FATULLAH: England demolished Namibia by 203 runs on Wednesday to set up a clash with Pakistan for the Super League fifth/sixth position playoff in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

England, who lost to Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals, piled up 286 for nine after being sent in to bat in a match reduced to 48 overs a side due to murky weather at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium Fatullah.

Jack Burnham hit 109, his third century in the tournament, to become the leading run-getter in this edition with 418 runs. His 123-ball innings was laced with 10 boundaries and three sixes

Tom Moores made 85 from 96 deliveries with the help of 11 fours and two sixes and put on 170 for the second wicket with man-of-the-match Burnham.

Namibia, which had ousted defending champions South Africa at the group stage before losing to India in the quarter-finals, were shot out for 83 runs in just 25.2 overs.

Mason Crane grabbed three wickets for as many runs in 3.2 overs and Dan Lawrence took two for seven in two overs.

England will face Pakistan in Fatullah on Friday in the fifth place play-off.

Meanwhile, Ireland thumped Scotland by 95 runs in the Plate Championship 13th/14th position playoff at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar.

William McClintock top-scored with 69 and Lorcan Tucker made 59 as Ireland scored 235 for seven after being asked to take first strike.

Scotland folded up for 140 in reply with Harry Tector claiming four wickets for 28 runs and Fiachra Tucker taking three for 29.

Hosts Bangladesh, meanwhile, take on West Indies in the Super League semi-final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The winners will go on to play India in Sunday’s final at the same venue.

Wednesday’s results:

Super League 5th place semi-final:

England beat Namibia by 203 runs at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah.

ENGLAND 286-9 in 48 overs (J.T.A. Burnham 109, T.J. Moores 85, B.J. Taylor 23, S.M. Curran 22; F. Coetzee 3-72, B. Jacobs 2-58); NAMIBIA 83 in 25.2 overs (L. Louwrens 24; M.S. Crane 3-3, D.W. Lawrence 2-7, G.H.S. Garton 2-18).

Plate Championship 13th/14th place play-off:

Ireland beat Scotland by 95 runs at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s Bazar.

IRELAND 235-7 in 50 overs (W. McClintock 69, L. Tucker 59, S. Doheny 45, G. McClintock 27; Mohammad Ghaffar 3-49); SCOTLAND 140 in 44 overs (N.D. Flack 19; H. Tector 4-28, F. Tucker 3-29, R. Anders 2-24).

Thursday’s fixtures (starting time, 8:00am PST):

Super League semi-final: Bangladesh vs West Indies (Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka).

Super League 7th/8th place play-off: Nepal vs Namibia (Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah).

Plate Championship 15th/16th place play-off: Canada vs Fiji (Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s Bazar).

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2016