Rabby, Ariful star in Bangladesh U19's big win
Ariful Islam, who came down to No. 4, did not let the team lose its way. He completed the century by showing a strong mentality. He scored 103 runs off 103 balls before departing, hitting 9 fours. Bangladesh reached a strong position with their 122-run partnership with Ahrar Amin for the fourth wicket.

Khan Mutasim Billah LifeEditor
Posted - 2024-01-26T23:27:35+06:00
Updated - 2024-01-27T09:29:37+06:00
United States of America Under-19s vs Bangladesh Under-19s
Mangaung Oval

United States of America Under-19s
170/10 (47.1)

Bangladesh Under-19s
291/7 (50)
Bangladesh Under-19s won by 121 runs.
Man of the match | Ariful Islam (Bangladesh) |
After Ariful Islam's century, captain Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby took 4 wickets to give Bangladesh a huge victory in the ICC U19 World Cup . The young tigers defeated the underpowered United States by a huge margin of 121 runs.
Bangladesh did not start well after losing the toss and batting. Slow runs and the departure of Adil Bin Siddik saw the Tigers get through the powerplay. Ashiqur Rahman Shibli scored 27 runs and Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan 35 runs, the cloud of concern thickened.
However, Ariful Islam, who came down to No. 4, did not let the team lose its way. He completed the century by showing a strong mentality. He scored 103 runs off 103 balls before departing, hitting 9 fours. Bangladesh reached a strong position with their 122-run partnership with Ahrar Amin for the fourth wicket.
Ahrar returned to dressing room after scoring 44 runs off 49 balls. The in-form Shihab James played a cameo of 31 off 17 balls to lead the team to a big collection. In the end, Sheikh Parvez Jibon remained unbeaten on 13 runs off 7 balls. In the end, the collection of Bangladesh stood at 291 runs after losing 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Arya Garg and Aarin Nadkarni took two wickets for USA.
USA U19 started batting cautiously in response. Even though they fell far away from victory at one stage, it seemed as if the team was playing with the goal of playing 50 overs. However, except Prannav Chettipalayam's 90-ball 57 and Utkarsh Srivastava's 37 runs, the USA's innings stopped at 170 runs in 47.1 overs.
Captain Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby took four wickets for Bangladesh at the cost of 31 runs. Besides, Iqbal Hasann Emon, Jibon, Rafi Uzzaman and Ariful Islam got one wicket each.