Twitter praises Qasim Akram’s all-round performance in U19 CWC
Pakistani Twitter praises the Under-19 Pakistan cricket team captain Qasim Akram for the heroic all-round performance with the ball and the bat at the U19 Cricket World Cup as the 19-year-old became the first player in the 45-year history of Youth ODIs to hit a century and pick up a five-wicket haul in the same game.
Qasim's all-round heroics spearhead Pakistan's resounding win
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) February 4, 2022
More details: https://t.co/8RrBdRaRNX#PakistanFutureStars
Pakistan posted a massive 365 for three, courtesy Qasim’s 80-ball 135, opener Haseebullah Khan’s 151-ball 136 and Muhammad Shehzad’s 69-ball 73.
Coming in at number three, the captain shared a 229-run stand with Haseebullah after the 134-run opening stand was broken by Raveen de Silva.
With his off-spin, Qasim (5 for 37) broke through the Sri Lanka line-up to leave them stumbling at 41 for 5 and they never recovered. Sri Lanka was eventually bowled out for 127 with number nine Vinuja Ranpul top-scoring with an unbeaten 53 off 58 balls.
Qasim’s talent is well known in Pakistan circles. The teenager generated a lot of interest among not one but two champion teams at the PSL. Islamabad United had him on its wish list but in the end, he went to Karachi Kings, where he will be joining the senior national captain Babar Azam.
Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Twitterati are lauding the cricketer for his outstanding performance.
The first player in #U19CWC history to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same match 👏
— ICC (@ICC) February 4, 2022
Re-live Qasim Akram's record-breaking day: https://t.co/PSjdwSspam 📺 pic.twitter.com/DDlBilvo6E
Qasim Akram is the first player in the history of U19 ODIs to score 100 and take 5 wickets in the same match! #U19CWC
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) February 3, 2022
UNBELIEVABLE SCENES!
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 3, 2022
Pakistan U19 captain Qasim Akram becomes the first player ever to score a century and take a five-for in the same Youth ODI! #U19CWC
Dream match for Qasim Akram today – 135 not out from 80 balls and 5-37 from 10 overs. Used to be a fast-bowler before becoming an off-spinner. His role-models are Babar Azam & Mohammad Hafeez https://t.co/Wi3pIqQ6EZ #U19CWC #Cricket pic.twitter.com/jkaMy8qXGv
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) February 3, 2022
135* (100 off 63 balls) fastest by a Pakistan batter in an U19 World Cup match.
— Emmad Hameed (@Emmad81) February 3, 2022
10-0-37-5 (bowling figures)
An AMAZING day for the #PakistanFutureStar Qasim Akram 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/XXVoTWmuCr
Remember the name Qasim Akram. The boy 💥💥💥💥 #PakistanFutureStars pic.twitter.com/aoVvt4epfW
— saifullah nazim🇵🇰 (@imsaifpak) February 4, 2022
Pakistan #U19 Captain #QasimAkram makes history and becomes The 1st player in #U19CWC history to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same match 👏#PakistanZindabad🇵🇰❤️
— α๓ïท zαδα (@min_Zada) February 4, 2022
Watch: https://t.co/lQ7c5YFqhU 📺#QGvIU #JummaMubarak pic.twitter.com/dDqTjRXkoY
Player in the History 💥
— ッ (@Basha__R) February 4, 2022
What a performance 🎉
Lead by true captain 💕
Future of Pakistan Cricket 🔥
Congratulations 🎉 #QasimAkram pic.twitter.com/RgN5mPFbdH
'%3e%3crect%20y='0.445312'%20width='48'%20height='48'%20rx='24'%20fill='white'%20fill-opacity='0.5'/%3e%3crect%20x='0.5'%20y='0.945312'%20width='47'%20height='47'%20rx='23.5'%20stroke='%23808080'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M34.625%2024.4453L14%2024.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M23.375%2034.4453L13.375%2024.4453L23.375%2014.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cfilter%20id='filter0_b_489_44344'%20x='-12'%20y='-11.5547'%20width='72'%20height='72'%20filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3e%3cfeFlood%20flood-opacity='0'%20result='BackgroundImageFix'/%3e%3cfeGaussianBlur%20in='BackgroundImageFix'%20stdDeviation='6'/%3e%3cfeComposite%20in2='SourceAlpha'%20operator='in'%20result='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'/%3e%3cfeBlend%20mode='normal'%20in='SourceGraphic'%20in2='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'%20result='shape'/%3e%3c/filter%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
'%3e%3crect%20y='0.445312'%20width='48'%20height='48'%20rx='24'%20fill='white'%20fill-opacity='0.5'/%3e%3crect%20x='0.5'%20y='0.945312'%20width='47'%20height='47'%20rx='23.5'%20stroke='%23808080'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M13.375%2024.4453L34%2024.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M24.625%2014.4453L34.625%2024.4453L24.625%2034.4453'%20stroke='%23808080'%20stroke-width='0.920053'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cfilter%20id='filter0_b_489_44344'%20x='-12'%20y='-11.5547'%20width='72'%20height='72'%20filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3e%3cfeFlood%20flood-opacity='0'%20result='BackgroundImageFix'/%3e%3cfeGaussianBlur%20in='BackgroundImageFix'%20stdDeviation='6'/%3e%3cfeComposite%20in2='SourceAlpha'%20operator='in'%20result='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'/%3e%3cfeBlend%20mode='normal'%20in='SourceGraphic'%20in2='effect1_backgroundBlur_489_44344'%20result='shape'/%3e%3c/filter%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
