Bangladesh rout UAE to win maiden ACC U19 Asia Cup title

Bangladesh cricketers celebrate their win over UAE in the U19 Asia Cup final

Bangladesh U-19 cricketers made history as they won their first-ever U-19 Asia Cup by defeating UAE U-19 in the final by a massive margin of 196 runs at Dubai on Sunday.

It was a complete demolition job by the young Tigers as they dominated with the bat at first by scoring 282-8 in their 50 overs before the bowlers skittled UAE out for 87.

Ashiqur Rahman Shibli was once again the star for Bangladesh with the bat as he notched up his second ton of the tournament scoring 129 from 149 balls (12 fours, 1 six).

Ashiqur was aided by Chowdhury Md Rizwan who scored 60 from 71 balls (4 fours, 1 six) and Ariful Islam who made 50 from just 40 balls (6 fours) to help Bangladesh put up a strong total.

In reply, the Bangladesh pacers got the ball to talk as the UAE batters struggled all the way. They lost four top-order wickets in the first 10 overs and at regular intervals.

Ashiqur ended as the top run-getter in the tournament with 378 runs at an average of 126 in five innings.