|| CF DESK ||

Bangladesh U-19 defeated India U-19 by four wickets in the semi-final of the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup at ICC Academy Ground No 2, Dubai.

Ariful Islam and Ahrar Amin's 138-run partnership led Bangladesh to a great win against the strong contender India with 44 balls to spare.

Bangladesh lost three wickets in quick succession in the chase against India and were reeling on 34-3 when they lost last-match centurion Ashiqur Rahman Shibly for 7.

Ariful joined hands with Ahrar for the fourth wicket and rebuilt their innings, scoring 44 and 94 runs respectively. 

Indian bowlers are keeping Bangladesh batters in check with their powerful spells the Tigers were able to bounce back.

Earlier, Murugan Abhishek and Musheer Khan's respective fifties helped India to post a 188-run total against Bangladesh after being invited to bat.

Maruf Mridha scalped four wickets, Rohanat Doullah Borson and Parvez Jibon took two wickets each as India kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.

However, Abhishek scored 62 while Musheer scored 50 and helped India reach a mediocre total.