Monday, 3 March 2014

South Africa colts lift ICC World Cup U-19 by beating Pakistan

South Africa colts lift ICC World Cup U-19 by beating Pakistan
Dubai : South Africa won the FIFA U -19 ICC beating Pakistan by six wickets in a low scoring final meeting here Saturday.
Bat first , Pakistan were bowled out for a paltry 131 in 44.3 overs with right arm medium pacer Corbin Bosch grabbing four for 15 in 7.3 overs. In response, South Africa chased down the target in 42.1 overs with Aiden Markram (66) and Greg Oldfield (40) being the main contributors.
Earlier in the day , Pakistan was reeling at 72 for seven when Zafar Gohar (22) and Amad Butt ( 37 ) added 45 runs for the eighth wicket stand to take the total past 100 run mark team .
Most drummers order leading as captain Sami Aslam (16) , Imam -ul- Haq (12) and Hasan Raza (2 ) (15) are guilty of bad shots to play.
Once the top order was blown away , it was difficult for the middle and lower repair order and also build a substancial score on a great day. The pressure has been said and Pakistan faded below .
While chasing a low score was not a big issue but Proteas took a lot of time, but has reached the goal. Markram – Oldfield added 71 runs for the fourth wicket to ensure smooth sailing for the winning team .
Brief Scores: Pakistan 131 in 44.3 overs ( 37 Amad Butt , Zafar Gohar 22 , Corbin Bosch 4/15) .
South 134/4 in 42.1 overs ( Aiden Makrram 66, Greg Oldfield 40) Africa. SA u -19 won by 6 wickets.

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