Bangladesh U-19 World Cup
Bangladesh U-19 beat Nepal to secure first win in Super-6
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Bangladesh U-19 comprehensively defeated Nepal by five wickets in the Super-6 round of the U-19 World Cup at the Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.
Jishan Alam and Ariful Islam smashed half-centuries to help the Tigers chase down 170 runs against Nepal in just 25.2 overs.
Ariful displayed an electrifying knock of 38-ball 59 featuring seven boundaries and two sixes and Jishan gave a solid start to their innings scoring 55 off 43 deliveries with six 4's and a couple of sixes.
Subash Bhandari's claimed a stunning fifer, attempting to defend a mediocre target, but it went in vain as the Tiger batter managed to secure their first win in the Super-6 round.
Earlier, Maruf Mridha and Parvez Jibon shared seven wickets together to restrict Nepal to a small total of 169-10.
Maruf was the pick of the bowling attack, taking four wickets and Jibon grabbed three wickets.
Bishal Bikram KC fell short of two runs to hit a half-century, having scored the highest run from Nepal with 48.