Preview:
Pakistan Under 19 will be up against Sri Lanka Under 19 in the 1st Semi-Final of the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2021-22 on Thursday (December 30). Pakistan U19 have been in exceptional form in this tournament, as they won against India U19, Afghanistan U19 and UAE U19. They finished at the top of the table with 6 points in their bag.
Talking about Sri Lanka Under 19, they too had a great start to their campaign with two back-to-back victories. They wrapped up an easy win over Kuwait U19 by 274 runs, whereas the Lankan cubs faced a tough fight from Nepal U19 in their second game but still won the match in the end by 60 runs. Their previous match against Bangladesh Under 19 has been called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Match Details:
Pakistan U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, 1st Semi-Final
Venue: ICC Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date & Time: 30th December, at 11:00 AM IST & 9:30 AM Local Time
Pitch Report:
It’s a tough ask for any side to chase the targets on this venue and we witnessed the same in the last couple of matches played here. Whoever wins the toss without any hesitation should bat first.
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Probable Playing XIs for PK-U19 vs SL-U19:
Pakistan U19
Abdul Bangalzai, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Shehzad, Haseebullah (wk), Qasim Akram (c), Irfan Khan Niazi, Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Abdul Faseeh, Faisal Akram, Mehran Mumtaz
Sri Lanka U19
Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Shavon Daniel, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Dunith Wellalage (c), Yasiru Rodrigo, Raveen de Silva, Ranuda Somarathne, Pawan Pathiraja, Anjala Bandara (wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Traveen Mathews
Top Picks for PK-U19 vs SL-U19 Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Pakistan U19
Qasim Akram was the top scorer for Pakistan U19 in the winning cause against UAE U19. He took up the responsibility in the middle and scored 50 runs, while picking up 3 wickets with the ball as well.
The wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah has played a decent inning in his last outing against UAE U19. Coming in at number six, the latter scored 39 runs for his team.
Top Picks – Sri Lanka U19
Sadisha Rajapaksa played a magnificent knock against Nepal U19 where he smashed 131 runs from 119 balls. Overall, he has scored 166 runs and has picked up 3 wickets so far in this tournament.
Opener Chamindu Wickramasinghe is in great form with the bat. He has mustered 165 runs from as many matches he played in this tournament at an average of 82.5 with the highest score of 111.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PK-U19 vs SL-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Haseebullah, Mohammad Shehzad, Shavon Daniel, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Dunith Wellalage (C), Qasim Akram, Sadisha Rajapaksha, Ahmed Khan (VC), Matheesha Pathirana, Mehran Mumtaz, Traveen Mathews
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PK-U19 vs SL-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Haseebullah, Irfan Khan Niazi, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Mohammed Zeeshan, Dunith Wellalage, Qasim Akram (C), Sadisha Rajapaksha (VC), Maaz Sadaqat, Yasiru Rodrigo, Matheesha Pathirana, Mehran Mumtaz
Today’s PK-U19 vs SL-U19 Probable Winners:
Pakistan U19 are expected to win this match.
