Usman Khan’s century in vain as Afghanistan U19 crush Pakistan

DUBAI: Usman Khan waged a lone war with his century however Pakistan fell 100 runs short against Afghanistan U19 chasing a target of 307 target in the second match of the U19 tri-series here at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday.

While batting first, Afghanistan’s Faisal Shinozada played a dominant knock of 123 runs from 113 balls with the help of six boundaries and seven sixes.

Shinozada knitted a 113-run second-wicket partnership with Mahboob Khan, who scored 54 runs from 84 balls with five boundaries, as they helped Afghanistan U19 post a massive 306-8 in the allotted 50 overs.

For Pakistan, left-arm pacer Mohammad Ahmed picked up five wickets, including the prized scalp of Faisal Shinozada, returning with the bowling figures of 5-53.

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In response, opening batter Usman Khan stayed on the crease for 133 balls hitting eight fours to score 102 runs, while wickets kept falling on the other end.

No other Pakistan batters could pose any threat to Afghanistan with captain Saad Baig being the other notable scorer with 36 runs.

Naseer Khan Maroofkhil was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan with the figures of 4-22 as Pakistan were bowled out for 206 in 46.3 overs. Meanwhile, Uzairullah, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Nooristani Omarzai grabbed two wickets each.

Pakistan will now face Afghanistan in the fourth match of the U19 tri-series on Wednesday, 20 November. The first ball of the match will be bowled at 10.30am PKT.

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