Pakistan captain Baig eyes U19 Asia Cup glory after they brush Afghanistan aside

12.12.2023 - 16:59 thenationalnews.com

Saad Baig urged his Pakistan side not to let up after claiming their third hefty win in the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai. They completed a clean sweep of group wins as they beat Afghanistan by 83 runs at the ICC Academy on Tuesday.

That followed on from them steamrollering India and Japan earlier in the week. They will face the second-placed side from the other pool – which could potentially be the UAE – in the last four on Friday. “The tournament is not over yet, hopefully we have two matches left, as our aim is to win the Asia Cup,” Baig, the captain, said.

The tournament had already been highly productive for Pakistan’s batters, and they had a new stand out against the Afghans. Shamyl Hussain had scored a duck and eight in his previous two trips to the crease in this tournament, but won the player of the match award for his 54-ball 75 at the top of the order this time. “I missed out on a double hundred, everyone has been telling me,” Shamyl said. “That’s OK.

I will learn from this. This is a really good match for me. After the semi-finals and hopefully the final, hopefully I can carry on this form.” Japan, who the UAE face on Wednesday, have yet to reach three figures in total so far in the competition.

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