Bangladesh Beats Sri Lanka by 28 Runs in Women’s U-19 Asia Cup

Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the Women’s U-19 Asia Cup in their first group stage match at the Oval in Malaysia. Bangladesh batted first after losing the toss, posting a total of 122 runs in 17 overs, losing 9 wickets. In response, Sri Lanka was restricted to 94 runs in their allotted overs.

Bangladesh's innings got off to a rocky start, with opener Juairiya Ferdous being dismissed for a duck. However, in the second-wicket partnership, Eva and Sumaiya Akter added 43 runs, with Eva contributing 18 and Sumaiya scoring 24.

At a team total of 61, Bangladesh lost two quick wickets. After that, Afifa Ashima and Sadia Akter formed a valuable partnership to stabilize the innings. Afifa scored 25 off 23 balls, while Sadia played a knock of 31 runs off 25 balls. As a result, Bangladesh managed to reach 122 runs in 17 overs.

For Sri Lanka, Rashmika Shewandhi was the standout bowler, taking 4 wickets for 23 runs in 3 overs.

In their chase of 123 runs, Sri Lanka lost their opener for a duck. Sanjana Kavindi made 21 off 13 balls, and Limansa scored 16 runs. However, Sri Lanka fell behind in the middle overs as Sumudu Nisansala, Manudi, and Rashmika's slow-paced innings saw them struggle. Ultimately, Sri Lanka could only score 94 runs in the allotted overs, losing 8 wickets.

For Bangladesh, Sumaiya Akter took 3 wickets, while Nishita Akter and Farzana Yasmin claimed 2 wickets each.