da cassino online： Medium-pacers Junaid Zia and Kamran Sajid shared six wicketsWednesday to help Young Pakistan to an easy six-wicketvictory against the touring Sri Lankan Juniors in the secondone-day International at the Rawalpindi Stadium
22-Nov-2001Medium-pacers Junaid Zia and Kamran Sajid shared six wicketsWednesday to help Young Pakistan to an easy six-wicketvictory against the touring Sri Lankan Juniors in the secondone-day International at the Rawalpindi Stadium.The bowling, backed by sharp fielding, made things quiteeasy for the home team as they dismissed the tourists for133 in 44 overs, and then overhauled that total in 28.1overs, scoring 136 for four.The victory put Pakistan 2-0 up in the five match serieswith a game in Sheikupura and two in Lahore still to go.The only scar on what was otherwise a remarkable victory wasa catch taken at mid wicket by Muhammad Fayyaz of Sri Lankanopener S. Perera. While television replays clearly showedthat he had floored the catch off a Junaid Zia delivery,Fayyaz pretended as if he had taken it cleanly.Umpires ZI Pasha and Iqbal Butt could not make out if it wasa clean one but they did not seem to have much doubtsinitially as the batsman himself quickly left the crease.The catch stood and the unlucky opener trudged back afterscoring 19 runs.Pakistan coach Haroon Rasheed told Dawn that Fayyaz gotconfused as his team-mates quickly rushed in to celebrate.He agreed though that it was the only black mark in awonderful day’s work.After Sri Lanka had been put in by home skipper Salman Butt,the visitors could not cope with the accurate line andlength of the Pakistan pace trio comprising Junaid, Kamranand Najaf Shah. Only P. Ranawake in the middle order with 23from 49 balls was the top run-getter while his mates couldnot impress much.Junaid finished with the figures of figures of 3-34 off nineovers two of which were maiden. Kamran on the other handbowled five maidens in his quota of ten overs and concededonly 32 runs for three wickets. Najaf was good with the balltoo snapping up two wickets for 29 runs.For their fine efforts, both Junaid and Kamran were declaredjoint winners of the Man of the Match award.When Pakistan began the chase, Salman fell cheaply for fiveand then Khaqan Arsal (16) went with the Pakistan totalstanding at 35. Opener Saqib Zia scored a patient 28 off 51balls before falling to medium fast N. Des Wijeratne who hadhim caught by P. Ranawake and then Kamran Sajid couldn’t domuch and was dismissed for just 9.At 70 for four the Sri Lankans seemed to be coming back butthen Asim Munir Butt with an unbeaten 37 and Muhammad Fayyazwho struck a brisk 28 not out made sure things do not getout of hand.Left arm medium fast bowler N Des Wijeratne took thewickethonours for the Sri Lankans with three for 32.