 27-overs-a-side because of rain which allowed the commencement at 4.00pm.
Pakistan romped home for the loss of two wickets in 10.5 overs. The title favourites, who badly needed this match to get into their strides before tough games, also picked up an extra bonus point for overhauling the target well inside 21.3 overs.
Skipper Salman Butt and Kamran Younus were run-out.
The 18-year-old Umar, who was rated highly by former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd during his recent visit to Rawalpindi, took his four wickets for four runs in a 21-ball burst.
Umar received the Man-of-the-Match medallion from match referee Don Arnott of Zimbabwe.
Junaid was also rewarded for his fine effort with three wickets in eight balls for seven runs. He was on hat trick in his fourth over when he bowled Kohn Dai for duck and then got rid of Gimpapau Keimelo who was brilliant caught by Mohammad Fayyaz in the slips.
Papua New Duinea were 15 for eight before a small rearguard action by William Mula (13) and Joseph Harry (14) added 27 runs for the ninth wicket.
Scoreboard
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Frank Joseph c Khaqan b Junaid 3
Mahuru Dai c Fayyaz b Umer 1
John Boto b Umar 3
Mahuta Kivung lbw b Umar 1
Vivian Kila b Umar 0
Kahu Dai b Junaid 0
Clive Elly run out 2
Gimpapau Keimelo c Fayyaz b Junaid 0
William Mula c Asim b Arsalan 13
William Harry run out 14
Greg Baeau not out 0
EXTRAS (b4, lb2, nb2, w8) 16
TOTAL (all out, 17.5 overs) 53
FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-9, 3-11, 4-12, 5-12,
6-13, 7-13, 8-15, 9-42
Centuries from Craig Simmons and Shaun Marsh enabled Australia to record the highest ever innings total in an Under-19s World Cup match when they made 480-6 from their 50 overs. The Australians hit 21 sixes and 40 fours as the Kenyan attack was ripped to shreds in the group D encounter.
Opener Simmons top scored with 155 from 115 balls striking 12 fours and 11 sixes with Marsh, son of former Australia Test opener Geoff, making 125, hitting 12 fours and four sixes in his 98 ball innings.
The Kenyans fared little better with the bat with their innings coming to an end on 50-9 with wicketkeeper Morris Ouma retired hurt due to a groin injury. Number 11 batsman Alfred Luseno top scored with 18 as just two batsmen reached double figures.
On Monday in group A holders India play their first match when they meet Canada at Colin Maiden Park in Auckland, England play Nepal at Lincoln Green in Christchurch, New Zealand and Zimbabwe meet at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval also in Christchurch, and Scotland take on the West Indies in Dunedin.
Summaries:
Group A, at Auckland
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 110 runs
South Africa 252 for four (S Cook 103; D Jacobs 76; T Jubair 2-36)
Bangladesh 142 all out (A Ahmed 79; R Bailey 3-5; B Reddy 3-22)
Group B, at Christchurch
Zimbabwe beat Namibia by nine wickets
Namibia 111 all out (M Greeff 29; T Taibu 3-14; W. Mwayenga 2-27)
Zimbabwe 113 for one (C Coventry 64; H Gledenhuys 1-27)
Group D, at Dunedin
Australia beat Kenya by 430 runs
Australia 480 for six (C Simmons 155, S Marsh 125, G Bailey 56)
Kenya 50-9 (R Cassell 3-7, A Bird 3-15)
