ARUNDEL: Pakistan U-19 went down fighting against their England counterparts who edged past the tourists by 10 runs on the fourth and final day of the one-off Youth Test at the Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground on Saturday.

Set 262 to win, Pakistan U-19 remained in contention until the closing stages before being bowled out for 251 in 62.1 overs.

Earlier, the Pakistan bowlers set up an exciting final-day chase by dismissing England for 233 in their second innings after the hosts had resumed at the overnight score of 121-1.

For Pakistan, Ahmed Hussain claimed four wickets for 23 runs while Mohammad Huzaifa took three for 40. Mohammad Sayyam grabbed two as the tourists took England’s last nine wickets for 112 runs to remain in the hunt.

In the chase, Pakistan encountered an early setback when they slipped to 60-3 but Abdul Qadir and captain Farhan Yousaf responded with a determined 124-run fourth-wicket partnership.

Qadir top-scored with 80 with the aid of eight fours and a six while Farhan contributed 47.

As Pakistan reached 184-3, England fought back with the wickets of Farhan and Qadir. Hamza Zahoor contributed 22 before Hasnain Abbas Dar kept Pakistan’s hopes alive with a fighting 35.

Pakistan reached 249-8, needing only 13 more runs but England took the final two wickets with 251 on the board to win the thrilling match.

For England, Ralphie Albert took six wickets.

Both the sides will now feature in four 50-over matches commencing from Wednesday.

Scores in brief:

ENGLAND U-19 333 in 87.1 overs (Bertie Michael 131, Ralphie Albert 88, Joe Moores 41; Rizwanullah 3-63, Abdul Subhan 2-82, Mohammad Sayyam 2-60, Ahmed Hussain 2-20) and 233 in 66.4 overs (Leo Selvey-Clinton 107, Isaac Mohammed 46, Ralphie Albert 40; Ahmed Hussain 4-23, Mohammad Huzaifa 3-40, Mohammad Sayyam 2-37); PAKISTAN U-19 305 in 89.5 overs (Abdul Qadir 66, Hasnain Abbas Dar 57, Ahmed Hussain 35; Manny Lumsden 5-52, Ralphie Albert 3-58) and 251 in 62.1 overs (Abdul Qadir 80, Farhan Yousaf 47, Hasnain Abbas Dar 35; Ralphie Albert 6-68, Jack Nelson 4-36).

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2026