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pakistan world U-19 champs

SPORTS REPORTER
Tantalising spin bowling by Tariq Mahmood, terrific fielding and decisive batting fromAsif Iqbal in his first match of the competition landed Pakistan the Fifth ICC U-19 CricketWorld Cup trophy at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Pakistan overcame the West Indies by 25 runs to claim their first ever youth World Cup in the day-night final, which brought the curtains down on the nearly month-longcompetition.
Captain Khalid Latif took the coveted trophy from International Cricket Council (ICC) president and compatriot Ehsan Mani after an absorbing battle in
frontofasell-outcrowd.
Latif won the toss and decided to do what was only natural for him at the BNS and that was to bat first. The Pakistan captain and fellow opener Adnan Zaheer put on 53 but the introduction of left-arm spinnerRishiBachan in the 12th over paid immediate dividends as Zaheer (33) was bowledfirst-ballbyafulllengthdelivery.
Latif soon followed suit as he was stumpedbyhisopposite number Denesh Ramdin in Bachan's next over and Pakistan were 58 for three. Jahangir Mirza and the hero of the semifinal Mahmood were both gone in the space of two runs and Pakistan were tottering at 81 for four inthe22ndover. It was time for a fightback and Iqbal and Salman Qadir took that responsibility.
They first consolidated in a painstaking manner and then batted with more freedom once fully set. Iqbal, brought into the squad after not being a part of the side for the entire tournament showed that coach Aaquib Javed didn't make a mistake in picking him, top scored with 54 before he was run out by a direct hit from Bachan at extra cover. His innings came off 71 balls and included a six and three fours.
Iqbal's partnership with Mirza was worth 97 runs.
Qadir made 42 while a late cameo 23 not out by wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider took the Pakistanis to 230 for nine.
Bachan was the pick of the West Indian bowlers with three for 34 off ten and could have had five wickets had it not been for a couple of dropped catches. Opening bowler Mervin Matthew bowled economically for two for 35.
The target was not going to be easy under lights and the Pakistani spinners in particular were always going to exploit the conditions.
The Windies however made a near-perfect start with openers Xavier Marshall and Tishan Maraj rattling up 69. But when Maraj was run out for 32, it became a procession as wickets fell at regular intervals.
Mahmood with a combination of his away going 'dusras' and traditional off-breaks claimed three for 34 while surprise bowler Mirza took two for 29.
Only skipper Ramdin tried to make a comeback as he shared 50 with Jonathan Agustus but when Ramdin was the seventh man out, leg before to fast bowler Riaz Afridi for 36 and West Indies on 197, the end was very near.
It came when Bachan became the last of four run outs and the West Indies had perished for 205 in 47.1 overs.
In the post-match briefing Pakistan coach Aaquib Javed said that he was satisfied with finds of the tournament.
"Riaz Afridi, Tariq Mahmood, Salman Qadir and leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad were really impressive. I will inform the national selectors about them, so that they can be taken into the academy and looked after properly.
"I think they are not too far away from starting their international careers."
He also thanked the Bangladesh crowd.
"It is really something. Nowhere in the world will you find such crowd for a under-19 cricket tournament."
West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin said his team could not hold on to the pressure of the situation.
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