Pakistan U19 112 for 2 (Minhas 74*) beat New Zealand U19 110 (Bogue 39, Subhan 4-11, Raza 3-36) by eight wickets
They wrapped up the win with 32.5 overs to spare on the back of opener Sameer Minhas’ 76 not out, his second unbeaten fifty in as many games. Pakistan’s net run-rate boosting win keeps Group 2 of the Super Sixes alive, ahead of their next game – the high-profile fixture against India.
With the ball, it took Pakistan only 13.3 overs to leave New Zealand dangling at 67 for 7. Marco William Alpe was the first to go, lbw to Raza in the third over. Tom Jones (10) and Hugo Bogue (39) put on a partnership of 48 then, but left-arm seamer Mohammad Sayyam broke the stand by dismissing Jones. Four balls later, Subhan picked off Bogue and New Zealand slid.
New Zealand’s Nos. 5 to 8 could add only eight runs between them as Brandon Matzopoulos and Jaskaran Sandhu fell for ducks. The 42 runs added by New Zealand’s last four batters took them up to 110, bowled out after 28.3 overs.
Despite Pakistan losing opener Hamza Zahoor early in the chase, his partner Minhas continued his strong form by attacking New Zealand. Usman Khan added only 15 runs in his 67-run partnership with Minhas, who struck ten fours and two sixes. No. 4 Farhan Yousaf (11*) and Minhas finished the game off with two sixes off the last two balls of the game, with 197 deliveries still in hand.
