Ton-up Mahmudul leads BD into U-19 World Cup final

POTCHEFSTROOM: Mahmudul Hasan Joy hit a sparkling century as Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by six wickets on Thursday to book a clash against holders India in the final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Mahmudul made 100 off 127 balls with 13 boundaries as Bangladesh knocked off New Zealand’s total of 211-8 with almost six overs remaining to reach the Super Plate final for the first time.

A unbeaten 75 from Beckham Wheeler-Greenall was the highlight of a scrappy New Zealand innings, with Shoriful Islam taking 3-45 and Shamim Hossain and Hasan Murad both picking up two wickets.

Bangladesh will play record four-time winners India for the title in Potchefstroom on Sunday. New Zealand will face Pakistan in the third-place play-off in Benoni on Saturday.

Bangladesh lost a couple of early wickets as both openers Parvez Hossain and Tanzid Hasan fell inside first nine overs. Man-of-the-match Mahmudul and Towhid Hridoy then starred in a 68-run partnership for the third wicket before the latter fell with total on 100. However,

Earlier, New Zealand made a slow start, scoring just 59 runs for the loss of three wickets after 20.4 overs. It was Nicholas Lidstone’s 74-ball 44 in the middle and an unbeaten 83-ball 75 from Beckham Wheeler-Greenall that helped New Zealand stretch their score past 200. Shoriful Islam, the impressive left-arm fast bowler, returned figures of three for 45 in 10 overs.

Scoreboard

NEW ZEALAND:

R.A. Mariu c Tanzid b Shamim 1

O.J. White c Akbar b Rakibul 18

F.F. Lellman c Mahmudul b Shamim 24

N. Lidstone lbw b Shoriful 44

J.M. Tashkoff b Hasan Murad 10

B. Wheeler-Greenall not out 75

Q.L.M. Sunde b Hasan Murad 1

K.D.C. Clarke b Shoriful 7

J.F.A. Field c Hasan Murad b Shoriful 12

A. Ashok not out 5

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-2, W-9, NB-1) 14

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 211

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-31, 3-59, 4-74, 5-141, 6-142, 7-168, 8-184.

DID NOT BAT: D.B. Hancock.

BOWLING: Shoriful Islam 10-2-45-3 (4w); Shamim Hossain 6-1-31-2 (1w); Rakibul Hasan 10-3-35-1; Tanzim Hasan Sakib 10-1-44-0 (1nb, 3w); Hasan Murad 10-1-34-2; Towhid Hridoy 4-0-18-0 (1w).

BANGLADESH:

Parvez Hossain c Sunde b Hancock 14

Tanzid Hasan c Hancock b Clarke 3

Mahmudul Hasan Joy c and b Tashkoff 100

Towhid Hridoy st Sunde b Ashok 40

Shahadat Hossain not out 40

Shamim Hossain not out 5

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-8) 13

TOTAL (for four wkts, 44.1 overs) 215

FALL OF WKTS: 1-23, 2-32, 3-100, 4-201.

DID NOT BAT: Akbar Ali, Rakibul Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Murad.

BOWLING: Field 6-0-28-0 (4w); Clarke 9-0-37-1 (1w); Hancock 7-0-31-1 (2w); Ashok 10-0-44-1; Tashkoff 10-0-57-1 (1w); Wheeler-Greenall 2.1-0-13-0.