Under-19 World Cup 2016 …Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals

Feb 09, 2016 Sports

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Zimbabwe and Scotland also win
ESPNcricinfo – Shimron Hetmyer, the West Indies captain, had contributed all of 23 runs in four innings going into the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup. When the heat was on, he led the way with a sparkling half-century that helped West Indies chase down Pakistan’s 227 for 6 by five wickets in Fatullah to set up a semifinal date with hosts Bangladesh.

That meant Umair Masood’s fighting 113 and his 164-run stand for the sixth wicket with Salman Fayyaz that helped Pakistan stage a remarkable recovery from 57 for 5 went in vain as West Indies chased down the target with 10 overs to spare.
Chemar Holder, the pacer who flew into Dhaka only two days ago as a replacement for the injured Obed McCoy, did the early damage by dismissing Zeeshan Malik, the Pakistan captain, and Shadab Khan inside six overs. Things continued to slide as Alzarri Joseph, the pacer who clocked the fastest ball of the tournament at 147 clicks, dismissed Mohammad Umar to leave Pakistan’s top three back in the hut inside nine overs.
When Saif Badar and Hasan Mohsin were dismissed, Pakistan were in danger of folding inside 100. As the pitch eased out considerably, Masood opened up to play freely and was complemented well by the pugnacious Fayyaz, who rotated strike efficiently in the middle overs. Masood cut loose towards the end as Pakistan smashed 82 runs off the last 10 overs.
Gidron Pope smashed two fours and two sixes in his 25 as West Indies wiped out 45 in the first six overs, before he was caught at point to give Ahmad Shafiq a breakthrough. But the momentum was carried forward by Hetmyer, who used his feet admirably against the spinners to pinch boundaries at will to eat into the target. Hetmyer’s dismissal for 52 that broke a 77-run stand allowed Pakistan to claw back as the spinners choked the runs for a brief while.
West Indies didn’t help their cause with two runs out that left the game on an even keel, until Shamar Springer’s run-a-ball 37 brought the target to inside 40, which was wiped ou by Jyd Goolie and Keemo Paul as West Indies cruised home with plenty to spare.
Meanwhile, A four-wicket haul from Richard Ngarava gave Zimbabwe Under-19s a thumping win over South Africa Under-19s in the ninth-place playoff semi-final in Cox’s Bazar. Ngarava finished with figures of 4 for 10 as Zimbabwe sent South Africa in to bat and bowled them out for 91. A 46-ball 32 from Rivaldo Moonsamy, batting at No. 6, was the only innings of any real magnitude as South Africa folded inside the 40th over. Zimbabwe completed their chase in 22 overs, with no real hiccups as Ryan Murray (26*) and Jeremy Ives (34*) saw them through with an unbroken partnership of 52 for the third wicket.
Scores: Zimbabwe Under-19s 94 for 2 (Ives 34*) beat South Africa Under-19s 91 (Moonsamy 32, Ngarava 4-10) by eight wickets.
And an all-round display from Finlay McCreath propelled Scotland Under-19s to a 76-run win over Fiji Under-19s in the 13th place playoff semi-final. Fiji sent Scotland in to bat and made regular inroads – particularly via Cakacaka Tikoisuva, who finished with figures of 4 for 46 – but McCreath’s 82-ball 60 (4×4, 1×6) steered them to a total of 225.
Fiji’s chase floundered right from the start, and they were in danger of folding for under 100 for the fourth time in the tournament when they lost their seventh wicket with only 64 on the board. But Peni Vuniwaqa, Fiji’s highest run-getter in the tournament, made their first half-century of the tournament, and added 47 for the eighth wicket with Josaia Baleicikoibia (27) to ensure they did not suffer that fate. Eventually, Fiji were bowled out for 149 in the 43rd over, with Vuniwaqa the last man out for a 123-ball 80, containing eight fours and two sixes. Seamers McCreath and Cameron Sloman finished with three wickets apiece.
Scores: Scotland Under-19s 225 (McCreath 60, Shah 39, Tikoisuva 4-46) beat Fiji Under-19s 149 (Vuniwaqa 80, Sloman 3-30, McCreath 3-48) by 76 runs.

ICC Under-19 World Cup – Quarter final

Scoreboard

Pakistan Under-19s innings (50 overs maximum)

Zeeshan Malik*    c John b Holder    3

Mohammad Umar lbw b Joseph        8

Shadab Khan c Hetmyer b Holder     1

Saif Badar       c †Imlach b Springer   10

Hasan Mohsin      c †Imlach b Paul   19

Umair Masood†  c †Imlach b John 113

Salman Fayyaz      not out                 58

Hasan Khan       not out                      1

Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 9)                        14

Total (6 wkts) (4.54 per over)       227        

 

Did not bat: Hayatullah, Sameen Gul, Ahmad Shafiq

Fall of wickets 1-4 (Zeeshan Malik, 3.3 ov), 2-14

(Shadab Khan, 5.2 ov), 3-21 (Mohammad Umar, 8.4 ov),

4-40 (Saif Badar, 14.4 ov), 5-57 (Hasan Mohsin, 20.6 ov),

6-221 (Umair Masood, 49.1 ov)

 

Bowling          O         M        R         W        Econ  

AS Joseph           10        0          28        1          2.80     (4w)

CK Holder           7          2          26        2          3.71     (2w)

SK Springer        7          1          43        1          6.14     (1w)

RD John            10        1          38        1          3.80

KMA Paul        10        1          53        1          5.30     (1w)

GD Pope           4          0          20        0          5.00     (1w)

JU Goolie        2          0          14        0          7.00

 

West Indies Under-19s innings (target: 228 runs)

GD Pope         c Hasan Mohsin b Ahmad Shafiq            25

TA Imlach†     run out (Sameen Gul/Shadab Khan)   54

SO Hetmyer* st †Umair Masood b Shadab Khan        52

KU Carty        run out (Shadab Khan)           7                  19

SK Springer    c Shadab Khan b Sameen Gul                 37

JU Goolie        not out                                                             26

KMA Paul       not out                                                             24

Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 2)                                                              4

Total   (5 wkts; 40 overs) (5.72 per over)   229        

Did not bat: MO Frew, RD John, AS Joseph, CK Holder

Fall of wickets 1-45 (Pope, 6.2 ov), 2-122 (Hetmyer, 19.1 ov), 3-138 (Carty, 25.3 ov), 4-147 (Imlach, 27.1 ov), 5-190 (Springer, 34.4 ov)

 

Bowling           O      M        R         W        Econ  

Sameen Gul          5          0          32             1          6.40

Hasan Mohsin     2          0          18              0          9.00     (1w)

Hayatullah           5          0          37              0          7.40

Ahmad Shafiq     7          0          35               1          5.00     (1w)

Shadab Khan      10        1          54                1           5.40

Hasan Khan           9          0          38              0          4.22

Salman Fayyaz     2         0          13                0          6.50

 

Match details

Toss – Pakistan Under-19s, who chose to bat

Series – West Indies Under-19s advanced

Youth ODI debut – CK Holder (West Indies Under-19s)

Player of the match – Umair Masood (Pakistan Under-19s)

Result -West Indies Under-19s won by 5 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)

Umpires – RT Robinson (England) and C Shamshuddin (India)

TV umpire – RSA Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)

Match referee – GF Labrooy (Sri Lanka)

Reserve umpire – RJ Bailey (England)

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