Pakistan U/19 vs Cricket Web U/19, Second Test played at Multan
Currie Ruins Pakistan's Day
In another frightfully low scoring encounter, Matt Currie took the Cricket Web U/19 team over the line with amazing figures of 8 for 63 to bowl the Pakistan team out 36 runs short of victory.
Currie bowled solid from one end, after being second change, and took wickets at a constant rate before demolishing the woeful Pakistan tail. Pakistan chasing 168 were all out for 132 with opener Nasir Jamshed top scoring with just 32.
The match began with Thamba Mamesh winning the toss and electing to bat. The Cricket Web team put on a solid 234 first innings total with another decent 44 run opening stand between captain Mamesh and Luff. Luff, Ritchie, Jasotharan and Burke all made it into the 30's and were dismissed once set. Showing that the Pakistan bowling were always there or there abouts.
Pakistan in reply made 145, somehow, with a lone innings of 68 from Riaz Kail. Opening bowlers Goughy and Cameron were once again the pick of the bunch for the Cricket Webbers, sharing 3 a piece.
Second time around the Cricket Webbers could not put up any resilience with the bat, folding for a mere 79 runs and making a match of it for the Pakistani's. The wickets were evenly shared and Shan Jasotharan was the only light for the Cricket Web team as he belted 21 from only 9 balls, showing glimpses of his selection in the under nineteen team over time.
Defending just 168 the Cricket Webbers always knew the Pakistan batting was abysmal at best and always knew they were in with a sniff. A 40 run opening partnership between Nasir Jamshed and Ali Khan caused concern within the CW camp .... enter Matt Currie. Currie was the second Cricket Web player to take ten'fa in a match, equalling Kev Goughy's effort in the first test.
Man of the Match: Matt Currie [ 10 for 128 ]
Cricket Web now hope to clean sweep the series against Pakistan with a victory in Lahore, whilst the Pakistan team wish they had better batting technique.