Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team stormed into the semi-finals of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup with a crushing five-wicket win over Nepal in their second group-stage match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Zawad Abrar and captain Azizul Hakim Tamim both scored half-centuries to help Bangladesh chase down a target of 142 runs in just 28.4 overs.
Opting to bowl first, bowlers led by Al Fahad, Iqbal Hossain Emmon, and Rizan Hossan all took two wickets each to bowl out Nepal for just 141 runs in 45.4 overs.聽
Akash Tripathi top-scored with 43 off 77, while Uttam Magar and Abhishek Tiwari contributed 29 runs each for Nepal. No other batsman managed to reach double figures.
In reply, Bangladesh got off to a solid start with opener Zawad smashing 59 runs off 65 balls, and last-match鈥檚 centurion, Tamim, carried his rich vein of form to hit an unbeaten 52 off 71 balls to guide the team to victory.聽
Yuvraj Khatri was the standout bowler for Nepal with 4-23.聽
Bangladesh romped to a 45-run win against Afghanistan in their first match.聽
The junior Tigers will face Sri Lanka in their last group-stage match on December 3.聽
