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| October 12, 2007 | Friday | Ramazan 29, 1428 |
Imad, Usman help Pakistan U-19s make it 4-0
MIRPUR (Azad Kashmir), Oct 11: Skipper Imad Wasim’s four-wicket haul and Usman Salahuddin’s unbeaten half-century helped Pakistan U-19s to a five-wicket win over Australia U-19s in the fourth game of the five-match one-day series here on Wednesday.
The victory gave Pakistanis a sound 4-0 lead in the series with the final match to be played on Friday at the same venue – Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Stadium.
After electing to bat first, Australia Under-19s were bowled out for 214 in 47.5 overs as Imad Wasim claimed four for 40.
In reply, Pakistan Under-19s reached the target for the loss of five wickets in 47.5 overs as Usman Salahuddin, batting at number six position, struck an unbeaten 55, off 75 balls with three hits to the fence.
Usman and Jibran Khan (44 not out) shared an unbroken stand of 89 runs for the sixth wicket to take Pakistan, from a precarious 127-5, to the victory target.
Scoreboard
Australia U-19s
DJ Burns lbw b Rahatullah 1
JS Smith run out (Jibran) 58
JP Faulkner c Hasan b Rahatullah 9
*T Buszard c Imad b Shahzaib 11
IMJ Borgas c Asif b Jabran 20
AJ Murphy c Hasan b Ahmed 28
+DE O’Brien b Imad 44
KW Richardson c Usman b Imad 12
CA Rose c Rahatullah b Imad 11
SD Robson c Nauman Butt b Imad 9
JR Hazelwood not out 0
EXTRAS (1-B, 2-LB, 2-NB, 6-W) 11
TOTAL (all out, 47.5 overs) 214
FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-33, 3-81, 4-91, 5-135, 6-138, 7-173, 8-196, 9-213.
BOWLING: Nasir Malik 6-0-35-0; Rahatullah 7-0-30-2; Shahzaib Ahmed 10-0-30-1; Imad Wasim 8.5-0-40-4; Jibran Khan 8-0-30-1; Ahmed Shahzad 8-0-46-1
Pakistan U-19s:
Ahmed Shahzad c Buszard b Starc 22
Umar Amin b Rose 29
Asad Baig c Buszard b Smith 12
Nauman Butt lbw b Rose 9
Asif Khan c Starc b Burns 32
Usman Salahuddin not out 55
Jibran Khan not out 44
EXTRAS (W-13) 13
TOTAL (for 5 wkts, 47.5 overs) 216
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-38, 2-69, 3-78, 4-79, 5-127.
BOWLING: Richardson 4-0-38-0; Rose 10-1-39-2; Starc 3-0-15-1; Smith 9-0-31-1; Robson 10-0-33-0; Burns 9.5-0-44-1; Hazelwood 2-0-16-0.
RESULT: Pakistan U-19 win by 5 wickets to make it 4-0.
FIFTH AND FINAL MATCH: At Mirpur on Oct 12 (Friday).
UMPIRES: Iqbal Butt, Saleem Badar.
REFEREE: Ishtiaq Ahmed. –APP
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