Cricket glory Bangladesh’s

Bangladesh posted an exciting six-run victory over Sri Lanka to delight the country with a gold in the cricket event of the 11th South Asian Games at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
The young Bangladeshi cricketers made history by becoming the first team to win the cricket gold included for the first time in SA Games.
In front of a cheering home crowd the Bangladesh Under-21 team shot their Sri Lankan counterparts out for 151 runs in defence of 157 in the day-night Twenty20 affair.
The victory in gold deciding encounter not only brought the highest honour for the country but also avenged their 28-run defeat against the same opponents in a group match.
Leg-spinner Sabbir Rahman was the hero in the end as his four-wicket haul helped Bangladesh secure the victory while off-spinner Nasir Hossain took two wickets.
Earlier, Bangladesh’s innings was built around opener Anamul Haque’s 38-ball 43 that featured four boundaries and captain Mohammad Mithun’s brilliant 37 that came off only 21 deliveries. He smashed five fours and a six to entertain a vociferous crowd.
Sri Lanka took the silver in the event while Pakistan bagged the bronze after a nail-biting two-wicket victory against Nepal in the third-place deciding match at the same venue earlier on the day.

Courtesy of The Daily Star