AFG U19 vs PAK-U19: Afghanistan became champion by defeating Pakistan (PC-ACB TWITTER)
Pakistan team suffered a major setback in the ongoing U-19 ODI tri-series in Dubai. In the final match, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 21 runs. Batting first, the Afghanistan team scored 250 runs in 50 overs, in response, the Pakistan team scored 229 runs in 48 overs. Barkat Ibrahimzai played an innings of 79 runs in Afghanistan’s victory. Nazif Amiri also scored 56 runs. Faisal Shinozada contributed 41 runs. For Pakistan, Haroon Arshad scored 70 runs and Shahjib Khan scored 53 runs, but both could not lead the team to victory.
Strength of Afghan bowlers
The Afghanistan team had scored only 250 runs, so it was very difficult for their players to save this score. But the Afghan players played tremendously. Naseer Khan Marufkhil took 2 wickets for 38 runs. Nuristani Omarzai also took 2 wickets. Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar got a wicket. Let us tell you that Mumbai Indians bought Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar for 4.8 crores in IPL. The Afghan players celebrated hugely after the victory over Pakistan. In fact, in this tri-series both teams had faced each other twice before in which the Afghan team won one match and Pakistan achieved success in the other but Afghanistan won in the final.
🚨 AFGHANISTAN U19 DEFEATED PAKISTAN U19 IN FINAL MATCH OF THE TRI-SERIES!!.. pic.twitter.com/435PKfaMZA
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Best batsman-bowler of the tri series
The top batsman in this tri-series held in Dubai was Faisal Shinozada who scored 367 runs in 5 matches at an average of 91.75. This player hit 20 sixes and 20 fours in the series. Shinozada’s best score was 156 runs. Pakistan opener Shahzeb Khan came second with 330 runs.
Talking about bowling, left-arm spinner Naseer Khan Maroofkhil remained on top. This player took 12 wickets in 5 matches. Pakistan’s Abdul Subhan took 9 wickets.
