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Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Bangladesh to play Australia in 1st quarterfinal of U-19 World Cup Sunday

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Reported by: UNBconnect
Reported on: August 17, 2012 17:59 PM
Reported in: Sports
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) - Bangladesh will play hosts Australia in the first super league (cup) quarterfinal of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Sunday (August 19) at Endeavour Park No. 2 in Townsville, Queensland.

The knockout phase main battle for the prestigious cup between hosts Australia and Bangladesh will start at 5:30 am Bangladesh time (23:30 GMT).

Bangladesh reached the cup quarterfinal as Group D runners-up securing four points from three matches with two wins and one loss with net run rate of -0.336 after South Africa, which emerged group champions with all-win run, having net run rate of +2.987.

On way to the quarterfinal, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 25 runs and Namibia by seven wickets while lost to South Africa by huge 133 runs.

Giant Australia smartly booked a seat for the cup quarterfinal as Group A champions, also with all-win record, securing six points from straight three group matches with net run rate of +2.208.

On their way to quarterfinal, Australia beat England by six wickets; Nepal by massive 212 runs and Ireland by six wickets.
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