U-19s seize top spot

The Bangladesh Under-19 team beat their Singaporean counterparts in the ongoing ACC Under-19 Asia Cup after they raced to their target of 71 in just five overs for the loss of only three wickets at the Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka yesterday.

The dominant performance from the young Tigers even saw them pick up a bonus point and they are currently at the top of their group with nine points from two matches.

After being sent into bat, Singapore were bundled out for 70 is 25.5 overs as opener Rohan Rangarajan was the only player to get into double figures with his 38-ball 23. The second highest contributor to Singapore's score was the extras column, standing at 15. Bangladesh's Abdul Haleem and Nayeem Hasan took three scalps each, while Shakhawat Hossain took two and Yeasin Arafat one.

After the exchange, captain Saif Hassan, whose heroics had won Bangladesh the last match, smashed an 11-ball 33 with four sixes and two fours to power the young Tigers. Mohammad Rakib came in at five and hit three fours during his 5-ball stay to lead the Tigers home.

Bangladesh's final group stage game will be against Pakistan, who surprisingly went down to Afghanistan yesterday. Pakistan now have 5 points for second, with Afghanistan just behind on four points.