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Fragile Pakistan collapse Wisden CricInfo staff - January 24, 2002
Matches played January 22
Moneeb Iqbal was the star for Scotland as they lurched to a scratchy rain-affected win against Kenya. He claimed 2 for 16 with his legspin and then top-scored with 40 as Scotland reached their adjusted target off the final ball. Kenya recovered well from 51 for 5 to post 113 before rain brought their innings to a close. The victory keeps Scotland in contention in Group D.
Lincoln (Lincoln Green): Nepal 151 in 48.5 overs (B Chalise 43, J Zia 4-35, K Sajad 4-34) beat Pakistan 121 in 45.5 overs (A Munir 34, S Gauchan 3-19, S Regmi 3-27) by 30 runs. Nepal 4 points, Pakistan 0 points Pakistan's Under-19s seem to have inherited the mercurial fallibility of their seniors. Needing a modest 152, they came unstuck against Nepal's spin twins Sakthi Gauchan and Sanjam Regmi. Showing complacency and fragility under pressure Pakistan tumbled from 84 for 3 to 121 all out as Nepal pulled off the shock of the tournament. Nepal had earlier batted solidly, with Bardan Chalise making a staunch 43, but it was the bowlers who provided the heroics. Lincoln (Bert Sutcliffe Oval): Sri Lanka 141 in 40.5 overs (J Mendis 51, B Van Rooi 4-27, M Greef 3-25) lost to Namibia 142 for 6 in 44.3 overs (C Steytler 43) by 4 wickets. Namibia 4 points, Sri Lanka 0 points. Namibia waltzed to victory over the much-fancied Sri Lankans. Allrounder Burton Van Rooi was the outstanding performer, taking 4 for 27 as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 141. Van Rooi was well supported by Michael Greef with 3 for 25. Jeewan Mendis was the only Sri Lankan to hold out for long, hitting a stoic 51. Namibia slumped to 52 for 5 before Colin Steytler (43) found an ally in the indefatigable Van Rooi. Auckland (Colin Maiden Park): Bangladesh 213 for 7 in 50 overs (A Arman 49*, Salaluddin 35, M Ashraful 32, M Khan 31*) tied with Canada 213 for 9 in 50 overs (A Bagai 82*, G Rahaman 40, U Bhatti 35). Bangladesh 2 points, Canada 2 points. In a thrilling finish, Canadian batsman Ashish Bagai struck the last ball of the match to the boundary to secure a tie. For much of their innings, it looked as if Canada would pull a shock win, but a late spate of run-outs allowed Bangladesh back into the match. Bagai was outstanding: his 82* came from 99 balls with six fours; he also claimed three catches and captained with aplomb. Mohammad Ashraful had earlier produced a Test-class 33-ball cameo to lift Bangladesh to a competitive total.
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