Morash
03-02-2014, 12:01 AM
SA win Under-19 World Cup after Pakistan crumble in final
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DUBAI: Pakistan flopped when it mattered most as South Africa finally broke their Under-19 World Cup jinx by beating the crowd favorites by six wickets in a largely one-sided final in Dubai.
It had been a bowler's tournament all the way through and the final lived up to that billing as South Africa's seamers, led by Corbin Bosch, bundled out Pakistan for a paltry 131.
South Africa were made to concentrate in their chase and it was their captain Aiden Markram who soaked in the pressure with an unbeaten fifty to steer his team home.
It was fitting that the team that remained unbeaten went on to lift the title, thereby shedding the infamous 'chokers' tag associated with their seniors.
This was South Africa's third appearance in the final of the U-19 World Cup and first since 2008.
This was also the second ICC tournament title for the South Africans, including their ICC knockout title in Dhaka in 1998.
Kagiso Rabada was expected to be the main threat with his pace and bounce, but while he succeeded in asserting control, it was the medium-pace duo of Bosch and Justin Dill who ran through the top and middle order, nipping out more than half the side after Pakistan were put into bat.
Imam-ul-Haq and Sami Aslam were cautious but looked relatively comfortable in the first eight overs, aware that they needed to set themselves up for the long haul.
But Imam pushed at one outside off and edged to the keeper Fortuin who took the first of his six catches.
Dill struck in his first over, getting Aslam to edge to Fortuin.
Bosch, very similar to Dill in terms of pace, dented Pakistan further with two wickets in an over.
Saud Shakeel chased a wide ball and edged to slip, before Kamran Ghulam pushed at one that moved away, edging to Fortuin.
Hasan Raza punched Dill past mid-off and cover for a boundary but the bowler struck again the next ball when Raza nicked a short of a length ball to Fortuin.
Bosch picked up another when Saifullah Khan half-heartedly pushed at one and edged to Fortuin, leaving Pakistan limping at 60 for 6.
It was down to Zafar Gohar and Amad Butt to bail Pakistan out of trouble again, after they did so successfully against England in the semi-final.
Gohar wasn't afraid to go over the top off the seamers, as Pakistan looked to make the most of the batting Powerplay.
Sigwili broke the stand of 45 before Bosch rounded off the innings with an inswinging yorker to Zia-ul-Haq.
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DUBAI: Pakistan flopped when it mattered most as South Africa finally broke their Under-19 World Cup jinx by beating the crowd favorites by six wickets in a largely one-sided final in Dubai.
It had been a bowler's tournament all the way through and the final lived up to that billing as South Africa's seamers, led by Corbin Bosch, bundled out Pakistan for a paltry 131.
South Africa were made to concentrate in their chase and it was their captain Aiden Markram who soaked in the pressure with an unbeaten fifty to steer his team home.
It was fitting that the team that remained unbeaten went on to lift the title, thereby shedding the infamous 'chokers' tag associated with their seniors.
This was South Africa's third appearance in the final of the U-19 World Cup and first since 2008.
This was also the second ICC tournament title for the South Africans, including their ICC knockout title in Dhaka in 1998.
Kagiso Rabada was expected to be the main threat with his pace and bounce, but while he succeeded in asserting control, it was the medium-pace duo of Bosch and Justin Dill who ran through the top and middle order, nipping out more than half the side after Pakistan were put into bat.
Imam-ul-Haq and Sami Aslam were cautious but looked relatively comfortable in the first eight overs, aware that they needed to set themselves up for the long haul.
But Imam pushed at one outside off and edged to the keeper Fortuin who took the first of his six catches.
Dill struck in his first over, getting Aslam to edge to Fortuin.
Bosch, very similar to Dill in terms of pace, dented Pakistan further with two wickets in an over.
Saud Shakeel chased a wide ball and edged to slip, before Kamran Ghulam pushed at one that moved away, edging to Fortuin.
Hasan Raza punched Dill past mid-off and cover for a boundary but the bowler struck again the next ball when Raza nicked a short of a length ball to Fortuin.
Bosch picked up another when Saifullah Khan half-heartedly pushed at one and edged to Fortuin, leaving Pakistan limping at 60 for 6.
It was down to Zafar Gohar and Amad Butt to bail Pakistan out of trouble again, after they did so successfully against England in the semi-final.
Gohar wasn't afraid to go over the top off the seamers, as Pakistan looked to make the most of the batting Powerplay.
Sigwili broke the stand of 45 before Bosch rounded off the innings with an inswinging yorker to Zia-ul-Haq.