KARACHI, April 3: In a high-scoring thriller, Pakistan scored a consolation three-wicket win in the inconsequential third Under-19 ‘One-day International’ against Sri Lanka at the National Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a daunting 311, Pakistan reached their target with just two balls to spare. Arsalan Anwar took the home team to victory with a little cameo by striking 22 off 16 balls, including two boundaries.
Pakistan, who lost the first two matches at Multan and Lahore, were well served by left-handers Nasir Jamshed (38 off 29 balls, five fours and one six), Fayyaz Ahmed 54 off 43 balls, seven fours) and Fawad Alam (43 off 56 balls, two fours).
Other batsmen to make impact for the hosts were wicket-keeper Abid Ali (54 off 67 balls, nine fours), skipper Jahangir Mirza (48 off 34 balls, seven fours) and Nawaz Sardar (26 off 20 balls, three fours).
Earlier, centuries by left-handed opening batsman Upul Tharanga and Chamara Kapugedera spurred Sri Lanka to an imposing 310 for eight in the 50 overs after skipper Harsha Vithana elected to bat first on a superb batting track.
The consistent Tharanga completed a fine tour with a splendid 104 off 133 balls with the help of eight boundaries. The third-wicket stand between Tharanga and Kapugedera yielded 221.
Kapugedera was more belligerent as he blasted his way to a 120-ball 131, a knock that was laced with 15 fours and three sixes.
Scoreboard
SRI LANKA UNDER-19:
W.U. Tharanga b Naved 104
H.E. Vithana c Jahangir b Uzair 20
G. Rupasinghe run out 0
C.K. Kapugedera c Abid b Fawad 131
C.K.B. Kulasekera c Majeed b Jahangir 11
A.D. Mathews st Abid b Fawad 15
S.P. Karunanayake c Majeed b Jahangir 3
D. Siriwardena run out 5
M. Siriwardena not out 1
J.K. Silva not out 4
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-9, NB-5) 166
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 310
FALL OF WKTS: 1-28, 2-33, 3-254, 4-278, 5-282, 6-293, 7-302, 8-306.
DID NOT BAT: C. Jayaweera.
BOWLING: Nawaz Sardar 10-0-39-0 (2w); Uzairul Haq 9-0-61-1 (4nb, 2w);
Jahangir Mirza 10-0-70-2 (4w); Fawad Alam 8-0-60-2 (1w);
Usman Mushtaq 3-0-19-0; Naved Ahmed 10-0-59-1 (1nb).
PAKISTAN UNDER-19:
Nasir Jamshed st Silva b M. S’wardena 38
Abdul Majeed retired hurt 14
Abid Ali c Kulasekera b Kapugedera 54
Usman Mushtaq c Vithana b M. S’wardena 9
Fayyaz Ahmed run out 54
Fawad Alam c Kulasekera b Jayaweera 43
Jahangir Mirza run out 48
Arsalan Anwar not out 22
Nawaz Sardar c D. S’wardena b K’nayake 26
Naved Ahmed not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-3, NB-1) 5
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 49.4 overs) 314
FALL OF WKTS: 1-74, 2-110, 3-133, 4-200, 5-264, 6-267, 7-details not available.
