U-19 AC: Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Off in Final Today

Kuala Lumpur(November 18, 2017): Off-spinner Mujeeb Zadran ripped through Nepal Under-19 with figures of 6 for 28 here on Friday to haul Afghanistan Under-19 into their maiden final of the Asia Cup, where they will take on Pakistan today.

Earlier, Nepal were skittled for 103 after being put in to bat, with nine of their batsmen dismissed for single-digit scores, before Afghanistan finished their chase within 21 overs with the help of Rahman Gul’s 71 off 65 balls.They found some respite in the form of Anil Sah — who brought up a half-century — while the rest of the batsmen’s scores added up to only 39. Mujeeb dismissed the top five batsmen and legspinner Qais Ahmed chipped in with two dismissals to dismantle Nepal in 28 overs.While Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by two runs on Thursday under the Duckworth-Lewis Method to qualify for the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup