Bangladesh U19 beat England U19 in first Youth ODI as Ratan takes 4 for 9 to seal comfortable victory for them.
Hossan century underpins powerful Bangladesh U19 win in first Youth ODI.
In the first Youth One-Day International at Loughborough, Bangladesh Men U19s defeated England Men U19s by 87 runs thanks to an impressive century off 101 balls from Rizan Hossan, which outscored a five-wicket haul from Durham’s James Minto and a brilliant 75 from Isaac Mohammed.
Despite a strong start, England fell sharply from 132 for two to 205 all out as the target of 293 proved too much for the hosts. Together, Bangladesh’s spinners claimed eight wickets. Samiun Basir Ratul’s impressive 4.2-0-9-4 stats made him stand out.
Zawad Abrar and Rifat Beg, the openers for Bangladesh, got off to a quick start, reaching 31 for nil after five overs. Their strategy was epitomised by Abrar’s brace of sixes over fine leg during Minto’s costly first spell. When Beg’s first delivery struck the leg stump and was taken out by Alex Green of Leicestershire, the 44-run opening stand came to an end.
Following his dismissal at four, Bangladesh skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim was caught for eleven by Kent’s Ben Dawkins off Yorkshire new-ball bowler Matthew Firbank. When Abrar gloved Minto down the legside, England scored once more. The Young Lions looked to take control of the match at 69 for three in the 13th over.
The primary attacker, Hossan, reached his fifty off 58 balls with a chic boundary over midwicket. After 68 balls, Aleen’s half-century, which was marked by powerful sweep strokes, quickly followed as both batters skilfully controlled the field.
The score was 217 for five after Minto broke the partnership in the 39th over by taking two wickets in a row. Mohammad Abdullah suffered another legside strangle as skipper Thomas Rew completed a regulation catch after Aleen played across the line and was trapped LBW.
England’s pursuit of 293 got off to a rough start. During the first over of the reply, Fahad castled Dawkins. In the sixth over, Tamim was given a catch off his own bowling by Joe Moores, who followed with a looping top edge for 14.
Will Bennison was moved to the middle as a result, and he and Mohammed dominated the powerplay, pushing the score to 129 for two after 15 overs. In addition to several traditional boundaries, Isaac’s fifty off just thirty-four balls included a ramped six.
Bennison was bowled through the gate for 36 from 32 balls by Shadin Islam’s off-spin, which was Bangladesh’s breakthrough. Mohammed’s excellent 75-run innings was cut off shortly after by a catch to cover, leaving 151 runs required off 32.2 overs and two new batsmen at the crease.
The pressure was kept up by captain Rew and rookie Jack Nelson until a crucial section saw Ratul undo Middlesex’s Nelson. Rew was again dismissed by the sluggish left-armer as England collapsed at 189 for six after 26.2 overs.
When Ralphie Albert was needlessly exhausted, the situation significantly deteriorated. Shahdin then caught Hatton-Lowe behind the very next ball.
A few overs later, Firbank’s wicket—a brilliant catch of his bowling—was taken by Ratul, ending the match.