Pakistan U19 beat New Zealand U19 by 10 wickets
Shahzaib Khan slamming an unbeaten 80 to take Pakistan past New Zealand by ten wickets in their men’s Under-19 World Cup match in East London, but the canter was really set up by the bowling unit.
New Zealand, after electing to bat first, were 28 for 3 in seven overs falling to Ubaid Shah’s pace. There was a bit of a fightback by Oliver Tewatiya (29) and captain Oscar Jackson (12) and top-scorer Lachlan Stackpole (41), adding 61 runs for the fifth wicket. New Zealand folded for 140, with left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas returning spectacular figures of 3 for 6 from 5 overs.
Pakistan were unlikely to be tested too much by that target, and with Shahzaib hitting 80 in 86 balls, with 10 fours and 3 sixes, and Shamyl Hussain scoring 54 in 66 with 6 fours and 2 sixes, they rushed to the target in just 25.2 overs made it three in three for Pakistan, taking them top of the Group D table, with New Zealand in second place
