Semi-Final 2: Pakistan u19 vs Australia u19 (Pak inns)

[Mercenary]

So far Australia are undefeated in the u19 world cup whilst Pakistan have gotten beat by Bangladesh. On the other hand in the last meeting between these two teams during the warmup for the u19 WC, Pakistan won the match by 3 wickets with over 6 overs to spare.

Just like in 2004, Pakistan's strength lies in our bowling attack and whilst spin was the main flavour of the 2004 attack, this new team are relying on their seamers.

After the India vs England semi-final there was a preview of the second semi-final and an English guy who is following the tournament was aksed what each teams strengths were. The guy replied that the Pakistan opening attack of Jamshed Ahmed and Anwar Ali were the best in the tournament sharing 10 wickets a piece in the last 4 games. Then he added that the first change seamer Akhtar Ayub who has 7 wickets isnt one to be written off either.

Overall he said that if the Pakistan batting didnt collpase as they (like any Pakistani team he said) are prone to do then the bowling attack wont be posed any problems by the Australians!

This match will be shown on Sky Sports 1 at 8:15am on Friday morning!! If you can watch it then dont miss it!!

[Amjid Javed]

Australia have been a dominant force in this tournament, from the first game where they thrashed South Africa to the quarter-final obliteration of Sri Lanka. They struggled against West Indies but still had the inner belief to seal the game at the end. The World Cup final has appeared to be their destiny from the off - but one bad day at the office and it will all be over, and in Pakistan they face a team with the capabilities to bring their excellent progress to a shuddering halt.

It is one of the most used phrases in cricket, but it really does depend which Pakistan turns up. If it is the slap-happy and wasteful side that lost to Bangladesh, Australia will breeze through. If, however, it is the cut-throat and focused team that crushed New Zealand and eased past Zimbabwe then Australia are in for a surprise.

Pakistan possesses a high quality new-ball attack, something Australia have not faced in the tournament. Jamshed Ahmed and Anwar Ali are capable of cutting swathes through any batting line-up. They generate impressive pace and bring that typical Pakistani attribute of late swing into the equation. Ali ripped through New Zealand with 5 for 36 and the supporting cast is not short on talent either.

While Pakistan's bowlers might provide a surprise to their opposition, Australia have their own firepower: a powerful batting line-up. Tom Cooper and Usman Khawaja have not clicked as a pair, but one has invariably stood tall at vital times. Cooper is the perfect foil for the stroke-makers in the middle order, of which Moises Henriques and Aaron Finch have shown their ability to clear the ropes with ease. They will respect the Pakistan bowlers, but in no way will they fear them.

Henriques also forms the spearhead of a powerful attack. The Australians' great attributes is their strength in depth: there is no let-up. Four of the bowlers are over six feet tall, meaning they can extract awkward life from even the most docile pitches. Adam Ritchard bowled his ten overs straight in the quarter-final, for just 20 runs, and Simon Keen has repeatedly followed the tight new-ball spells and taken advantage of shackled batsmen who need to attack.

It is this that puts Australia's noses in front heading into the match. Pakistan's batting still has question marks over it, partly because it wasn't tested against New Zealand (knocking off 78 in nine overs) and then took 48 overs to score 182 against Zimbabwe. Taking their time to score the runs was commendable, and does show a side that adapts, but the nagging feeling is that, under sustained pressure, the recklessness of the Bangladesh performance could resurface.

The fielding, too, will be a vital factor. As with any Australian side the U-19s pride themselves on winning matches in the field with diving saves and smart catches. Pakistan have a tendency to be lazy and they have already dropped more than their fair share of chances. A place in the World Cup final could rest on something as small as a brilliant stop or match-turning catch.

The winners also know that they face a team, India, right at the top of their game after demolishing England for 58 on Wednesday. Whether it is Australia or Pakistan, the final is a mouth-watering prospect.

Australia (probable) Usman Khawaja, Tom Cooper, Moises Henriques (capt), Tom Stray, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Matthew Wade (wk), Simon Keen, Ben Cutting, Jack McNamara, Adam Ritchard. Supersub Jon Holland

Pakistan (probable) Nasir Jamshed, Ali Khan, Mohammad Ibrahim, Rameez Raja, Ali Asad, Riaz Kail, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Imad Wasim, Jamshed Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Akhtar Ayub. Supersub Mohammad Laeeq

cricinfo

[hasanahmad]

Good to see we have some firepower in the under 19. we should bring them after the WC

[Amjid Javed]

repeat of warm up match would be nice: -

Under-19s World Cup Warm Up Match, 2005-06
Australia Under-19s v Pakistan Under-19s
De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa
1 February 2006 (50-over match)

Result: Pakistan Under-19s won by 3 wickets

Toss: Australia Under-19s
Umpires: R Dill (Bermuda) and TH Wijewardene

Players per side: 14 (11 bat, 11 field)


Australia Under-19s innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4 6
UT Khawaja c Sarfraz Ahmed b Riaz Kail 78 106 10 0
TLW Cooper lbw b Jamshed Ahmed 0 3 0 0
W Sheridan c Rameez Raja b Jamshed Ahmed 9 18 2 0
AJ Finch c Sarfraz Ahmed b Akhtar Ayub 14 27 1 1
DA Warner c Mohammad Ibrahim b Akhtar Ayub 0 1 0 0
+MS Wade c Ali Khan b Usman Malik 46 44 6 0
S Keen b Imad Wasim 22 37 3 0
AM Ritchard b Riaz Kail 0 3 0 0
*MC Henriques not out 23 30 2 0
JP McNamara b Imad Wasim 0 4 0 0
JM Holland b Jamshed Ahmed 6 7 1 0
Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 12) 17
Total (all out, 46.4 overs) 215

DNB: JM Bird, TD Stray, B Cutting.

FoW: 1-2 (Cooper, 0.5 ov), 2-25 (Sheridan, 6.5 ov),
3-74 (Finch, 16.1 ov), 4-74 (Warner, 16.2 ov),
5-147 (Wade, 29.3 ov), 6-169 (Khawaja, 38.1 ov),
7-177 (Ritchard), 8-192 (Keen, 41.5 ov),
9-198 (McNamara, 43.3 ov), 10-215 (Holland, 46.4 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Jamshed Ahmed 6.4 0 28 3 (2w)
Anwar Ali 7 0 19 0 (1w)
Akhtar Ayub 7 0 48 2 (3w)
Ali Khan 3 0 14 0 (1w)
Usman Malik 10 2 46 1
Riaz Kail 10 2 43 2 (5w)
Imad Wasim 3 0 12 2

Pakistan Under-19s innings (target: 216 runs from 50 overs) R B 4 6
Mohammad Faheem c Finch b Ritchard 10 29 0 0
Ali Khan b Bird 0 1 0 0
Mohammad Ibrahim c Henriques b Finch 62 56 13 1
Nasir Jamshed not out 56 63 8 0
Rameez Raja c & b Finch 8 22 1 0
Riaz Kail run out 7 22 1 0
*+Sarfraz Ahmed lbw b Finch 7 10 0 0
Mohammad Laeeq c Wade b Holland 4 10 0 0
Ali Asad not out 41 46 7 0
Extras (b 8, lb 4, nb 3, w 6) 21
Total (7 wickets, 43.4 overs) 216

DNB: Imad Wasim, Usman Malik, Anwar Ali, Akhtar Ayub, Jamshed Ahmed.

FoW: 1-1 (Ali Khan, 0.2 ov), 2-46 (Mohammad Faheem, 9.4 ov),
3-91 (Mohammad Ibrahim, 15.6 ov), 4-117 (Rameez Raja, 21.1 ov),
5-127 (Riaz Kail, 25.4 ov), 6-143 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 29.2 ov),
7-151 (Mohammad Laeeq, 33.1 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Bird 6 2 34 1
Ritchard 6 2 26 1 (1w)
Sheridan 2 0 18 0 (1nb, 1w)
Finch 10 2 53 3 (1nb)
Cooper 4 0 27 0 (2w)
Keen 4 0 12 0 (1nb)
McNamara 7 0 18 0 (1w)
Holland 4.4 0 16 1 (1w)

[Mercenary]

It should aslo be interesting to see Nasir Jamshed batting, this is what Aaqib had to say about Nasir...

Nasir Jamshed - Let me tell you of this amazing guy. Nasir Jamshed from Lahore: He is about 18, a left-hander…an attacking yet technically composed batsman. An exceptional talent. He's a future "international star". I'll say he needs 4 more years to get polished before he storms onto the international scene. A tremendous prospect!

PakPassion.Net: So who are the most technically composed and correct batsman at this level…i.e. out of the ones NOT in the current squad? Aaqib Javed: Definitely Hasan Raza and Nasir Jamshed.

...Aaqib thinks very highly of Nasir Jamshed, so far he hasnt done anything to justify this confidence but will he step up on the big stage??

[Pak_Attack]

Nasir Jamshed I'll look out for him, hopefully he puts in a big performance tommorow.

[inzidabest]

Originally Posted by Mercenary It should aslo be interesting to see Nasir Jamshed batting, this is what Aaqib had to say about Nasir... ...Aaqib thinks very highly of Nasir Jamshed, so far he hasnt done anything to justify this confidence but will he step up on the big stage??

If aaqib saysa Hasan raza has technique well he never knew what technique in batting is. raza feet dont move

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by inzidabest If aaqib saysa Hasan raza has technique well he never knew what technique in batting is. raza feet dont move

Even Inzi is stuck in the crease early on in his innings. Lets judge Raza once he gets going, you cant play someone like Warne with the authority that Raza played him with without good footwork!

[Mercenary]

Pakistan possesses a high quality new-ball attack, something Australia have not faced in the tournament. Jamshed Ahmed and Anwar Ali are capable of cutting swathes through any batting line-up. They generate impressive pace and bring that typical Pakistani attribute of late swing into the equation. Ali ripped through New Zealand with 5 for 36 and the supporting cast is not short on talent either.

Thats sound very promising, impressive pace with late swing and quality new ball bowling is a typical Pakistani trait!!

[inzidabest]

Originally Posted by Mercenary Even Inzi is stuck in the crease early on in his innings. Lets judge Raza once he gets going, you cant play someone like Warne with the authority that Raza played him with without good footwork!

Your first basic aim in batting when you walk out is to deny a wicket to the opposition and that does not come without proper feet movement.
Raza has to move his feet right from the start of the innings.

Now I might be sounding a little harsh ,but Pakistan have to start paying importance to feet movement.
Bob Woolmer has to work on it.

[Mercenary]

in 2004 we had a quality spin attack, in 2006 we appear to have a quality seam attack!

Maybe in 10 years time the Pakistani attack may comprise of Anwar Ali, Jamshed Ahmed, Mansoor Amjad and Tariq Mahmood!!

The future looks bright the future looks green

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by inzidabest Now I might be sounding a little harsh ,but Pakistan have to start paying importance to feet movement. Bob Woolmer has to work on it.

I think its more a case of lack of concentration early on.

If you watch the Indian batsmen when they first come in, they concentrate on the bowler and the close in fielders. They are just looking to survive and if in the process a few boundaries come along then they will accept them.

Pakistani batsmen have a different approach, as soon as they arrive they twist their necks around 360 degrees after every delivery looking for gaps to smash the ball into! They premeditate far too much and dont let the batting flow naturally, thats part of the reason why we collapse because so many of our batsmen are prone to getting out early!

[Pak_Attack]

I would have expected at least one of the spinners to have broken into the pak team (2 years since last U19 WC) but we have not heard much about them coming into the side, only about Tariq Mahmood's dodgy action.

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by Pak_Attack I would have expected at least one of the spinners to have broken into the pak team (2 years since last U19 WC) but we have not heard much about them coming into the side, only about Tariq Mahmood's dodgy action.

Tariq Mahmood is an enigma, he seems to have disappeared.

Mansoor Amjad was on the verge but Imran Tahir seems to have edged past him due to Mansoor's poor form in recent times.

If we didnt have Afridi to bowl leg spin in ODI's and Kaneria to bowl it in tests then Mansoor or Tahir would have broken into the first team by now.

If either of those two were English, Saffie or Windian then they would already be playing international cricket!

It's a shame about Tariq Mahmood because I think that as an off-spinning all-rounder he would have been a perfect addition to both the ODi and test teams!

[inzidabest]

Originally Posted by Mercenary I think its more a case of lack of concentration early on. If you watch the Indian batsmen when they first come in, they concentrate on the bowler and the close in fielders. They are just looking to survive and if in the process a few boundaries come along then they will accept them. Pakistani batsmen have a different approach, as soon as they arrive they twist their necks around 360 degrees after every delivery looking for gaps to smash the ball into! They premeditate far too much and dont let the batting flow naturally, thats part of the reason why we collapse because so many of our batsmen are prone to getting out early!

How can they not concentrate Merc. They need a sports phsychologist then. Accept that they are mentally not strong and they need one sports phsychologist. And they need to be ruthless. Win the toss and give advantage to opposition. I wonder if it was Woolmers idea there.

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by inzidabest How can they not concentrate Merc. They need a sports phsychologist then. Accept that they are mentally not strong and they need one sports phsychologist. And they need to be ruthless. Win the toss and give advantage to opposition. I wonder if it was Woolmers idea there.

It's a Pakistani trait, we dont have much patience as a nation as a whole. You ever tried to queue in pakistan??

[inzidabest]

Originally Posted by Mercenary It's a Pakistani trait, we dont have much patience as a nation as a whole. You ever tried to queue in pakistan??

lol
cannot be worse than India. Ever tried it in India?

[Rob H]

I hope Rameez Raja does well

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by Rob H I hope Rameez Raja does well

What if I switch the telly on and it really is Rameez Raja with a dodgy Afro wig and fake beard??

[Amjid Javed]

tariq mahmood has started to play domestic LOI cricket again.

[Cartman]

what was the problem with tariq mehmood aj.. was it his action?

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Cartman what was the problem with tariq mehmood aj.. was it his action?

It was exactly like Murali's - not sure if he has sorted it or not BUT he is playing domestic cricket now, tho having said that Beera is still playing Domestic cricket despite his action

[Cartman]

saary tundey, langrey, looley, wattey domestic cricket mein jama hein.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Anyone know if Ali Imran Pasha is playing domestic cricket?

He was impressive in the last World Cup

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by Geordie Ahmed Anyone know if Ali Imran Pasha is playing domestic cricket? He was impressive in the last World Cup

He's still in contention, Aaqib mentioned him in his interview with Farhad...

Imran Ali Pasha is another 85+ mph bowler who is making rapid strides too

I could tell from watching him bowling in the u19 world cup that he was pacy and Aaqib has confirmed that he bowls 85mph+

I believe he's currently playing for Sialkot. Here are a couple of pics of him from the 20/20 tournament...





His stats so far are...

13 Ms -- 20 wkts @ 25.80 avg -- 28.0 SR -- 5.5 Eco -- 1.5 WPM ----> Limited Overs
09 Ms -- 27 wkts @ 31.85 avg -- 48.9 SR -- 3.9 Eco -- 3.0 WPM ----> First Class

...he looked a very good prospect in 2004 and his figures in the domestic arent bad considering Pakistani pitches.

However I think he may have been pushed out of contention by the likes of Asif, Gul, Arafat, Irshad, Ali and especially Najaf Shah whom I see as being the next major inclusion into our pace ranks!!

[NewCricketFan]

The Indian U-19 team seems to be the best in terms of batting. If Pak beats Australia then it will lose to India in the finals. Isn't it better if it loses to Australia so that it can avoid getting thrashed by India in the finals?

[dan hudson]

I don't think I will be able to watch much of this match but I will be interested to see how Moises Henriques goes. He's obviously the star of the Australian U19s team and has been a gun in this tournament so far.

[Asim2Good]

any update guys ?

[cavin420]

yes pak have won the toss and are batting

[cavin420]

sarfraz ahmad is very much inzi alike started his speech BISMILLAH yes very gud wicket we bat first 200 good score ....and that was it....nice to see him copying inzi word by word .....not only does he look like him also speaks like him

these aussies have given some serious beatings to some teams on their way to the semis...impressive...........
i really do hope pak win and its a pak vs india final inshAllah

[Kashif]

I was tempted to take time off work to watch this but will stick to watching the highlights later on. Would make an interesting final clash, if Pakistan win.

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Kashif I was tempted to take time off work to watch this but will stick to watching the highlights later on. Would make an interesting final clash, if Pakistan win.

dont worry i will keep you peeps posted..........btw the aussie skipper was really tall ..sarfraz looked like a midget ..........

[cavin420]

by the way our strength again is our bowling....3 of our bowlers have got 27 wickets between us .......and our top batting scores only 70 odd.......intresting.........

[Mercenary]

great news, there is a speed gun!!

[cavin420]

we are away first ball courtesy noball..........followed by a wide.........
nasir is a left handed batter...hes on strike.........

[cavin420]

and almost a run out.fortunatly for pak throw was poor...

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Mercenary great news, there is a speed gun!!

by that merc, do you mean me or the actual one
seems to be ok last ball was 85mph by moses the aussie skipper..........not a long run-up as well..but another no ball....

[Kashif]

Correct me if I'm wrong, only Riaz Afridi has played for the international team from the last U19 world cup squad. Let's see if there are any future stars from this squad.

[cavin420]

444444444444444444 to nasir........inside edge

7 for 0 pak

[Kashif]

Originally Posted by cavin420 and almost a run out.fortunatly for pak throw was poor...

Can only be a Pakistani team How difficult is yes/no/wait/ sorry(after the runout)?

[Kashif]

Who's commentating? Was there a pitch report?

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Kashif Correct me if I'm wrong, only Riaz Afridi has played for the international team from the last U19 world cup squad. Let's see if there are any future stars from this squad.

salman butt?if you mean from 2003 wc?
otherwise from under 19 wc,s we have loads.....

this nasir guy looks a strong leg side player.........ibrahaim is the other one looks solid.....in his defence..

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Kashif Who's commentating? Was there a pitch report?

robin jackman n another fellow i dont know........or doesnt seem to be a familar voice.....
no pitch report but they say its a batting paradise saying that

ibrahim goesssssss outtttttttt caught behind 9 for 1 pak

[Kashif]

Cavin, yes I meant from the U19 squad which won in 2003/4. Strong legside player is a default description for Pakistani batsmen.

[Mercenary]

muhammad ibrahim out in the second over, 9 for 1

the pak batsmen look nervous

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Kashif Can only be a Pakistani team How difficult is yes/no/wait/ sorry(after the runout)?

tell me about it!

the bowler who got the wicket bowled a beautful outswinger mohd ibhrahim followed it reallly could have left it alone since the balls moving around.......
ali khan comes out...........tall lad.......decent tech.defends the last 2 balls...
9 for 1
2 overs

[Kashif]

If it's a batting pitch, then we need at least 270. Our opening woes continue at U19 level too!

[Asim2Good]

score plz

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Kashif Cavin, yes I meant from the U19 squad which won in 2003/4. Strong legside player is a default description for Pakistani batsmen.

kash , i blv salman butt is the main one whose made it on a mor regular basis in the current team...he was the captain of the under 19,s wasnt he?

beautifull bowling moses beats ali........they need to calm down ......its only a semi-final , india is next inshAllah
10 for 1 pak

[the true passionist]

10/1

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Kashif If it's a batting pitch, then we need at least 270. Our opening woes continue at U19 level too!

kash, our batting isnt our strength as the records suggest we have struggled to post 200 even so anything decent will do.....
10 for 1
3 overs.........

[cavin420]

guess who due to come in next??? rameez raja wonder if hes in any way related to the orginal rambo

44444444444444444444 comes down the track nasir..............again leg side.........

14 for 1 pak

[the true passionist]

14/1

[cavin420]

ok this lad nasir seems to be an agressive player.......good to see after hitting a boundery looks for singles.........nice......
15 for 1 pak

[Officer Barbrady]

The cricinfo writer was impressed by the Pakistani opening bowlers (one is a left-armer btw). Would like to read views and perhaps see a clip or two on the two later today.

I think the names are Anwar Ali and Jamshed Ahmed or something.

[cavin420]

this no 3 batter ali doesnt seem to impress me footwork all over the place.......not your ideal no 3 i would say.......4 overs 15........this lefty is timing the ball sweetly nasir .........16 now with that no ball pak

[cavin420]

wow
444444444444444444444444444444444 over the bowlers head 2 bounces 4.......
20 for 1 pak

[the true passionist]

nice straight shot...20/1 nasir looking good.

[cavin420]

Originally Posted by Marooned The cricinfo writer was impressed by the Pakistani opening bowlers (one is a left-armer btw). Would like to read views and perhaps see a clip or two on the two later today. I think the names are Anwar Ali and Jamshed Ahmed or something.

we have 3 attacking bowlers would tell you the names in a bit......sarfraz ahmad is the skipper , an all-rounder bowls good as well...

21 for 1 pak

[Kashif]

Good to see some common sense prevail in the youngsters. If the boundaries are not there, take the singles and rotate strike. Nothing else pisses off the bowler more than that as he has to readjust field for the other batsmen, even amend line or length if the player is a lefty. Something Buttt/Kami did not do yesterday.

[cavin420]

moses consistently bowling at 85 , 86 mph nice bouncer that well left by ali.....

44444444444444444444 to fine leg shabash lad.........this time its ali on his hips n helped away bread n butter for our boys

25 for 1 pak

[the true passionist]

good rate...hope we dont lose wkts.

[cavin420]

next ball plays a horrible looking shot ali goes for it well outside off stump................

next over nasir plays a straight drive..keeper has come up now due to his previous over heroics

6 .1 overs 25 for 1 pak

and stumpppppppppppppppppp nasir goessssssssssssssssss

[the true passionist]

oh god oh god Nasir gone

[cavin420]

wide down the leg side and unfortunalty for nasir the keeper was up as i mentioned earlier and he lost his balance rest is history

rameez raja out with a decent hair cut /style looking to play straight reminds me of the original rambo

[cavin420]

6 overs........26 for 2 pakistan.........
i reckon nasir was the only aggressive player we had top of the order........rameez looks preety solid (i hope not as solid as the original rambo otherwise im better off sleeping

[pak4life]

whos the team coach

[Big Mac]

Dropped catch, that was very lucky

[cavin420]

dropped aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[the true passionist]

dropped...tough catch

[Big Mac]

That should probably have been given out LBW as well.

[cavin420]

what a horrible attempt of a hook shot was that....even shoaib maliks yesterdays dismisal looks decent compared to this

next ball a close lbw shoutttt n not out phewwwwwww living dangerously here peeps

30 for 2 pak

[the true passionist]

inherits the pakistani chronic disease of playing across the line.

[cavin420]

31 for 2...........ok finally proven aussies are human dropped catch so what if it was there under 19,s
dropped at 3rd man thoough they are never easy down there....
pak need to settle down its a 50 over game...........another outside edge falls shot of 1st slip

[the true passionist]

oh fernando

[Mercenary]

Rameez Raja thinks he's Afridi

[cavin420]

ian bishop into the commentery ............

wide ball should have been punished come on rameez dont copy the original rambo now

32 for 2 pak

PS ..Good morning big mac!

[cavin420]

that was a beautiful shot but lack of timing and no placement gets him nada.......
man i hate ranjit fernando...........
beautiful shot just for 1 they have a fielder at sweeeper position

33 for 2

[Mercenary]

Pakistani batsmen seem to have no idea which ball to hit and which to block

It's like a team full of Razzaq's flittling between block and blast but on the wrong balls

[the true passionist]

what can pak score here...220?