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Bangladesh meet India in the final of tri-nation U-19

Thursday, 26 July 2007


Dhaka, July 25 (UNB) - Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will meet India in the final of the tri-nation Under-19 Cricket Tournament at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on July 28.
Bangladesh qualified for the final of the meet ahead of hosts Sri Lanka who suffered a huge 161-run defeat in their last league match against India Wednesday.
The junior Tigers with three points from three matches face India in their last league match today (Thursday) at the Police Park ground in Colombo.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka U-19 team ended their tri-nation campaign with just one point from four outings.
Earlier, Bangladesh shared points with Sri Lanka in the first match, which was washed out due to rain on July 19 at the Police Park ground in Colombo.
In the next match, Bangladesh suffered a 97-run defeat against India, but beat the hosts by 43 runs in the third match at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo Monday.