DHAKA: Pakistan Under-19s beat Canada Under-19s by seven wickets in the 11th Match of ICC Under-19 World Cup at Sylhet District Stadium on Saturday (January 30).

Winning the toss, Canada Under-19s captain Abraash Khan elected to bat first in the Group B match that started at 9:00 (Bangladesh time).

Tight bowling of Pakistan young did not let them score more than 178-run. Canada lost their all wickets in 40.5-over. BS Adhihetty hit 51-run while captain Abraash Khan and A Taploo could take 44 and 28 runs respectively.

Hasan Khan took three Canada wickets while Shadab Khan picked up two.

Pakistan U-19 lost three wickets to chase down the target by 40.5-over. They scored 180-run. Opener Zeeshan Malik hit unbeaten 89-run while Saif Badar took 44.

This was an important match for both the teams as they lost their first matches.

BDST: 1547 HRS, JAN 30, 2016
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