Pakistan youngsters win the final match too
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Pakistan's players managed to win the five-match one-day cricket series between the Sri Lanka Under-17 team and the Pakistan Under-17 team by 4-1.
The fifth match of the series, played at the Multan Cricket Stadium on the 24th, ended with Pakistan securing a 27-run victory.
Winning the toss in this match, the Pakistan captain opted to bat first and his side posted 283 for 7, while the Sri Lankan team, coming in to reply, could manage only 256 for 7.
For this match, Sri Lanka brought in Chenuka Dodangoda and Chenul Milnaka in place of Shanon Silva and Chenul Hatharasinghe, who had played in the previous match. Pakistan went into this match without making any change to the side that featured in the previous game.
Sri Lanka Under-17 team
Stevon Peiris (captain and wicketkeeper), Methuka Gunaratne, Chenuka Dodangoda, Sashith Bandara, Reshon Solomons, Sandaru Malshan, Chenul Milnaka, Raveen Sachintha, Tharuka Samanjith and Kalindu Sachinthana
Pakistan Under-17 team
Azan Ahmed (captain), Daud Tauqeer Rana, Hamza Abbas Baloch, Mohammad Yousaf, Sudais Ahmed, Hamid Raza, Ammar Khan, Mohammad Saim, Arsalan Hassan (wicketkeeper), Abdullah Ahmed Butt and Fahad Iqbal.
Batting first in this match, Pakistan's top scorer was Mohammad Yousaf, who had also recorded a century in the second one-day match between the two countries. He faced 130 balls and made 105 runs with 12 fours.
In addition, captain Azan Ahmed also scored a half-century in this match as well. It was his third successive half-century in this series. By the time he was dismissed he had made 91 runs off 92 balls with 3 sixes and 6 fours.
The pair added 138 runs together for the third wicket.
Besides them, Hamid Raza also made 30 runs off 28 balls with a six and 2 fours.
With the ball, Raveen Sachintha and Kalindu Sachinthana claimed two wickets each, while Chenul Milnaka and Sandaru Malshan took a wicket apiece.
Coming in to chase, Sri Lanka's top scorer was vice-captain Sandaru Malshan, who batted in the middle order. He faced 55 balls and made 56 runs with 4 fours. It was his second half-century of the series.
He also put together a 99-run stand for the seventh wicket with Chenul Milnaka. At the end of the Sri Lankan innings Chenul Milnaka was unbeaten on 40 off 56 balls with 3 fours.
Apart from them, Yenula Hewawitharana made 46 runs off 71 balls with 7 fours, Methuka Gunaratne scored 23 runs off 28 balls with 2 fours and a six, and Chenuka Dodangoda made 22 runs off 31 balls with a four.
With the ball, Mohammad Saim recorded the best bowling figures of the innings with 2 wickets for 30 runs, while Sudais Ahmed, Ammar Khan, Hamid Raza and Fahad Iqbal picked up a wicket each.
Match summary scorecard
- Pakistan Under-17 team – 283 for 7 (50.0) Mohammad Yousaf 105, Azan Ahmed 91, Hamid Raza 30, Kalindu Sachinthana 2/53, Raveen Sachintha 2/51
- Sri Lanka Under-17 team – 256 for 7 (50.0) Methuka Gunaratne 23, Yenula Hewawitharana 46, Chenuka Dodangoda 22, Sandaru Malshan 56, Chenul Milnaka 40 not out, Ammar Khan 2/30
Pakistan Under-17 team won by 27 runs.
Man of the match – Mohammad Yousaf (Pakistan.)
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