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Vol. 5 Num 604 Wed. February 08, 2006  
   
Sports


ICC U-19 World Cup
Bangladesh meet Pakistan today


Buoyed by their victory against New Zealand, Bangladesh meet Pakistan in the ICC Under-19 World Cup match today at the Nondescript Cricket Club Ground in Colombo with a bid to seal their place in the Super League.

Mushfiqur Rahim's boys pulled off a three-wicket win over the Kiwis in the Group-A opener on Sunday to brighten their chance to play in the Cup stage for the first time.

The victory gave the junior Tigers a cushion as full points against a lowly Uganda in tomorrow's final group match would ensure their place into the eight-team Super League.

However, the Bangladesh team were upbeat to maintain their dream run of winning that started in the Afro Asian U-19 meet in India.

"We have decided not to break the winning combination in the second match. The boys are very confident to repeat their success against Pakistan they had in the Afro-Asia Cup in November," said manager Golam Nawsher Prince over phone from Colombo, referring to Bangladesh's win over their mighty rivals in that tournament.

The former national paceman, who is also a national selector, informed that the weather was fine.

"Weather was an issue before the first match but it is not the case for the second one. The condition is fantastic and hopefully it would be fine also tomorrow," he added.

Pakistan will also go into the match on the back of an eight-wicket victory over Uganda in their first match.