The result means that Bangladesh must win all two of their Super Six matches to qualify for semifinals.
The U-19 World Cup-bound bunch got more than they had wished for.
Bangladesh U-19 successfully defended a rather modest target of 228 runs at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.
Courtesy of skipper Ahrar Amin’s unbeaten hundred, the young Tigers chased down a challenging 304-run target with six wickets in hand and four balls to spare.
Bangladesh's youngsters are just one win away from reaching the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup. To their fans, this very statement tends to bring the jitters.
The Bangladesh under-19s yesterday made history by becoming the first cricket team from the nation to reach the semifinals of an ICC event when they beat Nepal in the ICC Under-19 World Cup quarterfinal. The Young Tigers beat Nepal by six wickets in a game that was more complicated than it looked on paper before the sides took the field in the pressure cauldron of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Bangladesh's Young Tigers will take on a spirited Namibia at the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox's Bazar today in the last Group A fixture of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
The result means that Bangladesh must win all two of their Super Six matches to qualify for semifinals.
The U-19 World Cup-bound bunch got more than they had wished for.
Bangladesh U-19 successfully defended a rather modest target of 228 runs at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.
Courtesy of skipper Ahrar Amin’s unbeaten hundred, the young Tigers chased down a challenging 304-run target with six wickets in hand and four balls to spare.
Bangladesh's youngsters are just one win away from reaching the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup. To their fans, this very statement tends to bring the jitters.
The Bangladesh under-19s yesterday made history by becoming the first cricket team from the nation to reach the semifinals of an ICC event when they beat Nepal in the ICC Under-19 World Cup quarterfinal. The Young Tigers beat Nepal by six wickets in a game that was more complicated than it looked on paper before the sides took the field in the pressure cauldron of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Bangladesh's Young Tigers will take on a spirited Namibia at the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox's Bazar today in the last Group A fixture of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.