Nepal have decided to bat first after winning the toss in the Super Six clash of ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 against Bangladesh at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. (More Cricket News)
Nepal desperately need to win against Bangladesh to remain alive in the tournament. They are currently at the fifth position in Group 1 with no win in two matches and now they need to win both of their remaining Super Six matches. Nepal will play India in their next Super Six match.
Bangladesh are in the third position in the points table with one win in two matches and they must be eyeing a big win to better their run rate. The top two teams of the respective groups will qualify for the semifinals. Bangladesh will play Pakistan in their next Super Six match.
The pitch is the same that is used for the India and New Zealand match on Tuesday. The pitch has assistance for seamers early in the game and enough turn for the spinners as the match proceeds. The weather is pleasant and the conditions are favourable for a decent cricket match.
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Teams:
Bangladesh U19 (Playing XI): Ashiqur Rahman Shibli(w), Jishan Alam, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Ariful Islam, Ahrar Amin, Mohammad Shihab James, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby(c), Rohanat Doullah Borson, Md Iqbal Hossain Emmon, Maruf Mridha
Nepal U19 (Playing XI): Arjun Kumal, Bipin Rawal(w), Aakash Tripathi, Dev Khanal(c), Bishal Bikram KC, Gulsan Jha, Deepak Bohara, Dipesh Kandel, Subash Bhandari, Aakash Chand, Durgesh Gupta
Captain Speak
Dev Khanal: We've seen a few games here, and teams that bat first have a strong record; the surface seems decent, so we opted to bat. We're just carrying on the momentum from the last game and playing basic cricket. We had two changes from the previous game (forgets who's in for whom).
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby: We would have batted well; perhaps in the afternoon, bowlers would have some assistance. We haven't considered the net run rate as of yet. We have two changes: Rafi and Adil are not playing. Jishan Alam and Rohanat Doullah Borson have entered.
