Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Under-19 cricketers beat their English counterparts by 87 runs at Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday to take a 3-0 lead in the 7-match one-day series.
Batting first, Bangladesh youth scored 251 in their allotted 50 overs, losing eight wickets. Tasamul Haque and Nurul Hasan laid the foundation of a big total with a 68-run third wicket partnership. Tasamul top-scored with 66 while Nurul scored 40. Mahmudul made 35 and was well supported by the tail-enders who provided some quick-fire knocks to throw a tall target for the touring side.
England innings started brightly with the first wicket partnership producing 46 in 12.3 overs before Shaker got Dent caught behind. The innings fell apart from there on, losing 4 more wickets in the space of 32 runs. Contributions towards the end provided some respectability to the total, but the target proved too much for them as the innings came to a halt in the 44th over with 164 runs on the board. Shabbir and Mahmudul got three wickets each, Mahmudul though proved a bit expensive.
