Bangladesh U19 cricket team won the lone official warm-up game of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup. The defending champions of the tournament registered a 155 runs victory against Zimbabwe at Basseterre on Tuesday.
Winning the toss, Bangladesh opted to bat first and scored a decent total of 277, particularly after a tricky start when opener Iftakher Hossain edged to slip in the third over departing for just 1. But Aich Mollah got his side back on track, making 82 from 82 deliveries with three sixes along the way.
Wicketkeeper Md Fahim also chipped in with a timely 33, before captain Rakibul Hasan went after the Zimbabwe attack, hitting 36 before being run-out. Tail-ender Ripon Mondol then managed a quickfire 39 from 26 balls to take the 2020 champions up to their final total.
In reply, Zimbabwe’s didn’t start on solid ground when opener Panashe Taruvinga went for a duck. The next man in Steven Saul, launched a counter-attack, scoring 39 from 45 deliveries, but once he edged to Fahim his team were facing an uphill task. They were eventually bowled out for 110 runs.
