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Finals can make or break young cricketers. On Sunday in Harare, Rizan Hossan made his. Ninety-five runs with the bat, five wickets with the ball — and a trophy in his hands by the end of it.   Bangladesh didn’t start like champions. Sent in to bat, they lost three wickets for 65 and looked one more mistake away from a collapse. That’s when Rizan walked in to join Kalam Siddiki.   The pair dug in, nudged singles, and jumped on anything loose. By the time Kalam fell for 65, they’d put on 117 and dragged the innings back into safe waters.   Rizan looked set for a century but didn’t get there.   In the 48th over, chasing a sharp second run, he was caught short for 95 off 96 balls — ten boundaries, plenty of crisp drives, and a few grimaces at the ones that got away. Md Abdullah (38 off 29) and Samiun Basir (12 off 8) gave the innings a late kick to finish at 269 for five. Bangladesh U-19 beat South Africa again ahead of tri-series final   South Africa came out swinging.   Their openers piled on 59 in eight overs before Al Fahad, with two quick strikes, cracked the chase open. They tried to rebuild — Muhammed Bulbulia made 31, captain Jason Rowles 35 — but Rizan was waiting.   He bowled with a heavy ball and a mean length, nicking off Bulbulia, trapping Armaan Manack, then breaking the stubborn stand between Ntando Soni (34) and Bandile Mbatha (29). Shadhin Islam’s leg-spin chipped in with two wickets. Fahad added a third scalp to his tally. And when Rizan knocked over the last man to complete figures of 5 for 34, the job was done.   South Africa were all out for 236 in the 49th over. Bangladesh’s third win over them in this series, and the one that mattered most.   The other team of the series was the hosts Zimbabwe, who lost all six matches in this event.

Touring Afghanistan U-19 team earned a three-wicket victory over hosts Bangladesh U-19 to win the one-off Youth Test on day 4 Saturday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh, trailing by 119 runs after each side batted once, resumed their 2nd innings on day 4 on an overnight total of 170 for 4 but were bundled out cheaply for 228. Izharulhaq Naveed of Afghanistan claimed four wickets for 48 runs, Bilal Sami bagged three wickets conceding 40 while Nangeyalia Kharote took two for 29 runs. Chasing a target of 110 runs, the tourists scored 113 for 7 in 43.2 overs to win the four-day match. Read: Youth ODI series: Afghanistan register first win with a Mankad Bilal Sayedi scored 54 runs off 108 balls featuring 10 boundaries, while lower order Kamran Hotak was not out 20 runs off 70 deliveries with three fours to see his team through to victory. Bangladesh tried, with Mushfiq Hasan, Aich Mollah and Ripon Mondal capturing two wickets each conceding 26, 32 and 34 runs respectively, but it wasn’t enough. Brief Scores: Bangladesh Under-19s 162/10 (63) and 228/10 (87.2) Afghanistan Under-19s 281/10 (134.3) and 110/7 (43.2) Afghanistan won by 3 wickets.

Members of the ICC U-19 World champions Bangladesh team will get Tk 1  lakh each per month in next two years from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for their feat.

Junior Tigers made history beating the four-time champions India by three wickets in a dramatic final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Sunday at Potchefstroom, South Africa.

In their maiden ICC world event final, the Young Tigers will play defending champions India in the title deciding match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Sunday at Potchefstroom in South Africa on Sunday (February 9) keen to play their natural game without taking any extra pressure.

Hosts Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team are leading by 137 runs with 2 wickets remaining against Sri Lanka Under-19 team on the 2ndday of the 2nd four-day Youth Test at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Sunday.

Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) — Bangladesh Under-19 beat India in the ongoing tri-series in England by two wickets (DL method) in the rain-hit game on Tuesday at Billericay.