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Bangladesh under-19 lift Asia Cup after beating UAE
20 Dec, 2023
Bangladesh, riding on Shibli's century hammer UAE by 195 runs to clinch the under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai
Following a great run in the under-19 Asia Cup, United Arab Emirates (UAE) U-19’s run came to an end after they lost to Bangladesh Under-19 in the final by 195 runs in Dubai.
Batting first, Bangladesh scored 282/8 in 50 overs with Ashiqur Rahman Shibli scoring 129 off 149 balls (12x4s, 1x6). Chowdhur Mohammed Rizwan made 60 off 71 balls while Ariful Islam scored 50 off 40 deliveries.
Medium-pacer Ayman Ahamed took 4/52 in 10 overs. In response, UAE under-19 were bowled out for 87 in 24.5 overs. The top-score was just 25 not out by Dhruv Parashar.
Shibli won Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards.
The two teams had shocked India and Pakistan with the latter going down to UAE.
UAE’s senior team will now lock horns with Afghanistan in three T20 Internationals from December 25.
Cricket, Asia Cup, Bangladesh, UAE, Under-19