Bangladesh Under-19 clinched their maiden ACC Under-19 Asia Cup title when they demolished the UAE by 195 runs in the final at the Dubai International Stadium today.

Ashiqur Rahman Shibli hit a century to power Bangladesh to 282-8 in 50 overs before the bowlers did a tremendous job to skittle out the hosts for 87 runs in 24.5 overs.

In reply to Bangladesh’s 282 for 8, the UAE youth were skittled out for 87 in only 24.5 overs. The UAE in their whole innings never seemed to be in any position to challenge the Bangladeshi youth as they lost wickets in regular intervals.

In the one-sided final, Ashiqur hit 129 off 149 while Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan and Ariful Islam hit half-centuries as the young Tigers posted a daunting target after being asked to bat.

BDST: 1849 HRS, DEC 17, 2023
MSK