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Pakistan finish third in the Under-19 World Cup 2020 after third-place playoff washed out

lol At Amir Khan generating even more pace by bowling from few step than the bowler who is bowling with a full run-up (Abbas Afridi I think)
 
Rohail Nazir focussed on all-important quarter-final clash against Afghanistan

Johannesburg, 30 January 2020:

Pakistan U19 captain Rohail Nazir is aiming to give a match winning performance and lead his side to a victory against Afghanistan when the two sides clash in the fourth quarter-final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Super League at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Friday.

Pakistan, the two-time champion dominated Group C but had to finish on the second spot due to a rained-off game against Bangladesh despite having reduced the eventual table-toppers to 106 for nine in 25 overs, last Friday at the JB Marks, Oval, Potchefstroom.

Pakistan team rested for two days following the match against Bangladesh before embarking on a gruelling four-day training and practice workout ahead of the quarter-final clash against their western neighbours.

They had an injury concern on Monday when opener Abdul Wahid Bangalzai who featured in the game against Bangladesh, twisted his ankle in the training session. He rested for the last two days before taking part in the training session on Thursday; a decision on his inclusion will be made on the morning of the match.

Rohail meanwhile is aiming to make-up for his failure in the game against Zimbabwe and lead the team from the front after having spent an extended time in nets this week.

Rohail Nazir said: “We have worked very hard in the last three days, the head coach has spoken to us and we have worked out a strategy to counter Afghanistan, who are a good team. I am confident that the team will deliver in the all-important match which is a do-or-die game for us.

“Unfortunately, I got out for a duck against Zimbabwe but I know it is high time for me to deliver for the team along with Haider Ali. I have worked hard on my game, during the three-day break and I feel I am prepared to deliver the goods for the team since these games are the ones that matter most.

“I am mentally prepared to lead the team to victory. Our lower middle-order has played very well so far, the way the batsmen applied themselves in the game against Zimbabwe gives me a lot of satisfaction. Now it is the time for Haider and me to excel and provide support which will surely improve the team performance further. The way we fought against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, gives me the confidence that we will do well against Afghanistan.

“I am very pleased with our bowlers; we have a very good left-armer (Tahir Hussain) while Amir Khan also did well after coming into the team. Abbas Afridi provides great back-up in the middle overs while we have a specialist spinner Aamir Ali, who also has done very well so far. I have full confidence in the abilities of my bowling attack.”

The winners of the fourth quarter-final take on defending champions India in the semi-final at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Tuesday 4 February.

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Most players from both sides look over 19 yrs of age. U23 is about right. Good luck to Afghanistan and Pakistan
 
If looks is the Cretria then a lot of India, Bangladesh players look around 23 roo.

Absolutely .. also hope Afghanistan go all the way . Deserve to win ... and if they do no one should bring their age into question .. it’s nonsense
 
This year most of the players including Afghani, Indians and Pakistani do not look like over aged.
 
If we are humliated by Afghanistan again

It will be right time to sack everyone working in NCA
 
Some good praise for Pakistan U19 fast-bowlers by Dominic Cork

"Pakistan have got a convoy of fast-bowlers who keep coming through. Every time you see an U19 side from Pakistan, you see a bunch of fast-bowlers who you know can go into the Test side. There's a lot of potential there, there's definitely some future stars in the Pakistan side"
 
Next match is on Saturday against the loser of New Zealand and Bangladesh for 3rd place.

Right now, the weather forecast looks pretty ominous.
 
Some good praise for Pakistan U19 fast-bowlers by Dominic Cork

"Pakistan have got a convoy of fast-bowlers who keep coming through. Every time you see an U19 side from Pakistan, you see a bunch of fast-bowlers who you know can go into the Test side. There's a lot of potential there, there's definitely some future stars in the Pakistan side"

What potential!!!! Our bowlers cannot even take a single wicket. Its not that India chased 40-60 runs. They scored 176 with no loss
 
Rohail Nazir in press conference:


"Its feels hard to lose this match - but then in cricket, one time loses and one team wins"

"We didnt play good cricket - we lost because the India team was better in the field, in the bowling and in the batting as well; They outclassed us and they have a good team"

"India bowling was quite good but we as a batting unit we didnt do well as our shot selection was not good"

"We practiced a lot but in the middle overs we did not play that well which is why we were bowled out for 172; This is why our bowling had to defend low total; We had to take wickets in the beginning but they played well; Also in 2nd innings the wicket started to play easy and they played well too"

"When Haider and I were batting, we were going very nicely and cruising after 25 overs as we had 106 runs and were only 2 wickets down but, after Haider's wicket we failed to build good partnerships in the middle overs - so that's the reason our batting line-up didnt get the big runs; If we had got good runs on the board, we could have defended them"

"As a team we have done well in this tournament, only in this match we scored 172 otherwise our batting has been clicking all the time; We have had some great positives in this tournament, we worked hard as a unit, our fast-bowlers and batsmen showed great character as this was their first time playing in a World Cup but unfortunately we didnt play well in this match"
 
So happy that rohail will no longer be our u19 captain.
Had enough of him
 
Or shehzad will be back to torture us again. Honestly have no idea how he got selected.

I have a feeling the entire point of Shehzad playing was to give him two world cups. Ijaz did something similar with Babar Azam if I remember correctly.

Remains to be seen if Shehzad justifies that selection in 2 years.
 
Apart from Haris or may be Qasim the whole team has lack of fighting attitude. They are too defensive, timid and hide in shell after loosing a wicket and let the opposition to dominate them. By aggression with little bit maturity sometime a weak team can challenge big teams.
The Australia team with nobody shows how to fight back and cover up your defects/skill by aggression and never give up attitude.
 
Pakistan U19 team training session underway at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni.

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Pakistan U19 team training session underway at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni. Pakistan will play New Zealand for third position match tomorrow at the same venue.

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Pakistan aim to finish ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on a high

• “The third-place play-off is a very important game for us, we want to finish the tournament on a high,” says head coach Ijaz Ahmed

Benoni, 7 February 2020:

Pakistan U19 will finish off their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 campaign with their third position play-off match against New Zealand at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Saturday.

The Rohail Nazir-led Pakistan U19 were defeated by India in the Super League semi-final at the JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom on Tuesday which ended their hopes of winning the title for the third time.

However, there will be a lot at stake when they take on New Zealand who lost their Super League semi-final to Bangladesh in Potchefstroom on Thursday. The boys in green are eager to end with a positive result by sealing the third spot.

Finishing third will help Pakistan U19 improve on their fourth spot in the last ICC U19 Cricket World Cup played in New Zealand in 2018.

Head coach Ijaz Ahmed confirmed at least one change in the eleven for tomorrow as left-arm-pacer Tahir Hussain has been ruled out of the match due to a back injury.

Ijaz Ahmed said: “The third place play-off is a very important game for us as we want to finish the tournament on a high. We are practicing the same way we had for every game. We want to finish third.

“We have told the players that it is another game and they should concentrate on their daily processes rather than worrying too much. This phase is also a part of the development of the players and a lesson that should come in handy for them in their careers ahead.

“I strongly feel these players have the potential to progress to a bigger stage. This bunch of players is very capable and some of them will surely represent Pakistan, play the HBL Pakistan Super League and first-class cricket in the days ahead. As a coach it gives me great pleasure to work on the players full of potential, the World Cup was part of their development and they have done fairly well in that aspect.

The team will meanwhile fly out of Johannesburg on Sunday morning; the players are expected to reach their home cities in the wee hours of Monday, 10 February.
 
Pakistan finish third in the Under-19 World Cup 2020 after playoff washed out

Update: Teams departure to the Benoni ground for third position play-off delayed due to heavy rain in Benoni/Johannesburg.
 
With the amount of rain happening, looks unlikely a game will happen
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Double rain in Benoni!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wet</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/U19CWC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#U19CWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/n8IyRt8OLm">pic.twitter.com/n8IyRt8OLm</a></p>— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) <a href="https://twitter.com/mmbangwa/status/1226042871435976704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Play should be underway soon :yk2
 
Match abandoned in Benoni.

Pakistan finish in third place ahead of New Zealand by virtue of accumulating more points than New Zealand in the group stage.
 
Match called-off, Pakistan U19 finish Third in the ICC U19 CWC

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I think Pakistan would've won anyway. It is shocking that NZ went to semi-final over West Indies.
 
Pakistan U19 finish third as play-off against New Zealand gets washed out


Benoni, 8 February 2020:

Persistent and heavy rain forced the cancellation of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 third position play-off between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Saturday.

The wash-out meant a third place finish for two-time champions Pakistan on the virtue of more points in group matches. Pakistan who were placed in Group C and finished with five points while New Zealand, who were in Group A, finished the group stage with three points.

Heavy overnight rain followed by persistent rain delayed the start of the game on Saturday morning. With the relentless rainfall in Benoni, the match was called-off by the umpires with no prospect of a start even 75 minutes after the scheduled 10am start, the toss was scheduled at 9:30am.

Pakistan who were beaten by India in the semi-final, finish one spot better than their number four finish in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018. The third position play-off was also washed out without a ball bowled between Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2018, the Afghans who were higher placed than Pakistan at the group stage finished third on that occasion.

For Pakistan batsman Haris Khan top-scored in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 with 131 runs in three innings of five games. Seamer Abbas Afridi took nine wickets in five matches to finish at the top of the wicket-takers’ list for Pakistan.

Pakistan beat Scotland and Zimbabwe in their Group C games, while their match against Bangladesh ended in No Result when rain interrupted play with Bangladesh tottering at 106 for nine in 25 overs.

Pakistan went on to defeat Afghanistan by six wickets in their quarter-final match before losing to India by 10 wickets in the semi-final.

Media Advisory for Pakistan U19 team return press conference:

Members of Pakistan U19 team and the team management will fly back to their respective cities from Johannesburg in two different flights tomorrow morning. They will return to Pakistan in the wee hours of Monday after taking connecting flights from Dubai.

The Lahore and Karachi-bound players and management are scheduled to fly out from Johannesburg at 10:30 am tomorrow, Sunday, 9 February while Islamabad-bound players who will travel to Peshawar from there are scheduled to fly out from Johannesburg at 1:30pm.

Head coach Ijaz Ahmed and captain Rohail Nazir will hold the post-ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 press conference at the Far End Pavilion, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore at 3:30 pm on Monday, 10 February.
 
2010 = 2nd.
2012 = 8th.
2014 = 2nd
2016 = 5th.
2018 = 3rd.
2020 = 3rd.

Always been there or thereabouts.

But trophies matter.

Hope we can win the damn thing in the West Indies in 2 years time. Not won any of the last 7 editions since Sarfraz's team of 2006. India would have won it 4 times in those 7 editions if they get over the line tomorrow. Can Bangladesh cause an upset?
 
No team have won back to back U19 World Cups except Pakistan.

But that will change if India can defend their title tomorrow.

Would love to see an upset personally.

Best wishes to India and Bangladesh and their talented young cricketers for the game of their lives up to now.

Hoping for an absolute cracker.

A great tournament that deserves a great finale.

India start favourites.
 
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