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| November 22, 2007 | Thursday | Ziqa’ad 11, 1428 |
Ashraful leads BD U-19 recovery
KARACHI, Nov 21: Bangladesh U-19 recovered from a poor start to end the day on a decent 273-7 against their Pakistan counterparts on the opening day of the one-off Test at the National Stadium on Wednesday.
After sending the tourists in to bat, Pakistan captain Imad Wasim had immediate success as vice-captain Tamim Iqbal was lbw to Mohammad Rameez off the second delivery of the match.
Ashraful Aziz and wicket-keeper Mithun Ali added 107 for the second wicket. Ashraful (77) went on to top score, but the tourists kept on losing wickets regularly.
Pakistan U-19 bowlers’ effort was a collective one with each of the five used claiming at least a wicket, but Rameez was the most successful with figures of 3-57.
Summarised scores:
BANGLADESH U-19 273-7 (Ashraful Aziz 77, Rony Talukder 52 not out; Mohammad Rameez 3-57).—Agencies
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