U19 WC: Pakistan, Afghanistan to lock horns for third spot
The match will be played at New Zealand's Queenstown Events Centre at 03:00 AM (PST).
QUEENSTOWN (Dunya News) – Pakistan and Afghanistan are all set to lock horns to claim the third position in the Under-19 World Cup on Thursday (tomorrow).
The match will be played at New Zealand’s Queenstown Events Centre at 03:00 AM (PST).
Pakistan were defeated by arch-rival India in the semifinal in a one-sided encounter. Pakistan lost the match by 203 runs as the Green Shirts were all out at 69 while chasing India’s 272.
Afghanistan were beaten by Australia in the first semifinal. The Kangaroos had chased down Afghanistan’s 181 runs with six wickets to spare.
Pakistan team and officials are determined to give a good performance in their last outing by forgetting the loss against India.
It is worth mentioning here that Afghanistan had defeated Pakistan by five wickets earlier in the group stage.
The U19 WC final will be played between India and Australia on February 3.
