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Young Tigers show early form in warm-up match
DHAKA, Sept 27, 2019 (BSS)- The Bangladesh U-19s batters showed early from
as they got their New Zealand tour off to a winning note crushing Canterbury
Invitation XI by 146 runs in a warm-up match held today (Friday) at The Bert
Sutcliffe Oval ground at Lincoln in New Zealand.
The youth side opted to bat first after winning the toss, amassed a mammoth
total of 388 from their allotted 50 overs, courtesy of a 73-ball 102 from
opener Tanzid Hasan – an innings containing 13 fours and two sixes – and
fifties from Tawhid Hridoy and Shahadat Hossain.
A late blitz from Shamim Hossain, who blasted 42 off just 14 balls, took
Bangladesh to 388 for 7. Following rain, D/L was used applied and a revised
target was reduced to 344 in 45 overs.
Medium pacer Shoriful Islam struck early inroad on Canterbury innings
picking up two wickets as the host side never recovered from their collapse
and finally they were restricted at 197 for 7. Hasan Murad also claimed two
Canterbury’s wickets.
The Bangladesh U-19 team will play the first youth ODI of the five-match
series on Sunday (Sept 29) in Christchurch which will be followed by the
remaining matches on October 2, 6, 9 and 13.
BSS/SG/RY/1950 hrs