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Zimbabwe's Under-19 side fell to their second defeat of the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia this morning, losing to the hosts by 70 runs. Batting first, Malaysia scored 194/7, with captain Ahmed Faiz (50) top-scoring. Daniel Landman took 3/34. On paper, a target of 195 from 50 overs shouldn't have been a problem for Zim against what should have been much weaker opposition, but the boys never really got into their stride - Tendai Mashonganyika (24) and Tinashe Chimbambo (22) were the best of the bunch, but with no notable partnerships and a number of the better batsmen on the side simply failing to perform - Justin Gaisford and Solomon Mire were both out for ducks - the side were bowled out for 124 in the 39th over.

That leaves Zimbabwe bottom of Group A - if they're to progress to the Super League stage instead of the Plate competition, they now need to hope that New Zealand beat Malaysia by a wide margin tomorrow, and then beat reigning champions Pakistan on Friday - which on current form, isn't looking likely. Full scorecard below the cut.
Malaysia 194/7 (50 overs; Ahmed Faiz 50, Landman 3/34), Zimbabwe 124 (38.4 overs; Mashonganyika 24, Shahid Ali Khan 3/41). Malaysia win by 70 runs.

Malaysia Under-19s innings (50 overs maximum)	
Shafiq Sharif 	        c Masvaure b Jarvis 	        20 
FAL Rosmanizam 	        b Jarvis 	                5 
Faizal Abu Hasan 	b Mutombodzi 	                30 
Ahmed Faiz 	        b Landman 	                50 
Aminuddin Ramly 	lbw b Landman 	                25 
Shahid Ali Khan 	not out 	                40 
Suharril Fetri 	        run out (Chitongo) 	        4 
Nik Azril Arifin 	b Landman 	                2 
Sharul Nizam 	        not out 	                2 
    Extras 	(b 3, lb 2, w 9, nb 2) 	                16 
    Total 	(7 wickets; 50 overs) 	                194 

Did not bat: Saravanan Raj, S Ananthasivam

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Rosmanizam, 10.3 ov), 2-33 (Shafiq Sharif, 14.6 ov), 
3-103 (Faizal Abu Hasan, 33.2 ov), 4-133 (Ahmed Faiz, 39.2 ov), 
5-150 (Aminuddin Ramly, 43.4 ov), 6-154 (Suharril Fetri, 45.1 ov), 
7-159 (Nik Azril Arifin, 45.6 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
KM Jarvis 	10 	2 	27 	2 	2.70 	(2nb, 2w)
N Ncube 	8 	2 	29 	0 	3.62 	(4w)
DB Landman 	10 	1 	34 	3 	3.40 	
P Masvaure 	5 	0 	33 	0 	6.60 	
T Chitongo 	10 	2 	31 	0 	3.10 	
CT Mutombodzi 	7 	1 	35 	1 	5.00 	(1w)


Zimbabwe Under-19s innings (target: 195 runs from 50 overs) 
H Dinembira 	run out (Rosmanizam) 	                11 
T Mashonganyika lbw b Aminuddin Ramly 	                24 
JWM Gaisford 	lbw b Ananthasivam 	                0 
P Masvaure 	c Saravanan Raj b Nik Azril Arifin 	15 
T Chimbambo 	lbw b Saravanan Raj 	                22 
SF Mire 	c & b Aminuddin Ramly 	                0 
DB Landman 	st Shafiq Sharif b Shahid Ali Khan 	19 
T Chitongo 	lbw b Shahid Ali Khan 	                0 
KM Jarvis 	c Shafiq Sharif b Nik Azril Arifin 	2 
CT Mutombodzi 	b Shahid Ali Khan 	                0 
N Ncube 	not out 	                        4 
    Extras 	(b 4, lb 2, w 20, nb 1) 	        27 
    Total 	(all out; 38.4 overs) 	                124 

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Dinembira, 4.4 ov), 2-36 (Gaisford, 6.4 ov), 
3-58 (Mashonganyika, 13.5 ov), 4-75 (Masvaure, 20.3 ov), 
5-77 (Mire, 23.3 ov), 6-112 (Landman, 33.3 ov), 7-112 (Chitongo, 33.4 ov), 
8-120 (Chimbambo, 36.5 ov), 9-120 (Jarvis, 37.1 ov), 
10-124 (Mutombodzi, 38.4 ov)

Bowling 	        O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
S Ananthasivam 	        6 	0 	25 	1 	4.16 	(1nb, 5w)
Shahid Ali Khan 	8.4 	0 	41 	3 	4.73 	(6w)
Aminuddin Ramly 	10 	4 	20 	2 	2.00 	(4w)
Nik Azril Arifin 	8 	2 	15 	2 	1.87 	(5w)
Sharul Nizam 	        2 	1 	5 	0 	2.50 	
Saravanan Raj 	        4 	0 	12 	1 	3.00