Bangladesh won the third consecutive victory in the Women’s Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. After defeating Australia and Sri Lanka in the first two matches, Bangladesh thrashed the USA U-19 team today. Bangladesh beat the USA by 5 wickets.
Bangladesh team chased the target of 104 runs with 15 balls in hand. Bangladeshi opener Afia Humaira’s returned to the pavilion with 7 runs from 10 balls. 10 runs came from another opener Sumaiya Akter. Then Dilara Akter 17, Shorna Akter 22, Rabeya Khan 18, and Rany Saha played innings of 14 runs to bring the team to victory.Earlier, after winning the toss and batting first, the United States came under pressure from the Bangladeshi bowlers. Despite losing 4 wickets in 20 overs, they managed to score 103 runs. Bangladesh has reached the second round as the champion of the ‘A’ group of the World Cup with 6 points from three wins. Australia came second with 4 points.
