Tarouba (Trinidad and Tobago): Pakistan rose to Afghanistan to join England in the quarter-finals of the ‘Super League’, while defending champions Bangladesh rose again with victory over Canada at the U-19 World Cup ICC.
Meanwhile, the UAE now faces a crunch match against Bangladesh to decide who is developing to the next stage.
Afghanistan is in the same position after leaving themselves too much to do in pursuit 240 against Pakistan.
The Afghans must now defeat Zimbabwe on Saturday to complete two of Group C.
Pakistan booked their place in the Super League quarter-finals after making two wins from two cities with victory over Afghanistan.
Pakistan scored 239/9 in 50 overs and then limited Afghanistan to 215/9 to move to the next round.
In another match, the 2020 winner Bangladesh rose again from the defeat against England in their opening with eight dominant goal victory over Canada.
The ruling champion will now face a straight shot against the UAE on Saturday to see who will join England in the quarter-finals of the Super League.
ICC U-19 WC: Pakistan defeats Afghanistan to join England at QFS
