Bangladesh lose in final
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh's cricket didn't get any better in Sri Lanka as the junior team succumbed to a massive 129-run defeat in the tri-nation under-19s tournament final against India at the Colts Cricket Club ground in Colombo yesterday.Alike the seniors, who returned home after a disastrous performance in the Test and one-day series, the reason behind the debacle was nothing rather than their brittle batting as the Bangladesh under-19s were bundled out for 70 runs in 30.5 overs in reply to India Under-19s' 199 in 49.2 overs. Right-arm medium-fast Abu Nechim Ahmed decimated the Bangladesh batting by taking six wickets for nine runs only to enable his side's, which also won the league game in the tournament against the same opponents by 132 runs, emphatic victory. Captain Mahmudul Hasan (17) and Nasir Hossain (21) were the two batsmen who could manage double figures. New ball bowler Rubel Hossain gave Bangladesh a good start after their opponents decided to bat first but left-handed middle-order batsman Sourav Tiwary slammed 88-ball 86 with the help of five fours and as many sixes as India recovered from 48 for three to 199. Sourav was associated in a 50-run fourth wicket stand with Virat Kohli to repair the early damages. Kohli made 27 runs off 69 deliveries that contained two boundaries. Rubel claimed three wickets for 33 runs while his new ball partner Golam Kibria captured three for 43 runs.
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