Bangladesh beat Hong Kong by 5 wickets

Sports Desk: Bangladesh youths beat Hong Kong by five wickets in their third and final group B match of the U19 Asia Cup in Chattogram on Tuesday.

Earlier, the young tigers started the U19 Asia Cup mission through a match against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka by six wickets. But, the team is now on the way to reach semi final winning next two matches. The Tigers are currently on second position with the same number of points (4) as leaders Sri Lanka, who are playing Pakistan.

Winning toss, Bangladesh skipper Tauhid Hridoy opted to bat first. They bowled out Sri Lanka for 200 runs in their match at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. In reply, Bangladesh team chased the target playing only 11.2 over.

Brief scores:

Hong Kong: 91 all-out (Kalhan 16, Kabir 16, Rishad 3-11)
Bangladesh: 92/5 (Mahmudul Hasan 32*, Akbar 25, Nasrulla 4-39)


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