Major setback for Pakistan ahead of virtual knockout vs India in U-19 World Cup

Pakistan person suffered a large setback up of their mouth-watering Under-19 clash against India astatine the Queens Sports Club successful Bulawayo, a lucifer that volition determine the 4th semi-finalist of the ICC Under-19 World Cup successful Zimbabwe.

Afghanistan and England joined Australia arsenic the latest entrants into the semi-finals connected Friday pursuing awesome performances successful their Super Six clashes, with an unbeaten England becoming the archetypal squad from Group 2 to scope the last four. Sunday’s marquee India-Pakistan brushwood present shapes up arsenic a virtual knockout.Pakistan’s preparations were dented aft wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shayan was ruled retired owed to injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed.

“Pakistan U19 wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shayan has been ruled retired of the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup aft being struck connected the chemoreceptor by a shot portion wicketkeeping to a accelerated bowler during a scenario-based signifier match,” the PCB said successful a statement. He was taken to hospital, wherever X-rays confirmed a fracture, with a replacement acceptable to beryllium named successful owed course.Australia had already progressed to the last 4 from Group 1, portion Afghanistan grabbed the remaining spot pursuing a commanding 191-run triumph implicit Ireland.

England sealed qualification from Group 2 aft defeating New Zealand by 65 runs, courtesy a five-wicket haul from Manny Lumsden. India presently bask an vantage heading into their clash with Pakistan, sitting connected six points from 3 matches with a superior nett tally rate, portion Pakistan person 4 points.In Harare, Afghanistan rode connected a scintillating 163 from Faisal Khan to station 315/7 aft electing to bat first.

Faisal struck 18 fours and a six successful his 142-ball knock, which stands arsenic the highest idiosyncratic people by an Afghan batter successful tourney history. Afghanistan were successful aboriginal occupation astatine 27/2 earlier a 75-run third-wicket concern betwixt Faisal and Uzairullah Niazai steadied the innings. The crippled swung decisively successful Afghanistan’s favour during a 188-run fourth-wicket basal betwixt Faisal and skipper Mahboob Khan, who scored 89 disconnected 79 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.Ireland’s Reuben Wilson and Olly Riley picked up 3 wickets apiece, but the Irish pursuit ne'er took off. Ireland were bowled retired for 124, with Marko Bates (34) and Wilson (31) adding 55 for the sixth wicket successful a little amusement of resistance. Abdul Aziz led Afghanistan’s bowling with 3/21, portion leg-break bowler Aqil Khan wrapped up proceedings with 3 wickets for 36 runs.Earlier successful Bulawayo, New Zealand, already retired of semi-final contention, restricted England to 234/7 connected a tricky surface. Ben Dawkins made a cautious 42, portion Ben Mayes (53) and Caleb Faloner (47) chipped successful with captious contributions. Mason Clarke was the prime of New Zealand’s bowlers with 2/38. However, Lumsden turned the crippled connected its caput with figures of 5/17 arsenic New Zealand were bowled retired for 169 successful 38.5 overs, contempt Senith Reddy’s 47 and a 58-run basal with Callum Samson.