Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member final squad of Bangladesh Under-19 team on Thursday to participate in the 11th version of the U-19 Asia Cup Cricket beginning on November 29 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports UNB.
Defending champions Bangladesh U-19 Cricket team, led by Azizul Hakim Tamim, will leave Dhaka for the Emirates tomorrow (Sunday).
Bangladesh clinched the only U-19 Asia Cup crown beating UAE by a huge 195 runs in the final last year.
Eight Asian teams--five full-member countries -India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan-- alongside three qualified teams-Nepal, Japan and UAE -split into two groups, will compete in the first phase.
Bangladesh, which was placed in four-team Group B with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, will play Afghanistan in one of the two opening day's match on November 29 at Dubai International Stadium.
Bangladesh will play Nepal on December 01 and Sri Lanka on December 03 in the remaining group matches.
Ahead of the main draw, Bangladesh team will play a warm-match against India on November 26 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh U-19 team: Azizul Hakim Tamim (captain), Jawad Arbar (vice-captain), Rifat Beg, Samiun Bashir Ratul, Devashis Sarkar, Rizan Hossain, Al Fahad, Iqbal Hasan Emon, Rafiuzzaman Rafi, Farid Hasan Foysal, Maruf Mrida, Shihab James, Ashrafuzzaman and Saad Islam Razi.
Stand by: Kalam Siddiqui Alin Shahrial Azmir, Yesir Arafat, and Sanjit Majumber.
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