KARACHI – Opener Haider Ali’s century guided Pakistan to a 147-run winover Oman in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019match played at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s Bazaron Monday.
The win also confirmed Pakistan’s place in the tournament’s semi-final,where they will face arch-rivals India. Chasing 320-run target, Oman werenever in the hunt as they lost four wickets for 15 runs inside the firstsix overs. The side got bowled out in the 48th over for 172 runs.
For Oman, Mohammad Nadeem and Sandeep Goud showed some resistance andcontributed a 67-run partnership for the fifth-wicket. Nadeem top-scoredwith 46 off 68 balls, and struck seven fours, while Sandeep scored a83-ball 41. Late-order batsman Naseem Khushi scored 45 off 53 balls whichincluded three fours and four sixes.
For Pakistan, leg-spinner Mohammad Mohsin took two wickets for 16 runs ineight overs, while the pacers Mohammad Hasnain and Sameen Gul grabbed twowickets apiece.
Earlier, Pakistan scored 319 for six in 50 overs after being put into bat.Openers Haider Ali and Omair Bin Yousuf provided a solid start to theinnings and scored 67 for the first-wicket.
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Omair fell to right-arm pacer Mohammad Nadeem after scoring 33 off 38balls, hitting three fours. Haider and wicketkeeper batsman Rohail Nazircontributed 107 runs for the second- wicket off 129 balls. Rohail scored a72-ball 64 studded with six fours and a six.
Haider ended with an enterprising 118 off 132 balls laced with 10 fours andtwo sixes. Khushdil Shah contributed a quickfire unbeaten 54 off 24 balls,hitting three fours and five sixes. For Oman, Fayyaz Butt and MohammadNadeem grabbed two wickets each.
Today’s victory gave Pakistan an unbeaten record in the tournament havingpreviously beaten Afghanistan by eight wickets and Sri Lanka by 90 runs,respectively.
