Young Tigers beaten by Pakistan U-19

Pakistan U-19 defeated Bangladesh U-19 by seven wickets in the England Under-19s Tri-Nation Tournament at Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground yesterday.   Bangladesh won the toss, opted to bat first and posted 149 runs for the loss of seven wickets. The loss of early wickets knocked back the young Tigers team. Opening batsmanSadman Islam lost his wicket to the second delivery of the innings with zero runs scored. The second blow for Bangladesh came in the ninth over with the departure of number three batsman Joyraz Sheik (9).    However middle order batsman Nazmul Hossain Shanto managed the disaster and was the only playerto make a significant contribution for the Tigers. The left-handed batsman scored 46 runs to aid Bangladesh in making a respectable target for their South-Asian counterparts. Pakistani left-arm spinner Kamran Ghulam made the most damage in the Bangladesh batting line-up, picking up four wickets in 10 overs for 18 runs.   In reply, an unbeaten 71 off 84 by Pakistan opening batsman HussainTalat steered the side to a convincing victory. The other opening batsman, who is also the skipper of the side, Sami Aslam was also amongst the runs with 58 from 64 deliveries. The win was Pakistan’s second over Bangladesh in the tournament.   The young Tigers will face host England at Leicester today.