Spinner Mohammad Huzaifa claimed five wickets to assist Pakistan journey to a 180-run triumph over Japan in their last gather coordinate of the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Container here at the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Left-arm wrist spinner Huzaifa took five of the final six wickets to drop, wrapping up with remarkable figures of 6.3-3-8-5 as Japan were bundled out for 63 in answer to Pakistan’s 243-6.
After securing a third straight win to stay unbeaten within the group organize, Pakistan presently take on Bangladesh within the semi on Friday at the same venue.
After choosing to bat to begin with, Pakistan amassed 34 runs within the to begin with powerplay for the misfortune of two wickets some time recently they were decreased to 100-5 at the midway mark.
Shahzaib Khan, who scored hundreds within the opening two experiences of the occasion, collaborated with Mohammad Riazullah to protect the group with an 82-run association for the 6th wicket.
Shahzaib (45) was expelled by Timothy Moore within the 44thover some time recently Riazullah (66 not out) and Ahmed Hussain (30 not out) quickened towards the conclusion to enlist an unbroken 61-run organization off 37 deliveries.
Nihar Parmar took two wickets for Japan whereas four other bowlers got a wicket each.
In the chase, Japan fizzled to discover a steady organization and collapsed severely in 28.3 overs. The 19 runs included for the primary wicket between Hugo Kelly and Parmar turned out to be the most elevated stand of the innings.
Parmar (25) was the as it were player to enter twofold figures. Huzaifa was the chief designer of Japan’s batting collapse, rattling the stumps of four players and catching one lbw.
Besides Huzaifa’s five-fer, pacer MohaÂmÂmad AhÂmed and spinner Ahmed Hussain packed away two wickets each.
Scores in brief:
Pakistan U-19 beat Japan U-19 by 180 runs.
PAKISTAN U-19 243-6 in 50 overs (Mohammad Riazullah 66 not out, Shahzaib Khan 45, Faham-ul-Haq 34, Ahmed Hussain 30 not out; Nihar Parmar 2-18); JAPAN U-19 63 in 28.3 overs (Nihar Parmar 25; Mohammad Huzaifa 5-8, Mohammad Ahmed 2-9, Ahmed Hussain 2-17).
