Bangladesh U19 beat Sri Lanka U19 by 25 runs
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Skipper Anamul Haque hit 101 as Bangladesh U19 beat Sri Lanka U19 by 25 runs in a Youth World Cup opener, played at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, on Saturday. Batting first, Bangladesh made 249 for 7 wickets and Sri Lanka youth were dismissed for 224. Angelo Jayasinghe made 83 off 121 balls with six boundaries.
Earlier, Anamul Haque hit 101 in 127 balls with 9 boundaries and a six. The Bangladeshi youth skipper and Asif Ahmed put on a 141 runs partnership for the third wicket.
Bangladesh U-19 249/7 in 50 overs
(Anamul Haque 101, Asif Ahmed 84, Al Amin 21, Noor Hossain 14, Sanitha De Mel 3/46, Lahiru Madusanka 1/43, Amila Aponso 1/47, Tharindu Kaushal 1/46)
Sri Lanka U-19 224 all out in 48.4 overs
(Sebastian Perera 25, Pabasara Waduge 15, Angelo Jayasinghe 83, Lahiru Madusanka 48, Sanitha De Mel 21, Chamod Pathirana 10, Taskin Ahmed 2/44, Soumya Sarkar 3/10)
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Results of poor team selection. Some of the division one school boy cricketers who scored 1,000 runs during the school season are left out of the tour. Why do you need trials when the school season alone is enough to judge performance.