Asian Youth Cup: Bangladesh and Nepal qualify for U-19 World Cup (11 July 1999)
Favourites Bangladesh meet Nepal in the final of the Youth Asia Cup Cricket Sunday at Kalang Oval ground in Singapore
11-Jul-1999
11 July 1999
Asian Youth Cup: Bangladesh and Nepal qualify for U-19 World Cup
Zahid Newaz
Favourites Bangladesh meet Nepal in the final of the Youth Asia
Cup Cricket Sunday at Kalang Oval ground in Singapore.
New face Nepal made a surprise entry into the final of the 8-team
Asian Under-19 meet eliminating Malaysia by one wicket in the
second semis at the same ground Saturday.
Defending champions Bangladesh on Friday stormed into the final
beating reputed Papua New Guinea by massive 175 runs in the
first-semis.
As finalists of the ongoing Asian Youth meet, both Bangladesh and
Nepal earned the right to play in the 16-team final round of the
Under-19 World Cup Cricket, comprising nine test playing and
seven associate member countries, to be held in Sri Lanka next
January.
In the Under-19 World Cup Cricket held in South Africa last year,
Bangladesh emerged champions in the plate group beating West
Indies by six wickets.
In the day's second semi-final Saturday, Malaysia batting first
were all out for paltry 133 runs.
In reply, Nepal reached their maiden final berth of the
prestigious Asian youth cricket making 137 runs for nine wickets.
United Arab Emirates (UAE), which played in the 1996 World Cup
Cricket, however, clinched the plate title of the ongoing youth
meet beating Hong Kong by 4 wickets in the plate final Saturday.
Source :: CricInfo