WI U-19s in town
A 21-member West Indies under-19 contingent arrived here yesterday to play seven youth ODIs against their Bangladesh counterparts this month.
The teams are currently in Chittagong as the first two matches will be taking place at the port city’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
After that the teams will move to Cox’s Bazar to play the third game at the newly-built Sheikh Kamal International Stadium. The teams will then return to Dhaka to play the remaining ODIs at Fatullah and Mirpur.
The last time the two sides met was in October, when Bangladesh beat the West Indies 4-3 in a seven-match series that took place in Guyana. The Bangladesh U-19 team will be led by all-rounder Mehedy Hasan.
The visiting team — which includes Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s son Tagenarine Chanderpaul — will be led by Jamaica’s Ramaal Lewis. Tagenarine — a left-handed batsman — is said to be a patient batsman like his father and capable of spending a lot of time at the crease.
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