Afghanistan beat Pakistan to clinch U-19 Asia Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: Ikram Faizi and Mujeeb Zadran helped Afghanistan to win the maiden Under-19 Asia Cup title with a 185-run victory over Pakistan in the final on Sunday.

Earlier, having been put in to bat, Afghanistan's top three did the bulk of the scoring. The openers, Rahman Gul (40 off 53 balls) and Ibrahim Zadran (36 off 76), began with a 61-run opening partnership before Faizi took charge of the innings, smashing 10 fours and two sixes en route to his 113-ball 107.

Mujeeb’s outstanding bowing dismissed Pakistan's batting line on the score of 63, he claimed 2 early wickets in his first spell, his domination over the opponents continued - having by the fourth over, Mujeeb returned in his second spell to pick up three lower-order wickets without conceding a run. His 5 for 13 took his overall wicket tally in the tournament to 20.