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Bangladesh face New Zealand in U-19 WC 2nd semifinal tomorrow
DHAKA, Feb 5, 2020 (BSS)- With a aim to play final of the U-19 ODI World
Cup, Bangladesh will take on New Zealand in the second semifinal scheduled to
be held tomorrow (Thursday) at Potchefstroom in South Africa.
The match kicks off at 2 pm (BST).
The junior Tigers made an auspicious start in their World Cup group C
tourney by beating Zimbabwe by nine wickets in DL method in their opening
match.
Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 137 for 6 and in reply Bangladesh scored 132
in 11.2 overs to chase the revised target of 130 in 22 overs due to rain.
Bangladesh continued their winning spree by beating Scotland by seven
wickets in their group second match.
Batting first, Scotland were cheaply dismissed at a paltry total of 89
runs. Thanks to Rakibul Hasan for his brilliant hat-trick that helped
Bangladesh to notch a facile victory, Bangladesh comfortably reached home for
the loss of three wickets with 200 balls to spare.
After emerging as the group champions, Bangladesh reached the semifinal of
the World Cup for the second time crushing South Africa by 104 runs in their
third match of the super league quarterfinal.
In the match, Bangladesh opted to bat first to score a competitive total of
261 for 5 for their allotted 50 overs and in reply South Africa were bundled
out for 157 runs. Rakibul Hasan again flared up with ball taking five wickets
for 19 runs and was named the player of the match.
On the other hand, New Zealand reached quarterfinal as group runners-up
with three points and beat West Indies by two wickets in the nail-biting
super league match to reach the semifinal.
Prior to the World Cup, Bangladesh skipper Akbor Ali hinted that his side
has fair chance of playing the final of the World Cup terming the team as
balance one.
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