Bangladesh after a deflating loss against India in the quarter-final will take on Pakistan with an opportunity to play in the 5th play playoff match in the ongoing ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. Bangladesh were bowled out for just 111 runs as the Indian pace attack ripped through their batting line-up. However, they did stage a little comeback with the ball led by pacer Ripon Mondol, even though it was too little too late.
Pacer Mondol will be a good pick as he is a wicket-taker while Meherob Hasan accumulated some quick runs, so he could be an important pick as well.
Pakistan, on the other hand, too are coming off a morale-diminishing defeat against Australia in their quarter-final but their run in the group stage would give them the confidence to overcome the Bangladesh challenge.
Skipper Qasim Akram and all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat will be crucial picks as both of them contribute with both bat and ball and how they perform on Monday could prove to be a decisive factor. The winner of this game will take on Sri Lanka, who beat South Africa in their 5th place playoff semi-final.
My Dream11 Team for BD-U19 vs PK-U19 Match:
Haseebullah Khan, Abdul Faseeh, Irfan Khan, Aich Mollah, Meherob Hasan, Maaz Sadaqat(vc), Qasim Akram(c), Awais Ali, Ripon Mondol, Tanzim Hasan, Ahmed Khan
Bangladesh U19 Probable Playing XI
Mofijul Islam Robin, Iftakhar Hossain Ifti, Prantik Nawrose, Aich Mollah, Mohammad Fahim (wk), Ariful Islam, Meherob Hasan, Ashiqur Zaman, Tanzim Hasan, Rakibul Hasan (c), Ripon Mondol
Pakistan U19 Probable Playing XI
Muhammad Shehzad, Abbas Ali, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Irfan Khan, Qasim Akram (c), Abdul Faseeh, Ahmed Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Zeeshan Zameer, Awais Ali
Squads
Bangladesh U19
Mahfijul Islam, Iftakher Hossain Ifti, Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Aich Mollah, Md Fahim(w), Ariful Islam, SM Meherob, Rakibul Hasan(c), Ashiqur Zaman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol, Naimur Rohman, Abdullah Al Mamun, Musfik Hasan, Tahjibul Islam
Pakistan U19
Muhammad Shehzad, Haseebullah Khan(w), Abdul Faseeh, Irfan Khan, Qasim Akram(c), Abbas Ali, Ahmed Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Zeeshan Zameer, Awais Ali, Arham Nawab, Rizwan Mehmood, Faisal Akram, Ali Asfand
