Bangladesh U-19 vs Sri Lanka U-19- Asia Cricket Council under 19s Asia Cup-Group B-Match Update.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 U-19s by 43 runs at the Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur (neutral venue), on June, 24, 2012.
Hoping to emulate their previous performance, where they thrashed Qatar by more than 300 runs, Bengali’s started well after Lankan captain, Ruwantha de Mel, opted to bat first upon winning the toss.
They claimed three early wickets, reducing the batting side to 31 for 3 with openers Shehan Fernando and Niroshan Dickwella, along with Angelo Jayasinghe failing to reach double figures. A huge responsibility now rested on the middle and lower order, who
resisted the inform Bengali bowlers.
A substantial recovery was then made by Sebastian Perera and Sandun Weerakkody, both of whom compiled 90 runs for the 4th wicket to help Sri Lanka post a modest total of 183. The late order also chipped in with cameos as Pulina Tharanga and Lahiru
Madushanka managed personal scores of 19 and 15 respectively.
Pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh included Noor Hossain, who nailed the opposition at regular intervals, claiming 4 wickets for 34 runs. New ball pace-man Dewan Sabbir was responsible for the early damage, bagging three and giving away just 28 runs.
Bengali reply started in a similar fashion as Aslam Hossain and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 Hossain failed yet again in the tournament. Super performer from the last game, Soumya Sarkar, managed a start but was cleaned up by Tharindu Kaushal on a personal score of 24.
Only four batsmen reached double figures in reply to the chase, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Mosaddek-Hossain-c77094 (2) managed to resist with a patient 47 before he was cleaned up by slow-left-armer, Amila Aponso.
Failing to carry the form from the last game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986 U-19, the Bengalis were bowled out for 140. Kaushal and Aponso did the damage, strangling the opposition to defeat. The left-arm spinner finished with four scalps, conceding 37 runs, while second
best figures belonged to Kaushal as he nailed the opposition thrice and was the most economical bowler on show - giving just 12 runs in 7 overs.
Three debutants featured in the game. Abu Haider debuted for Bangladesh U-19, while Chamod Pathirana and Sebastian Perera made a debut in the Lankan U-19 side.
Player of the match award went to spinner, Aponso, for his match-winning 4 wickets.
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