New Delhi. On one hand, the Indian team is trying to score a hat-trick of wins in the Under-19 World Cup 2024 on January 28. On the other hand, arch-rival Pakistan team has already scored a hat-trick of wins. Pakistan played its third match against New Zealand. In this match, the Kiwi team proved to be a wet cat in front of Pakistan’s lethal bowling and explosive batting. New Zealand had won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved wrong in the beginning itself.
Pakistan’s fast bowler Ubaid Shah pounced on the Kiwi batsmen like a hungry lion. He first dismissed opener Tom Jones for 14 runs. After that, the second and third batsmen were not allowed to even cross double figures. Ubaid had added three wickets to his account in the beginning itself. After Ubaid, Arafat Minhas showed the magic of his bowling. He also broke the back of the Kiwi team by dismissing three batsmen. Apart from this, Naveed Ahmed Khan also took 2 wickets. Lachlan Stackpole played the highest innings of 42 runs for New Zealand. New Zealand team was limited to just 140 runs.
Pakistan won the match easily
Chasing the target of 141 runs, Pakistan easily won the match by 10 wickets. Half-century innings were seen from both the openers of Pakistan. Shamil Hussain played an inning of 54 runs. From the other end, Shahzaib Khan showed wonders with the bat. He scored 80 runs with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Both the batsmen won the match in just 25.2 overs.
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Pakistan team has secured a top place in the points table of Group D by scoring a hat-trick of wins. At the same time, the New Zealand team started the tournament with two wins. But now after the defeat by Pakistan, New Zealand has slipped to second place in Group D.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 27, 2024, 23:12 IST