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Bangladesh’s historic U-19 Asia Cup win

Congratulations to young tigers


Bangladeshpost
Published : 18 Dec 2023 08:01 PM

We extend our heartiest greetings and warm felicitations to Bangladesh U-19 cricket team for winning the maiden ACC Under-19 Asia Cup demolishing the UAE by 195 runs in the final at the Dubai International Stadium.

Opener Ashiqur Rahman Shibli struck a brilliant century while other young cricketers also played their best to seal the historic feat. The victory became sweeter more for the young Tigers, considering that they won the title as unbeaten 

champions.

Bangladesh beat UAE, Japan and Sri Lanka in the group phase before beating mighty India by four wickets in the semifinal.  The UAE beat Sri Lanka and Japan in the group phase and then stunned Pakistan in the semifinal but their dream run ended against the spirited Bangladesh youngsters, who now gave the country two multinational trophies, something which the national team is yet to do.

Earlier, in 2020, Bangladesh won the Under-19 World Cup, beating India. Bangladesh cricketers believed that their top notch balling, batting and fielding were instrumental in the tournament.

A big achievement as

 they are trying to be

 the best fielding, balling

 and batting side

It is really a big achievement as they are trying to be the best fielding, balling and batting side in Asia. This victory will build up the confidence of the young tigers and coaches of the Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team to get them actively contributing in the upcoming any series.

Besides, this victory has given Bangladesh a dominating and strong position, moving the young tigers to secure good position in the International cricket Council rankings in the all formats of the game. The youngsters expressed their boldness and the main thing is that they won the Under-19 Asia Cup.

When any team will win matches, their confidence will be high. Therefore, we think our young tigers will be roaring in the upcoming any series.

We are pleased to see that our youngsters showed the maturity to carry the innings in planned way. The hunger for victory was evidenced in their body language as they put up an electrifying fielding performance that proved to be eventual difference between the two sides. We have noticed when the critics lash our tigers’ performance; they hit back in the next game and register both bowling and batting figure high that help Bangladesh win the game always. Therefore, our every player’s performance is important not only to make an impact in cricket quickly but also to help Bangladesh do better in the all format of cricket.

As a team, our young tigers are improving every game while the conditions have varied in each game, which is another challenge in itself. Youngsters are confident now and they are dedicated to the cricket alongside physical fitness. Tigers have the strength and capacity to beat any team whatever they might be in the upcoming any series. So, the winning spree of the Bangladesh young cricket team would continue in future.