By Nadene Smith
BUDERIM, Australia
(TheSportsNext) August 15, 2012: The Afghanistan U19 cricket team won the
battle of minnows at the 2012 ICC U19 World Cup on Wednesday when they defeated
Scotland U19 by 10 runs in the Group B match played at John Blanck Oval in
Buderim.
Batting first, Afghanistan U19 were bowled out for 191 from
48.3 overs with skipper Javed Ahmad (71) and Afsar Khan (44) top scoring
whereas Gavin Main (4/26) and Ruaidhri Smith (4/45) did Scotland U19 proud with
superb bowling.
In reply, Scotland U19 were bowled out for 181 runs from
49.2 overs as nobody could support Ross McLean (67). Sayed Shirzad (3/33) and
Aftab Alam (2/45) bowled well for Afghanistan U19. Afghan skipper Javed Ahmadi
was declared Man of the Match.
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