U-19s beat UAE again
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh under-19 cricket team made full use of their practice match ahead of the World Cup when they handed the visiting United Arab Emirates a 95-run defeat in their second day-night match at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra yesterday.Playing under the banner of Bangladesh Academy, the Mushfiqur Rahim-led side, which won the first match against the ICC associate member country by six wickets at the same venue on Monday, set a challenging total of 260-9 in their share of 50 overs. Sirajullah Khadem put up an all-round performance to register the comfortable victory as the left-arm paceman captured four wickets for 35 in 10 overs after making 57. Mushfiqur, the only Test batsman in the squad, was the top scorer with an unbeaten 68 while Shamsur Rahman contributed 54. In reply, UAE were all out for 165 runs in 48.4 overs. UAE will play two more limited-overs games against Bangladesh A at the Khulna Divisional Stadium on January 26 and 27. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh under-19 team will spend two more days at Bogra before jetting out for Sri Lanka on January 30 to take part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
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