The Australia team defeated Pakistan by 119 runs in the ICC U-19 World Cup, on January 28 (Friday) to qualify for the Super League semi finals. Australia became the third side, after Afghanistan and England to qualify for the semi final stage.
Pakistan skipper Qasim Akram won the toss and elected to bowl first but the decision did not seem to pay off as the Aussies started their batting on a convincing note. Their openers- Campbell Kellaway (47 runs off 63 balls) and Teague Wyllie (71 runs off 97 deliveries) showed amazing batting skills to give a good start to their side’s batting. Eventually, the opening partnership of 86 runs was broken as skipper Akram dismissed Kellaway in the 17th over of the match.
Skipper picks up second wicket
Corey Miller (64 runs off 75 balls) gave a good support to Wyllie but ultimately Miller was also sent back to the dressing room as Akram picked up his second dismissal of the game.
Wyllie on the other hand, looked set to score a century but he was dismissed by Awais Ali in the 38th over of the innings. The 17-year-old, right-handed batsman attempted to play a shot through leg side but he failed to connect successfully and as a result of it the ball hit the stumps. His innings was comprised of 8 boundaries.
Later, William Salzmann played a courageous knock of 25 runs off 14 deliveries (1 boundary and 2 sixes) to help his side in reaching a formidable total of 276 runs losing 7 wickets.
Pakistan skipper Akram turned out to be the best bowler of his side after he managed to pick up three wickets conceding 40 runs.
The run chase
In reply, Pakistan team could not manage to get a good start after they lost their two opening batsmen- Muhammad Shehzad (9 runs off 7 balls) and wicketkeeper Haseebullah Khan (10 runs off 10 balls) - within a total of just 27 runs.
Abdul Faseeh (28 runs off 44 balls) and Irfan Khan (27 runs off 42 balls) tried to do something constructive but their partnership of 50 runs off 71 balls did not help much eventually as their side could reach to a total of 157 runs ultimately, in 35.1 overs.
For Australia, their 18-year-old bowler, Salzmann emerged as the bowler after he picked up three wickets in the match.
