Teenager and seemingly future Test certainty Zahid Fazal unleashed an exhilarating attack on Bermuda yesterday when he hammered 190 runs to lead Pakistan to a 139-run victory in this limited overs game at Somerset Cricket Club.

The tall 19-year-old batsman tore the heart out of Bermuda's bowling attack with a sensational demonstration in stroke play that proved to be the highlight of the game, hitting the ball fiercely to all parts of the field much to the delight of the large crowd.

For a player who has yet to break into the Pakistan Test team, Fazal proved that there remained a bright future ahead for him if he continues to produce scintillating innings like this one.

After his team were put in to bat and unfortunately lost skipper Rameez Raja (nought) with just one run scored, Fazal joined opener Shakeel Ahmed (70) and the pair sent an early signal that the Bermuda bowling would be in for a lot of punishment.

Batting on jubilantly they set the tune of what was to come, both hitting the ball confidently and with some force that saw the ball screaming to the boundaries with regularity.

When the stand ended with Shakeel caught by Bermuda's skipper Clevie Wade at mid-on for 70, the pair had enjoyed a second-wicket partnership that put on 105 runs. Shakeel stroked 11 fours and two sixes during his stay at the wicket, which lasted for 83 minutes.

However, the partnership that really tore the attack to threads came later when Moin Khan joined Fazal after Asif Mujtaba (16) made a short visit and was sent back by Noel Gibbons.

Fazal and Khan were in ripening form, dominating the proceedings from the start and runs were flourishing regularly with Bermuda's skipper Wade trying in vain to curb the flow by switching his bowlers about frequently. Pakistan's scoring rate was always impressive with the century coming up off just 16 overs, 200 off 31 overs and the 300 off 42 overs.

However, success in breaking the fourth-wicket stand was delayed until after plenty damage was done with the partnership producing 123 runs. It ended when Khan was caught by Anthony Edwards off Perry Maybury after scoring 50 in just 55 minutes, hitting nine fours.

Fazal though continued his relentless attack on the now-jaded bowlers and was naturally always the dominating partner during stands that followed. He hummed past 50 and then breezed to his century, reaching that mark by edging Charlie Marshall for four to the third-man boundary.

Later with the score on 269 for five, Fazal showed a liking for Marshall's slow medium-pace bowling by lifting him for six over the mid-wicket boundary on consecutive balls.

Fazal was eventually out with the score 373, caught on the extra-cover boundary by Jeff Richardson off Burgess. He faced 149 balls and hit 22 fours and eight sixes while batting for 191 minutes.

Fazal singlehandedly showed the weakness that existed in the Bermuda attack, one that needs to be vastly improved by the time next year's ICC competition in Kenya starts.

Burgess was the best bowler with two for 35 from seven overs while veteran Gibbons had two for 49 off seven overs.

The Bermuda batsmen however showed character with a positive response, although no one expected them to reach the winning target of 375.

Not one to hide from a challenge, veteran Allan Douglas filled in for the injured opener Roger Trott and joined Arnold Manders in an opening stand that put on 85. Douglas scored 59 and Manders 22.

Admittedly the bowling was not first-class with Pakistan only coming with a skeleton of their specialised bowling attack, but credit to the openers and Charlie Marshall who followed by managing to produce useful knocks when facing such a mammoth total.

Pakistan, believing Bermuda to be no threat, even limited their best bowler Aamir Nazir to just eight overs and opened the bowling with the slow-medium Rameez. So at no time was their attack commendably tight or worrisome.

Both of the Bermuda openers were dismissed before the century mark came up and it was left for Marshall to add stability -- and he batted on gamely although he was dropped in his early 20s.

Marshall and Jeff Richardson joined in the biggest stand, taking the score from 126 for four to 171 when the latter was bowled by Cameron Khan for 12.

Marshall followed 48 runs later with just a couple of overs left and finished with five fours and two sixes.

Cameron Khan, a guest player residing in the United States, was the top bowler for Pakistan with three for 54 from 10 overs. Spinner Asif Mujtaba had two for 47 from 10 overs. Saturday's match, Page 21 PAKI POWER -- Zahid Fazal, at left with Basit Ali, hammered 190 yesterday to go with 66 on Saturday.