Young Tigers face New Zealand today

With a aim to play final of the U-19 ODI World Cup, Bangladesh will take on New Zealand in the second semifinal scheduled to be held today (Thursday) at Potchefstroom in South Africa.

The match kicks off at 2 pm (BST).

The junior Tigers made an auspicious start in their World Cup group C tourney by beating Zimbabwe by nine wickets in DL method in their opening match.

Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 137 for 6 and in reply Bangladesh scored 132 in 11.2 overs to chase the revised target of 130 in 22 overs due to rain.
Bangladesh continued their winning spree by beating Scotland by seven wickets in their group second match.

If Bangladesh beat New Zealand today, team. Bangladesh has never had a chance to play in the final before the youth World Cup. The young tigers are playing in the semifinals for the second time.

Earlier in 2016, Bangladesh Youth team led by Mehdi Hassan Miraj played the first semifinal in the field at home.

 

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