A rearguard action from the lower middle-order enabled Bangladesh Under-19 to post 198 runs before being dismissed in 50 overs against their English counterparts in Worcester on Thursday.
Bangladesh U-19 team kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the face of some disciplined bowling by the England U-19 bowlers, as half of the side had departed with the scoreboard reading 92.
Joyraz Sheik (47 off 66 balls), however, ensured that Bangladesh U-19s did not falter for a low score and Rahatul Ferdous and Rifat Pradhan, batting at number nine and ten respectively, each made 22 to make sure they got close to 200.
Matthew Fisher and Will Rhodes shared six wickets
between them to stifle Bangladesh U-19.
England U-19 were batting on 166-1 in 34 overs at the time of this report.
The winner of this match, Bangladesh U-19’s last group tie, books a spot against Pakistan U-19 in the final of the tri-series. Pakistan U-19 and England U-19 face off today in the last round-robin game before the final at Trent Bridge on August 19.
-With New Age input
