Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member final squad of Bangladesh Under-19 team on Thursday (November 21) to participate in the 11th version of the U-19 Asia Cup Cricket beginning on 29 November in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Defending champions Bangladesh U-19 Cricket team, led by Azizul Hakim Tamim, will leave Dhaka for the Emirates on Sunday (24 November).
Bangladesh clinched the only U-19 Asia Cup crown beating UAE by a huge 195 runs in the final last year.
Eight Asian teams--five full-member countries –India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan-- alongside three qualified teams—Nepal, Japan and UAE –split into two groups, will compete in the first phase.
Bangladesh, which was placed in four-team Group B with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, will play Afghanistan in one of the two opening day’s match on November 29 at Dubai International Stadium.
Bangladesh will play Nepal on 1 December and Sri Lanka on 3 December in the remaining group matches.
Ahead of the main draw, Bangladesh team will play a warm-match against India on 26 November at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh U-19 team: Azizul Hakim Tamim (captain), Jawad Arbar (vice-captain), Rifat Beg, Samiun Bashir Ratul, Devashis Sarkar, Rizan Hossain, Al Fahad, Iqbal Hasan Emon, Rafiuzzaman Rafi, Farid Hasan Foysal, Maruf Mrida, Shihab James, Ashrafuzzaman and Saad Islam Razi.
Stand by: Kalam Siddiqui Alin Shahrial Azmir, Yesir Arafat, and Sanjit Majumber.
