BSS, Dhaka :
It was so close but yet so far as Bangladesh Under-19 suffered a tragic one wicket defeat against Pakistan in their last group B third match of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup held on Sunday at the Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka.
Chasing a moderate target of 231 to win, Pakistan’s top five batted very sensibly to take initial control of the match putting 200 for lost of four wickets at the end of 40 overs. Opener Mohammad Ziad Alam and Mohsin Khan provided a perfect platform as they put superb 86 runs for the first wicket partnership in 13.3 overs.
A smart fielding saw Bangladesh broke the first wicket stand as Ziad was run out for a superb 50 off 32 deliveries with eight boundaries and one six. Mohsin with 30, Abdullah Shafique with 29, skipper Nasir Nawaz with responsible 45, Zaryab Asif with 33 kept Pakistani run chase on a comfortable pace.
But Bangladesh bowlers bounced back and claimed wickets five for 15 runs with three run outs to reduce Pakistan for 201 for 4 to 216 for 9.
Saad Khan kept his cool and found number 11 batsman Muhammad Hasnian to help him score priceless 18runs for unfinished tenth wicket stand to give Pakistan an incredible one wicket win over Bangladesh. Saad remained not out with 18 runs laced with a valuable sixer.
Afif Hossain with 2 for 31 and Shakhawat Hossain with 2 for 43 were the leading Bangladesh bowlers.
Earlier Pakistani captain Nasir Nawaz won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first.
Bangladesh team led by Saif Hassan were seems to over cautious as they batted sedately as junior Tiger batsmen found Galle pitch not to their liking as the ball was coming very late and stroke making seems looked to be very difficult.
Juniors Tigers had a goodish opening stand but they consumed almost nine overs to score those runs for the first wicket partnership. Even the second wicket partnership was also very sluggish as they crawled to score to accumulate 43-run stand in 11 overs.
Then they quickly lost couple of quick wickets only to find themselves struggling at 100 runs for 4 wickets in 29 overs.
Thanks to Afif and Rakib as they produced 77 runs for the fifth wicket stand in 14.4 inspiring the junior Tigers to post at least a somewhat a challenging target for the Pakistan batsmen.
After skipper Saif Hassan’s slow 32 off 60 balls, it was necessary for someone to take the helm and to rescue the team from total rot. It was Afif Hossain who held the innings together to score a defiant 80 from 94 balls, studded with eight delightful boundaries and two towering sixes to his name.
It was then left to Mohammad Rakib in the final stage of the Bangladesh innings to make sure team’s total crosses 200 mark with an aggressive with 42 from 53 balls laced three boundaries and two excellent sixes.
Bangladesh was lucky as Pakistani were lethargic in the field as they conceded 30 runs from extras which helped Bangladesh to post 230 runs to total on the board. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afradi, Muhammad Husnain, Umer Khan and Nasir Nawaz captured two wickets each.
It was so close but yet so far as Bangladesh Under-19 suffered a tragic one wicket defeat against Pakistan in their last group B third match of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup held on Sunday at the Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka.
Chasing a moderate target of 231 to win, Pakistan’s top five batted very sensibly to take initial control of the match putting 200 for lost of four wickets at the end of 40 overs. Opener Mohammad Ziad Alam and Mohsin Khan provided a perfect platform as they put superb 86 runs for the first wicket partnership in 13.3 overs.
A smart fielding saw Bangladesh broke the first wicket stand as Ziad was run out for a superb 50 off 32 deliveries with eight boundaries and one six. Mohsin with 30, Abdullah Shafique with 29, skipper Nasir Nawaz with responsible 45, Zaryab Asif with 33 kept Pakistani run chase on a comfortable pace.
But Bangladesh bowlers bounced back and claimed wickets five for 15 runs with three run outs to reduce Pakistan for 201 for 4 to 216 for 9.
Saad Khan kept his cool and found number 11 batsman Muhammad Hasnian to help him score priceless 18runs for unfinished tenth wicket stand to give Pakistan an incredible one wicket win over Bangladesh. Saad remained not out with 18 runs laced with a valuable sixer.
Afif Hossain with 2 for 31 and Shakhawat Hossain with 2 for 43 were the leading Bangladesh bowlers.
Earlier Pakistani captain Nasir Nawaz won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first.
Bangladesh team led by Saif Hassan were seems to over cautious as they batted sedately as junior Tiger batsmen found Galle pitch not to their liking as the ball was coming very late and stroke making seems looked to be very difficult.
Juniors Tigers had a goodish opening stand but they consumed almost nine overs to score those runs for the first wicket partnership. Even the second wicket partnership was also very sluggish as they crawled to score to accumulate 43-run stand in 11 overs.
Then they quickly lost couple of quick wickets only to find themselves struggling at 100 runs for 4 wickets in 29 overs.
Thanks to Afif and Rakib as they produced 77 runs for the fifth wicket stand in 14.4 inspiring the junior Tigers to post at least a somewhat a challenging target for the Pakistan batsmen.
After skipper Saif Hassan’s slow 32 off 60 balls, it was necessary for someone to take the helm and to rescue the team from total rot. It was Afif Hossain who held the innings together to score a defiant 80 from 94 balls, studded with eight delightful boundaries and two towering sixes to his name.
It was then left to Mohammad Rakib in the final stage of the Bangladesh innings to make sure team’s total crosses 200 mark with an aggressive with 42 from 53 balls laced three boundaries and two excellent sixes.
Bangladesh was lucky as Pakistani were lethargic in the field as they conceded 30 runs from extras which helped Bangladesh to post 230 runs to total on the board. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afradi, Muhammad Husnain, Umer Khan and Nasir Nawaz captured two wickets each.
