Shahid takes control

England Under-19 could not cope with the leg spinner Shahid Khan Afridi and slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in a three-day game against their Karachi counterparts yesterday.

Shahid, who took five first-innings wickets to help dismiss England for 238, claimed 4 for 46 in England's second innings of 181.

The home side experienced little difficulty in reaching 126 for the loss of only one wicket, making their target in just 20.4 overs.