Mosaddek Hossain’s unbeaten century led the Bangladesh U-19 team to a challenging total of 286/4 against their English counterparts at the London Road, Sleaford on Wednesday.
The junior Tigers received huge dividend after skipper Mehedy Hasan winning the toss opted to bat. The openers added 57 runs before Shahriar Sumon (37) was the first wicket to fall and one-down Mehedy also followed him next over.
However, a magnificent 162-run third-wicket stand between Sadman Islam and Mosaddek took the visitors to a strong position in the match. Sadman lost a glorious opportunity of registering his maiden ton as he was bowled on 86 by fast bowler Tom Barber.
Mosaddek made no mistake to make his mark as remained unbeaten on 110 from 113 balls to harbour Bangladesh’s innings. He smashed nine fours and two sixes. In reply the hosts also made a good start. When this report was filed, England were 191/4 in 39 overs. Mehedy picked two wickets while Rifat Pradhan and Mosaddek took one wicket each. Ben Duckett made 56 while Haseeb Hameed made 67.