Bangladesh Under-19s vs. Qatar Under-19s – Asia Cricket Council - Group B match - Recap
Bangladesh U-19 defeated a helpless Qatar U-19 side by a resounding 328-run margin, bundling out the latter for a humiliating 35 after the Arab team was asked to chase a mammoth 363-run target, played
The initial tone was set by Bangladeshi opening batsman, Soumya Sarkar, who struck a mind-boggling 209 off just 135 balls. Later, it was the turn of the Bengali opening bowler Abu Haider to take centre stage by claiming all the opposition wickets in an astounding
6-over spell.
However, he was unfortunate not to complete a 10-wicket feat after last man; Omar Ishtiaq was retired hurt.
Aslam Hossain (2) was the first one to fall for the Bengali tigers after they were put into bat. However, the innings solely rested on Sarkar after that as he began to unleash a flurry of boundaries. After putting on 56 for the second-wicket with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163
Hosaain (5), the opener, along with Asif Ahmed took the match away from Qatar.
It was a high-class show of superb batsmanship, with both adding a whopping 250-run partnership, consuming 213 deliveries. Sarkar consequently brought up his double century while Ahmed raised a composed half-century.
The fall of the opener offered some respite for the bowling side, which managed to inflict a late order collapse with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747’s last
5 wickets fell for 26 runs before Noor Hossain and Dewan Sabbir took the total to 363.
The Qatari innings started on a disastrous note with Haider ripping through the batting lineup which lasted only 70 balls.
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For http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986, extras were the highest contributor with 12, depicting their sluggishness with the bat. For their brilliant individual performances, both Sarkar and Haider shared the award for the Man of the match.
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