Bangladesh U-19s down Sri Lanka
Unb, Dhaka
All-round performances by Mahmudul Hasan and Tapash Ghosh enabled touring Bangladesh to beat Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the Under-19 tri-nation cricket tournament at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo yesterday.Bangladesh, who suffered a seven-wicket defeat to India on Sunday, were all out for 204 in 48.4 overs after elcting to bat. Skipper Hasan made second highest 32 off 47 balls with one boundary and later captured three wickets for 20 runs while lower-order batsman Tapash Ghosh hammered 27 off 20 balls including two fours and a six before grabbing 2-21. Ashraful Aziz contributed highest for the Bangladesh U-19s, scoring 35 off 77 balls with three fours. Mithun Ali scored a quickfire 19-ball 27 with six fours while Nasir Hossain made 21 and Hamidul Islam 18. In reply, the Sri Lanka U-19s skittled out for 161 in 45.2 overs with Lokuge making 36, Thirimanne 31 and Priyanjan 29. Nasir grabbed 2-26 and Rubel 2-27.
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