Young tigers opt to bowl in Under -19 world cup final against India
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh Under 19 captain Akbar Ali has won and decided to field against India in the under 19 world cup final at Potchefstroom on Sunday.
This is a historical game for the young tigers as they are the first Bangladesh team to play the final in any ICC events.
There was overnight rainfall in South Africa yesterday which may have encouraged Akbar Ali to the field in the final
India, on the other hand, India will look to win their fifth under 19 world cup title this year.
Bangladesh has made one change to their playing eleven that beat New Zealand in the semi-final..
Avishek Das is playing in place of Hasan Murad. While India are unchanged.
Bangladesh playing eleven
Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Towhid Hridoy, Shahadat Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Avishek Das, Akbar Ali (capt, wk), Rakibul Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
India playing eleven
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyaansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Priyam Garg (capt), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh
