October 07, 2007	Sunday	Ramazan 24, 1428

LAHORE, Oct 6: Shahzaib Ahmed and company’s fine bowling display guided Pakistan Under-19s to a resounding nine-wicket win against Australia U-19s in the second one-dayer at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Saturday.

The win gave Pakistan U-19s a 2-0 lead in the five-match series as the hosts’ had won the first one-dayer at the same venue by seven wickets.

Shahzaib conceded 21 runs in 5.3 overs as the Australians were bundled out for a paltry 78 in just 23.3 overs. In reply, the home team achieved the target after losing opener Shan Masood (33), consuming just 11.4 overs. Ahmed Shahzad (30 not out) and Umar Amin (1 not out) overtook the target for a convincing win.

Earlier, the visitors began their batting disastrously. They were restricted to 16-4 in the 7th over as paceman Junaid Khan (two wickets) and Mohammad Rameez and Azhar Attari with one wicket each jolted the innings. The Aussies then never recovered, only to be dismissed for 78.

J Smith remained their top scorer with 23 while almost the whole team struggled to collect runs against an accurate Pakistan bowling attack.

The remaining three matches of the series will be played in Mirpurkhas.

Scoreboard:

AUSTRALIA U-19:

K. Sarna c Ali b Junaid 6

J. Falkner c A. Shahzad b Rameez 6

I. Borgas c Umar b Junaid 1

K. Richardson b Azhar 20

T. Buszard run out 0

J. Smith c Rameez b Shahzaib 23

S. Robson c n b Shahzaib 8

D. O’Brien b Shahzaib 0

C. Rose not out 5

M. Starc b Shahzaib 0

J. Hazlewood c Rameez b Shahzaib 6

EXTRAS: (LB-1, W-2) 3

TOTAL (all out, 23.3 overs) 78

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-14, 3-15, 4-16, 5-59,

6-59, 7-59, 8-68, 9-68.

BOWLING: Mohammad Rameez 6-1-21-1; Junaid Khan 6-0-18-2; Azhar Attari 3-0-8-1 (1w); Shahzaib Ahmed 5.3-1-21-5 (1w); Imad Wasim 3-0-9-0

PAKISTAN U-19:

Ahmed Shahzad not out 30

Shan Masood c and b Smith 33

Umar Amin not out 1

EXTRAS: (W-12, NB-3) 15

TOTAL (for one wkt, 11.4 overs) 79

FALL OF WKTS: 1-76.

BOWLING: Starc 1-0-19-0 (2nb, 11w); Hazlewood 1-0-11-0 (1nb, 1w); Rose 2-0-16-0; Robson 4.4-1-19-0; Burns 2-0-14-0; Smith 1-1-0-1.