On Wednesday, the Bangladesh Under-19 squad competed against their Pakistani counterparts at the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi. The Bangladesh team was defeated by their Pakistani opponents by four wickets.
Pakistan was able to reach their target of 160 runs with four wickets remaining and five balls remaining. The best score was 67, which was achieved by the visiting opener Shamyl Hossain off of 49 balls. His knock included seven fours and a six. Arafat Ahmed contributed 46 runs by hitting seven fours and a six off just 21 balls during his at-bat.
After being sent in to bat, Bangladesh scored 159 runs for five in 20 overs and posted the total earlier.
Jishan Alam, the opener for Bangladesh, got things off to a strong start with a scorching 51 off of only 26 balls. His innings was highlighted by five fours and four sixes, but once he was dismissed, Bangladesh’s momentum began to wane.
In the end, Bangladesh managed to achieve a respectable total, with Ariful Islam scoring 30. The victory capped off a fruitful trip for the visitors, who also prevailed in the only youth Test and won the five-match one-day series 4-1.