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Vol. 5 Num 1123 Sat. July 28, 2007  
   
Sports


U-19 Cricket
Bangladesh face India in final today


Bangladesh under-19 cricket team take on their Indian counterparts in the final of the tri-nation tournament at the Colts Cricket Club ground in Colombo today.

India finished top of the table with eight points while Bangladesh, who beat hosts Sri Lanka in a group match, were soundly beaten twice by India U-19s, last of which was by the margin of 129 runs on Thursday.

India piled up 264-9 despite spinner Nasir Hossain's four-wicket haul. Rain forced Bangladesh to chase a revised target of 212 in 29 overs and they were restricted to 82-7 with Tapash Ghosh scoring 29.

Bangladesh, who split points with Sri Lanka after their first match was washed out, crashed to India by 97 runs earlier, before beating the home side by 43 runs in the second round robin game.