Bangladesh outplayed UAE by 195 runs to win Beneath-19 Asia Cup 2023.© X (previously Twitter)
Wicketkeeper-batter Ashiqur Rahman Shibli continued his splendid run with a second century in 5 matches as Bangladesh crushed UAE by 195 runs to win the Beneath-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. Opening the batting, Ashiqur smashed 12 fours and one six in his knock of 129 (149 balls) as Bangladesh posted 282/8 after hosts UAE opted to discipline. In reply, UAE surrendered meekly to fold up for 87 in 24.5 overs as Bangladesh clinched the eight-nation event with 5 wins from as many video games.
The seam trio of left-arm fast Maruf Mridha (7-0-29-3), Iqbal Hossain Emon (6-0-15-2) and Rohanat Doullah Borson (6-2-26-3) brought about a flutter to have UAE at 61/7 inside 15 overs.
Offspinner Sheikh Paevez Jibon (4.5-1-7-2) then wrapped up the difficulty together with his tidy spell. For UAE, Dhruv Parashar waged a lone battle at No. 4 to be 25 not out.
Opener Akshat Rai (11) was the next-best scorer, whereas the others failed to succeed in double digits.
For Bangladesh, Ashiqur completed with 378 runs from 5 innings at 126.00 to be adjudged each participant of the match and collection.
Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan (60; 71b), Ariful Islam (50; 40b) and skipper Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby’s quickfire 21 (11b) additionally contributed considerably in Bangladesh’s innings.
Transient scores: Bangladesh: 282/8 in 50 overs (Ashiqur Rahman Shibli 129, Chowdhury Md Rizwan 60, Ariful Islam 50; Ayman Ahamed 4/52, Omid Rehman 2/41) b UAE 87 in 24.5 overs (Dhruv Parashar 25 not out; Maruf Mridha 3/29, Rohanat Doullah Borson 3/26, Sheikh Paevez Jibon 2/7) by 195 runs.
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