By Nadene Smith
GOLD COAST, Australia (TheSportsNext) August 3, 2012:
Australia U19 cricket team defeated Pakistan U19 by eight wickets in the final
Youth One Day International but the Pakistani colts still won the three-match
series by 2-1.
Batting first, Pakistan U19 could manage only 179 all out
from 47.5 overs with Imam-ul-Haq top-scoring with 77 runs from 118 with the
help of six boundaries. Umar Waheed (52 from 102 – 1 four, 6 sixes) also played
well but middle and lower middle-order batting collapsed after skipper Babar
Azam and Faraz Ali went for duck.
Ashton Turner took three wickets for 38 runs while Harry
Conway and Joel Paris captured two wickets apiece for 25 and 40 runs,
respectively.
Chasing 180 runs for victory, Australia U19 reached the
target from 48.2 overs for the loss of only two wickets. Cameron Bancroft (76
from 133 - 3 fours) and Kurtis Patterson (52 not out from 81 – 2 fours, 1 six)
played central role in the successful run-chase.
Cameron Bancroft was declared Man of the Match as well as
Man of the Series for his brilliant performances.
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