Bangladesh reached the semifinals of the Under-19 Asia Cup. In an effort to defend their Asia Cup crown, the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team took another stride. Bangladesh overcame Nepal by 5 wickets in today’s ‘B’ group match in Dubai, recording their second straight win. Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan in another group match shortly after the Bangladesh-Nepal match concluded, guaranteeing Bangladesh’s place in the semifinals. Additionally, Sri Lanka guaranteed their spot in the last four with two straight victories. The day after tomorrow, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will compete for the top spot in the group.
Bangladesh reached the semifinals: At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today, the Bangladesh Under-19 squad bowled out Nepal for 141 runs. In a mere 28.4 overs, Azizul Hakim’s squad exceeded the mark. With 52 runs today, the Bangladesh Under-19 captain, who had previously made a century against Afghanistan, was still undefeated. Azizul smashed three sixes and two fours in his innings of 72 balls. His partner, opener Zawad Abrar, went out for 59 runs in a partnership of 90 runs at the second wicket. Zawad and Azizul established a solid connection after Kalam Siddique was removed on the final ball of the opening over, leaving the team with just one run. Bangladesh reached the semifinals..
Following Zawad’s dismissal, Yubraj Khatri, a leg-spinner for Nepal, had the opportunity to finish with a hat-trick by dismissing Shihab James on the following delivery. Despite denying Khatri the hat-trick, Khatri’s delivery ultimately led to Farid Hasan’s dismissal. When Khatri got rid of Rizwan Hossain on the following ball after getting rid of Farid, he had another chance to get a hat-trick. Khatri was unable to clinch the hat-trick in the final two balls of the over, though. Bangladesh Under-19s won the match after scoring the necessary seven runs in the next over, which was bowled by Hemant Dhami. Bangladesh reached the semifinals…
Bangladesh’s young squad had earlier captured Nepal’s first seven wickets for a just 93 runs. The squad reached 140 thanks to the 36-run partnership between Abhishek Tiwari and Uttam Magar. Magar and Tiwari both scored 29 runs. Akash Tripathi, the team’s opener, scored the most runs, nevertheless, with 43. Only one of the seven bowlers from Bangladesh, Debashish Deba, failed to claim a wicket. Iqbal Hossain, Rizwan Hossain, and Al Fahad all claimed two wickets.
Quick Score:
(Tripathi 43, Magar 29, Tiwari 29; Rizwan 2/8, Iqbal 2/24, Al Fahad 2/26, Rafi 1/15, Azizul 1/15, Saad 1/36) Nepal U-19 Team: 141 all out in 45.4 overs.
142/5 in 28.4 overs for the Bangladesh U-19 team (Zawad 59, Azizul 52*, Farid 13; Khatri 4/23, Dhami 1/39).
The Bangladesh Under-19 squad prevailed by a margin of five wickets. Bangladesh reached the semifinals..
