Colts set for win in Baroda

The Bangladesh Under-17 team were in pole position to win a second three-day contest against their Afghanistan counterparts in Baroda yesterday.

Afghanistan Colts were bundled out for 96 after Bangladesh put on a massive first-innings total of 500 for 7 declared on the second day. They were 5 for one at stumps after being asked to follow-on. Left-arm pace bowler Mritunjoy Chowdhury destroyed the Afghan batting with a five for 13 while Rishad Hossain took three wickets for six runs. Mritunjoy also finished with a match-haul of eight wickets in the first game.

Earlier, resuming the day on 368 for three, Amite Hasan and Shahadat (59) took the score close to 500, putting on 103 runs for the fifth wicket. Amite, tipped as a future prospect, scored 91. He stuck five boundaries but he is one of those players who are very good at rotating the strike, be it against pace or spin. The technically sound right-hander also struck 83 in the drawn first game. Earlier, on the opening day, opener Prantik Newaz Nabil hit a superb 128, his second century in as many games. He scored 117 in the first game. Captain Emon also scored a fine 89.