U-19 Cricket: Rain washes out Bangladesh-India clash

Dhaka – The Tri-nation Under-19 Cricket match between Bangladesh Under-19 team and Indian U-19 team was washed out due to rain at the Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire, England on Saturday. The match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled and both the teams shared one point each.  Bangladesh U-19s remained at the 2nd slot in the point table of the tournament securing 3 points from three matches while India U-19 team topped the list securing 5 points from four matches while hosts England U-19s were in the bottom with 2 points from three encounters.  Earlier, Bangladesh U-19 made a good start thrashing hosts England U-19 by 6 wickets in their first match at New Road in Worcester on July 22, but in the 2nd match, the Bangladesh conceded 35-run defeat to India at the same venue on July 24.  All the three teams will play each other four times and later the top two teams will play in the final on August 11.  In the remaining matches, Young Tigers will face England on July 28, India on July 30, England on August 1, India on August 5 and England on August 7.UNB