Despite playing well throughout the tournament, the girls of Bangladesh could not reach the finals. They lost against Sri Lanka in the final of the U-19 tri-series and had to be content with being runners-up. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 36 runs in the final. Today, Friday (January 2), Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar and scored 148 runs in 20 overs. In response, Bangladesh could score 112 runs by batting the scheduled 20 overs and losing 8 wickets.
Bangladesh face a tough equation in the U-19 World Cup. Mahfuzur Rahman Rabbis have to win against Pakistan tomorrow to go to the semi-finals. The match of Super Six should not only be won, it should be won by a big margin. How big a gap? The ICC has written on its website about this, "Bangladesh will reach the last four if they can beat Pakistan and overtake them in run-rate." Bangladesh will not reach the semi-finals if they lose to Pakistan or win by a small margin.
