Bangladesh won the toss and took the fielding in the rain-hit 11 over match. The match against Nepal in the U-19 Women’s Asia Cup was an unscheduled semi-final. After keeping the girls of the Himalayan country in check with great bowling, the Tigresses reached the final with an easy win of 9 wickets by showing their power in batting.

On Friday (December 20), Nepal could not score more than 58 runs for 8 wickets at Bayums Oval in Kuala Lumpur. In response, Bangladesh lost only one wicket with 7 balls in hand and entered the port of victory. Team Tigresses’ opponent in the final is India after a 4-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in another game.

Chasing an easy target, the two openers Fahmida Chowya and Eva made a pair of 46 runs. Kusum Godar’s 18-run six off 21 balls broke the pair. Sumaiya Akhter Subarna, who came in at number three, ensured the team’s victory by playing an innings of 10 runs with 2 fours off 6 balls. Fahmida remains unbeaten on 26 off 32 balls with 3 fours.

Earlier Bangladesh bowlers could not take advantage of the controlled bowling of Nepal. Besides, four batters of the team fell into the trap of four runouts. Savitri Dhami scored the maximum 11 runs. None of the rest could go into double figures. Farzana Yasmin, Anisa Akhtar Soba, Fahmida and Habiba Islam took one wicket each for the Tigresses.

In the Super Four phase match at the same venue, the Lankans were helpless against the Indian bowlers. After losing the toss and batting, he played the entire 20 overs and stopped at 98 runs for 9 wickets. In response, Team India reached the target with 31 balls in hand and 6 wickets.