New Delhi. In the ICC Under-19 World Cup, the Indian team started the tournament with a big win against Bangladesh, while Pakistan also started with a resounding win. Five-time champion team India, considered a contender to win the title, started the campaign with a win of 84 runs, while Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 181 runs. In the third match played on the second day of the tournament being played in South Africa, England defeated Scotland by 7 wickets.
5-time world champion India and 2-time winner Pakistan started the tournament with victory. India faced Bangladesh while Pakistan team faced Afghanistan. Both the neighboring countries started their campaign with victory. Pakistan faced Afghanistan where the team got a one-sided victory.
Shahzeb scored a century
Pakistan team, which came to bat first against Afghanistan, scored 284 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Opener Shahzeb Khan’s century was important in taking the team to this score. Facing 126 balls, he scored this century with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Shad Baig played an important inning of 55 runs while Riyaz Ullah scored 46 runs.
Pakistan’s big win due to lethal bowling
Pakistan displayed lethal bowling performance against the Afghanistan team and destroyed the batting order. Ubed Shah took 4 wickets while spending 26 runs in 7 overs, while Mohammad Zeeshan once again showed his bowling prowess and achieved 3 wickets. In 26.2 overs, Afghanistan team collapsed on the score of just 103 runs. Pakistan created a blast by winning the match by a huge margin of 181 runs.
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Tags: Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Under 19 World Cup
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 21, 2024, 11:02 IST