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Afia Prottasha said her love of power hitting, which she has shown in the ongoing U-19 Twenty20 World Cup, stems from her childhood.

The 19-year-old opening batter hit more sixes (three) than anyone else in Bangladesh's 10-run victory over Sri Lanka on Monday.

Prottasha also hit five home runs in her 53-run innings, which came on 43 balls. In the first match, she also hit two sixes and four fours against Australia.

“I like power hitting since my childhood,” Afia said through a video message released by Bangladesh Cricket Board.

“After I joined the U-19 camp, the coaches found this talent in me. That is why they worked something extraordinary on me from where I started playing powerful shots,” she added.

Prottasha and Misty Shaha put on a 75-run opening partnership against the Lankans, which helped the girls in red and green score 165 runs while losing only two wickets.

“I was trying to stay as long as possible when I was batting. I was also trying to build up a long partnership. That's what I was saying to my partner on the pitch,” she said.