BD U-19s draw again
After drawing the first Youth Test, the second and the final game of the series between Bangladesh Under-19 and their Sri Lankan counterparts ended in the same fashion at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday.
Starting the day on 187 for five with a 17-run lead, Sri Lanka declared on 346 for nine in 149 overs. In reply, Bangladesh managed to score 37 for the loss of three wickets in pursuit of the 177-run target in the remaining 14 overs on the day before stumps were drawn.
Overnight batsman Nipun Dananjaya strung a 68-run stand with Lakshan Gamage for the sixth-wicket before sharing a 82-run seventh-wicket stand with Dulith Wellalage. While both Wellelage and Gamage were dismissed after scoring 45 runs each, it was Nipun, the skipper, who scored a patient 318-ball 81 to ensure Sri Lanka piled up a decent score before declaring.
Ashraful Islam was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh as the off-spinner picked up three wickets for 76 runs.
Following the exchange, a team-high 18 came from opener Sajid Hossain, who was unbeaten after 46 balls.
Bangladesh will play the first of their five-match Youth ODI series against Sri Lanka on November 9 in Khulna.
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