Bangladesh U-19 cricket team are in the driving seat following day one of their second and final four-day match against Sri Lankan counterparts at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna Saturday.
Asked to bat first, the visiting side were skittled out for 184 in 54.3 overs in the face of some devastating bowling by the home side.
Right-arm seamer Shahin Alam led the way with seven wickets while Ashiqur Rahman Ruhit and right-arm pacer Mehedi Hasan picked up two and one wicket respectively.
Lankan opener Kushan Wickramasinghe top-scored with 73 while lower-order batsman Lakshan Gamage scored 47.
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However, only two other Lankan batters reached double digit.
In reply, the junior Tigers curtailed the lead to 113 runs after posting 71 for the loss of two wickets in 23 overs at stumps.
Opener Prantik Nawroz Nabil was not out on 28.
Wickramasinghe followed up his half-century with two wickets later in the day.
2ND 4-DAYER, DAY 1
Bangladesh U-19 71/2 in 23 overs (Nabil 28*, Sajid 26) trail Sri Lanka U-19 (Shahin 7/62, Ruhit 2/60) by 113 runs
