ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016: Bangladesh face stiff challenge against West Indies

Dhaka: The Bangladesh under-19 team is greatly motivated by the achievement of the national team over the past year, says their consultant Stuart Law. Law said the youngsters were keen to produce feats similar to those of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and his men. The youth team will mark Bangladesh’s first semi-final appearance in a world event when they take on the West Indies in the semi-final of the under-19 World Cup on Thursday. “They (Bangladesh U19) had great strides forward in the last couple of weeks. That’s due to the real success of the national team,” Law was quoted as saying by bdnews24.com on Tuesday. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Bangladesh U19 vs West Indies U19, 2nd Semi-Final match

“The young Tigers wants to emulate what their heroes are doing. We have been conscious that we want to make steady improvements each day and the boys are working hard to that… I am extremely proud of the boys.”

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Meanwhile, PTI reported that Bangladesh will face a stiff test when it clashes against a strong West Indian side in the second semi-final of the Under-19 cricket World Cup  on Thursday. Riding on some superb performance and support of home fans, Bangladesh has delivered consistently in familiar conditions to join India as the only unbeaten teams in the 16-nation tournament. Mehidy Hasan’s young boys have already earned the distinction of becoming the first Bangladesh team at any level to reach the semi-finals of a world event. Bangladesh earlier defeated Nepal by six wickets after a tense match to storm into the semis, giving the nation its maiden appearance in the last four of a world event.