||CF Correspondent||

Bangladesh Under-19 will take on their New Zealand counterpart in the second game of the five-match one-day series at Lincoln on Wednesday

Bangladesh are leading the series 1-0 as they won the first game by six wickets on September 29 at the same venue.

Pace-bowler Shoriful Islam and Mrittunjoy Chowdhury along with Akbar Ali were the main architect behind Bangladesh’s success in the opening game of the series.

The pacers duo bagged six wickets among them in the game to bundle out New Zealand for 176 and later Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali hit an unbeaten 65 and helped his team seal the game by six wickets. Bangladesh ended on 178 for four in 38.4 overs.

The remaining matches of the series will take place on October 6, 9 and 13 at the same venue.