Young Tigers beat New Zealand U-19 side in 1st Youth ODI

Touring Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team started their five-match Youth ODI series beating New Zealand Under-19 team by six wickets at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Sunday. 

The match started at 4:00 am (BdST). The remaining matches will be held on October 2, 6, 9 and 13, all at Bert Sutcliffe Oval.

The young Tigers bowled out New Zealand for only 176 runs in 48 overs. Fast bowlers Shoriful Islam and Mrittunjoy Chowdhury scalped three wickets and rattled down the New Zealand batting department.

In reply, Bangladesh chased down the target with six wickets in hand and 68 balls to spare. Skipper Akbar Ali led the team from front with his unbeaten 65 from 61 balls. He smashed 11 boundaries and took his side over the line.

This is for the first time that Bangladesh team is touring New Zealand after the terror attack in Christchurch last March, which forced premature end of Bangladesh and New Zealand series.

Bangladesh U-19 Squad: Akbar Ali (C), Tawhid Hridoy (VC), Tanzid HasanTamim, Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon, Shahadat Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Asadullah Hill Galib, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad MrittunjoyChowdhuryNipun, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, TanzimHasanSakib, Avishek Das, ShamimHossain, AnikSarker and HasanMorad.

New Zealand U-19 Squad: Adithya Ashok, William Clark, Kristian Clarke, Ollie White(C), Hayden Dickson, Ben Pomare, Joey Field, Jock McKenzie, Rhys Mariu, Tim Pringle, Jesse Tashkoff, Conor Ansell, David Hancock, Ryan Jackson, Fergus Lellman, Quinn Sunde, DevanVishvaka, Thomas Zohrab.