Multan: Pakistan U19 were bowled out for 224 by Bangladesh U19 on day one of the solitary four-day match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday.
That Pakistan managed to post a total beyond 200 – after their captain Saad Baig elected to bat – was because of the useful contributions from late middle-order after they had been reduced to 50 for four.
Wicketkeeper Mohammad Zulkifal top-scored with 45-ball 43 (eight fours) and Ali Asfand posted the second best score of the innings with hi 41 not out off 85. Mohammad Ibtisam made 39, while Haseeb Nazim scored 33 as only 68 overs were bowled.
Rohanat Doullah Borson was the pick of the bowlers for the tourists, returning three for 42. Maruf Mridha and Jishan Alam took two wickets each.
This is the first of the six-match tour. The two junior sides will compete in three 45-over contests and two T20s at the same venue over the next two weeks.
Scores in brief:
Pakistan 224 all out, 68 overs (Mohammad Zulkifal 43, Ali Asfand 41 not out, Mohammad Ibtisam 39, Haseeb Nazim 33; Rohanat Doullah Borson 3-42, Jishan Alam 2-3, Maruf Mridha 2-29)
