Pakistan has qualified for Under-19 World Cup Super-6 by defeating Zimbabwe. Batting first, Zimbabwe had set a target of 129 runs, this score was chased by Pakistan with 8 wickets in 26.2 overs. Now, don’t you see something wrong with this arrangement? Probably not, but here Pakistan played a gimmick to send Zimbabwe to the next round and eliminate Scotland from the tournament. Actually, any three teams from Group C were to get the ticket for the next round, the names of Pakistan and England were almost confirmed, there was a race between Zimbabwe and Scotland for the last position.
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If Pakistan had chased the target against Zimbabwe in 25.2 overs i.e. even one over earlier, then Scotland would have got the Super-6 ticket, while Zimbabwe would have been eliminated, but Pakistan slowed down the run chase here and helped Zimbabwe. Chasing the target of 129 runs, Pakistan’s score at one time was 84 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 14 overs. They needed 44 runs to win, to score these 44 runs they took 74 balls, while a set batsman like Sameer Manhas was present at the crease. Manhas played an unbeaten inning of 74 runs in this chase. After 26 overs, it was confirmed that Scotland was out of the tournament. Sameer Manhas gave victory to Pakistan by hitting two sixes back to back.
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This action of Pakistan shows how they helped Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe did not win a single match in the group stage, but in the end they got the ticket to Super-6 by a slight difference of net run rate. Zimbabwe’s net run rate was -2.916, while Scotland’s was -2.986.
It was a profitable deal for Pakistan
Taking Zimbabwe to the next round was also a profitable deal for Pakistan. In fact, as per the rules, teams carry points and net run rates from the group stage into the Super Six phase, but only from matches involving teams that qualify for the next round from the group. Helping Zimbabwe qualify for the Super Six, Pakistan improved its net run rate as it defeated Zimbabwe with 142 balls to spare, a margin of victory much larger than Pakistan’s win over Scotland with just 41 balls to spare.
