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COLOMBO, Aug 26: Middle-order batsman Shahid Yousaf cracked a stylish unbeaten
136 and led Pakistan Under-19 to a narrow two wickets victory over their Sri Lankan counterparts in a thrilling finish to the first one-day match at Tyronne Fernando Stadium on Monday.
The visiting side won the toss but elected to field and dismissed the home team for 219.
Pakistan thanks to Sialkot-born 17-year-old Shahid achieved the targets with 11 balls to spare. He faced 144 balls and struck 12 fours and four sixes.
Scoreboard
Sri Lanka U-19:
WU Tharanga c Jahangir b Adeel 31
NP Navela lbw b Adeel 14
HE Vithana c Amir Yousaf b Altaf 21
JK Silva lbw b Riaz 5
Kulasekara c A. Raheem b Salman Qadir 40
MF Maharoof c Naeem Ahmed b Amir 11
RWMGA Ratnayake not out 48
WMMS Dias c & b Salman Qadir 20
AD Mathews run out 5
MMM Suraj lbw b Jahangir 3
AD Abeydeera run out 5
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 7, nb 1) 10
Total (all out, 49.4 overs) 213
FALL OF WCKTS: 1-42, 2-51, 3-72 4-73, 5-90, 6-151, 7-188, 8-198, 9-203, 10-213.
Bowling: Riaz Afridi 9 1 44 1 (1w) Adeel Malik 7 0 47 2 (3w) Amir Yousaf 6 1 28 1 (1nb, 1w) Mohammad Altaf 8 0 23 1 (1w) Salman Qadir 10 1 24 2 Jahangir Mirza 7.4 0 29 1 (1w) Afaq Raheem 2 0 16 0
Pakistan U-19:
Khalid Latif c Maharoof b Kulasekara 17
Jahangir Mirza b Maharoof 0
Afaq Raheem lbw b Maharoof 0
Shahid Yousuf not out 136
Yasir Arafat b Ratnayake 13
Salman Qadir c Vithana b Suraj 2
Mohammad Altaf lbw b Abeydeera 7
Naeem Ahmed c Tharanga b Maharoof 22
Adeel Malik b Maharoof 3
Riaz Afridi not out 2
Extras (lb 1, w 8, nb 3) 12
Total (8 wickets, 48.1 overs) 214
DID NOT BAT: Amir Yousaf.
FALL OF WCKTS: 1-1, 2-1, 3-54, 4-90, 5-93, 6-119, 7-185, 8-200.
Bowling: Maharoof 8.1 1 35 4 (2nb, 1w) Mathews 4 0 21 0 Kulasekara 5 1 21 1 Abeydeera 10 2 34 1 Suraj 10 2 40 1 (1nb, 1w) Ratnayake 10 0 55 1 Vithana 1 0 7 0
Umpires: C Mahesh and A Gamage
Man-of-the-Match: Shahid Yousuf.
