Bangladesh's youth cricket team secured a narrow victory against South Africa during their tri-nation tournament opener in Harare on Saturday. The visiting side achieved the triumph by a single wicket after chasing down a target of 129 runs. Samiun Basir remained unbeaten on 45 runs to deliver the winning performance. His composed batting guided Bangladesh home despite the team collapsing to 99 for eight wickets. The match concluded in the 29th over with Bangladesh claiming their first points.
South Africa posted 128 runs before losing all wickets in their allocated overs. Armaan Manack led their batting effort with 28 runs while Al Fahad dominated with the ball for Bangladesh. The pace bowler claimed four wickets for 32 runs to restrict the opposition. Zawad Abrar provided Bangladesh with a rapid start by scoring 20 runs from nine deliveries. However, the batting order struggled as wickets fell regularly before Basir stabilized the innings.
South Africa posted 128 runs before losing all wickets in their allocated overs. Armaan Manack led their batting effort with 28 runs while Al Fahad dominated with the ball for Bangladesh. The pace bowler claimed four wickets for 32 runs to restrict the opposition. Zawad Abrar provided Bangladesh with a rapid start by scoring 20 runs from nine deliveries. However, the batting order struggled as wickets fell regularly before Basir stabilized the innings.
