U19 World Cup: Pakistan win match from Afghanistan by 24 runs

U19 World Cup: Pakistan win match from Afghanistan by 24 runs

The Pakistani team made it to the Quarter Finals, after defeating Afghanistan in a thrilling ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup match in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday.

Earlier, the Green Shirts set their goal of 240 runs for the Afghan team after winning the toss.

Opener Muhammad Shehzad made 43 runs and his teammate Haseebullah Khan managed to score just two out of 10. Abdul Faseeh has always been Pakistan's leading scorer with 68 runs and Maaz Sadaqat's 42 runs.

Congratulations Pakistan U19 - an impressive 24-run win over Afghanistan 🇵🇰👏#U19CWC Group C. #PakistanFutureStars pic.twitter.com/9wfU2W1RUL

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 20, 2022

Pakistan began its World Cup campaign with a landslide victory over Zimbabwe a few days ago. Haseebullah Khan hit a fine 100 and Awais Ali scored 6 points in the opening game of the Green Shirts.