Pakistan edge India in Under-19 Asia Cup thriller

Monday, June 25, 2012 - Karachi—Opener Sami Aslam continued his prolific form as Pakistan Under-19 beat India Under-19 by one run in a thrilling last-ball finish in the Under-19 Asia Cup on Sunday.

In a pulsating finish to the second Group A match being played at Kuala Lumpur’s Kinrara Oval ground, Mohammad Nawaz bowled a dot ball to end the match and India U19’s innings at 286-7.

India U-19 were brought close to the target with the help of Vijay Zol’s unbeaten century (109), wayward Pakistan U-19 bowling and fielding as they gave away 28 runs and dropped two catches in the last two overs.

Zol was helped by captain Unmukt Chand (49) and Akshdeep Nath (42) but two wickets apiece from Nawaz and Akhtar Waheed kept the match balanced until the last delivery.

Earlier, Aslam led Pakistan’s assault with 121 runs, following-up on his 82 against Nepal U-19, in his innings of 15 fours and one six. He was helped by Imam-ul-Haq (88) and all-rounder Nawaz (42) as they took on the Indian bowling with 29 fours and three sixes in the total of 287-7. Left-arm pacers Rush Kalaria (4-54) and Mohsin Sayyed (2-63).—INP