2012 U-19 Cricket World Cup: Day 1 Roundup – Part 1
On the opening Day of the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, August 11, Australia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 prevailed in the matches of the day, earning two points apiece.
Group A: Australia U-19 V http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 U-19 – (Australia win by six wickets)
Defending Champions Australia kick-started their title defence with a six wicket win over traditional rivals England, at Tony http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834.
The English batsmen struggled to score over 20, except Craig Overton (35), as they set a below par total of 143 all out, in 38.3 overs. Five of the visiting batsmen fell for single digit scores, including three ducks. Gurinder Sandhu and Ashton Turner picked
up three wickets each while Joel Paris and Mark Steketee both claimed two scalps apiece.
In reply, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 Peirson (0) inside four overs, with only nine on board. But Travis Head’s calculated half-century, well supported by skipper William Bosisto (35), saw the hosts home
quite comfortably in the 36th over, with six wickets to spare. Reece Topley and Jamie Overton shared two wickets each.
Travis Head was adjudged as the man of the match.
Group B: Pakistan V http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 – (Green Shirts crush minnows by 109 runs)
Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team crushed lowly-ranked Afghanistan with a 109-run margin in their opening game of the youth extravaganza, played at John Blanck Oval, Buderim,on August 11, 2012.
After being out into bat, Pakistan U-19 rode on half centuries from skipper Babar Azam (75) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nawaz-c77155 (66), to set an intimidating total of 253 for 6, from their stipulated 50 overs. Middle-order batsman Umar Waheed also contributed with an unbeaten
43, at almost a-run-a-ball. Sayed Shirzad and Yamin Ahmadzai bagged two wickets each, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shabir-Noori-c89259 had Imam-ul-Haq caught and bowled.
In reply, the minnows started their chase better than anticipated, reaching 111 for in 34 overs. Hashmatullah Shaidi scored a fighting half century, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohibullah-c77561 Paak played a meticulous knock of 30 runs, off 73 balls. But the lower order capitulation,
six wickets for 33 runs, meant a 109-run crushing for Afghanistan in the tournament opener. Left-arm medium fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zia-ul-Haq-c98603 was Pakistan’s wrecker-in-chief, returning with figures of four for 30 from 8.1 overs.
Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Babar-Azam-c1122 claimed the man of the match accolade for his 103-ball 75.
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