http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Under-19s - Pakistan Under-19s in Australia Youth ODI Series (2nd Youth ODI) – Match Update
Riding, once again, on the strength of an intense bowling attack, the Pakistan Under-19s went on to clinch their 3-match Youth ODI series against the Australia Under-19s with a 7-wicket win in the second game, played at Kerrydale Oval, Gold Coast on July
31.
The first ODI saw the Pakistan U-19 winning the toss and electing to field first, with the bowlers going on to cut Australia off at 187 before Babar Azam led his team to victory with an impressive 79.
The visitors put the Australia U-19 to bat after winning the toss once again during the second ODI, and the hosts opened their innings with Cameron Bancroft (47) and wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 Peirson (11).
The latter was unable to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azizullah-c46944, who finished with figures of 6-1-11-1, with an economy rate of 1.83.
Three runs later, Kurtis Patterson was run out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Babar-Azam-c1122 on duck, leaving the hosts at 17 in the 6th over, with two wickets down. Tight performances by the Pakistani bowlers and fielders ensured that Australia had only managed to reach 53
by the 22nd over, with the dismissals having swelled to 4 – Player of the Match http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Buchanan-c48808 (2) in the 19th over, while skipper William Bosisto was run out on 12.
Number 6 batsman Travis Head (43) proved an effective partner for Bancroft, and the two established a partnership of 52 runs, after which the opener fell prey to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Qadir-c94698.
The remainder of the batting order were unable to rack up double digit individual scores - Zia-ul-Haq claimed the wickets of both Ashton Turner (9) and Alex Gregory (5) in the 43rd over, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368
(7) and Mark Steketee (0). Australia were eventually cut off at 139, all out, by the 44th over.
Chasing 140, the tourists had no trouble reaching the target with 92 balls remaining, at the expense of just 3 wickets. Sami Aslam (26), Babar Azam (20), and Umar Waheed (21) were all dismissed by the Aussie bowlers, but Imam-ul-Haq (30) and Saad Ali (36)
remained unbeaten. Their partnership of 52* runs enabled their team to clinch a 7-wicket win, and consequently the three-match Youth ODI series.
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