da bet7： Another responsible knock by Kamran Sajid helped PakistanU-19 to earn a sensational one-wicket win, their fourthconsecutive one, over Sri Lankan U-19 in the fourth onedayer at the Gaddafi Stadium Monday
27-Nov-2001Another responsible knock by Kamran Sajid helped PakistanU-19 to earn a sensational one-wicket win, their fourthconsecutive one, over Sri Lankan U-19 in the fourth onedayer at the Gaddafi Stadium Monday.Set to score 190 for victory in the stipulated 50 overs,Pakistan U-19 began cautiously and were 147 for four by the41st over. At that stage, a sudden collapse reduced the hometeam to 185 for nine in the 49th over.Junaid Zia who led the team in place of regular skipperSalman Butt along with the lastman Umer Gul were at thecrease and the home side needed four runs for a win in the50th over to be bowled by the left-arm paceman De Wijeratne.Umer struck the winning stroke on the fourth ball of thefinal over when he pulled Wijeratne to the mid-wicket on fortwo runs which opened his account and also completed thevictory target.Kamran who scored 61 runs at Sheikhupura in the third matchplayed with authority to hit his second fifty of the series.He scored 60 with four boundaries and one six off 83 balls.For Sri Lanka Farveez Maroof was the pick of the bowlerstaking four for including the wicket of Kamran 28. Kamranwith Asim Munir Butt (34, two fours, 55 balls) addedprecious 75 runs in their fourth wicket association. Bothjoin hands when openers Saqib Zia (7) and Atiq-ur-Rehman(16) and Khaqan Arsal (29, three fours) had thrown theirwickets cheaply at the total of 72.Earlier forced to bat first, Sri Lankan U-19 failed to getan inspiring start as lost six first wickets for a paltry104 by the 31st over before getting a total of 189 for ninein 50 overs.However, vice-captain Jeevan Mendis who scored unbeaten 65,added valuable 42 runs with Mahroof (17) in the seventhwicket association in 41 minutes to lift the total to 146.Leg-spinner Kamran Younis broke the partnership when hadcaught Mahroof by Yasir Shah. Mendis then got D Prasad (16)to plunder another 36 runs in eighth wicket partnership.Skipper Dammika Niroshan was run out on the last ball of thefinal over for one as Mendis came out unbeaten for 65. Hebelted seven boundaries and faced 99 balls during a gallantstay of 149 runs.Mendis who also took one wicket and held one brilliant catchwas jointly declared as Man-of-the-Match with Pakistan’sKamran.The fifth and the final match of the series will be heldunder floodlights at the same venue on Tuesday.