Bangladesh qualified to the final of the Youth Asia Cup after defeating Pakistan by 7 wickets. The bowlers did the majority of the work, keeping the opponents to a low score. There was some pressure on Bangladesh as they pursued the aim. Shihab James and captain Aich Mollah, however, worked together to steady the innings and win.
Bangladesh qualified to the final: The Bangladesh Under-19 squad defeated the Pakistan Under-19 team by 7 wickets on Friday in the Youth Asia Cup semifinal in Dubai. Pakistan was dismissed for 116 runs in 37 overs after batting first. In just 22.1 overs, Bangladesh’s junior team managed to chase down the goal.
The India Under-19 squad, who defeated Sri Lanka in the second semifinal, will be their opponents in the final. Pakistan was under pressure immediately after losing the toss and being put into bat. Pacer Maruf Mridha dismissed both of their openers for ducks.
Usman Khan scored a duck in four balls and was caught in the fourth ball of the first over. Shahzib Khan, who similarly faced three balls without scoring, was compelled to edge one to the wicketkeeper in Maruf’s subsequent over.
Saad Baig, the captain, and Muhammad Riazullah built a partnership after the two wickets were taken for just seven runs. However, Saad was caught by Maruf off Iqbal Hossain Emon’s bowling, ending the 42-run stand. Emon also got rid of Riazullah, who scored 28 runs off 65 balls. Bangladesh qualified to the final..
Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals after the two set batsmen were dismissed. Before being removed by Debashish, Farhan Yusuf put up considerable fight from one end, scoring 32 runs off 32 balls.
With four wickets for 24 runs in his seven overs, Iqbal Hossain Emon was Bangladesh’s most impressive bowler. Al Fahad and Debashish Deba each claimed one wicket, while Maruf got two. Bangladesh qualified to the final..
Bangladesh’s pursuit also got off to a rough start. After 14 balls, Kalam Siddique was out for a duck. Jawad Abrar, the other opener, was caught off Abdul Sobhan’s bowling after managing to score 17 runs off 25 balls.
Bangladesh also faced some pressure after losing two wickets for 28 runs. Shihab James and skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim’s collaboration, however, aided in their comeback.
Shihab scored 26 runs off 36 balls before being removed by Navid Ahmed, ending the 57-run partnership. The match was mostly under Bangladesh’s control by that point. With a half-century, seven fours, and three sixes in 61 runs off 42 balls, Tamim led the side to victory and remained undefeated. Bangladesh qualified to the final…
