Young Tigers win series against New Zealand

Bangladesh U-19 beat New Zealand U-19 in the last match of the five-match series by 73 runs on Sunday at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, reports UNB.

With this win, Bangladesh ended the series 4-1. The junior Tigers lost the fourth match only.

Bangladesh won the toss and batted first. They scored 120 runs in the first wicket stand that laid down the foundation of a big total.

Opener Tanzid Hasan, who had been consistently good in the series, posted 71 runs off 59 with 11 fours while the other opener Parvez Hossain Emon posted 48 off 55 with eight fours.

Shahadat Hossain and Avishek Das posted 48 each and the junior Tigers ended their innings on 316 for eight in 50 overs.

For New Zealand, Fergus Lellman bagged two wickets while the other five bowlers took one wicket each.

In reply, New Zealand tumbled for 243 all-out in 43.4 overs and endured the defeat by 73 runs.

After taking two wickets, Fergus Lellman also shone with the bat as he hit 56 off 46 with five fours and two sixes while Jock McKenzie and Jesse Tashkoff hit 47 and 39 respectively. But they disappointed to record another win for the hosts.

For Bangladesh, left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam bagged five wickets conceding 43 runs in 8.4 overs.