Bangladesh win U19 one-day series.

LAHORE -- Half-centuries by Ashiqur Rahman Shibli, Parvez Rahman Jibon and Ahrar Amin handed Bangladesh four-wicket win in the third and final U19 oneday against Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. With the win, Bangladesh won the three-match series 2-1. Chasing 221, Shibli, the Bangladesh opener, topscored in the innings with a sparkling 56-ball 72. He was the only batter in the top five to post a doubledigit score and struck 11 fours and two sixes. Jibon and Ahrar paired up when Bangladesh were 113 for five. They added 85 runs for the sixth wicket that took Bangladesh over the line with an over spare. Jibon, later awarded player of the match, returned undefeated on 57. He faced 59 balls and hit five fours and a six. Amin, the Bangladesh skipper, made 52 off 70, hitting six fours. Pakistan's Mohammad Tayyab Arif made 87 off 104, smashing eight fours and a six, after Bangladesh elected to bowl. Tayyab walked in the middle with no runs on the board as Mohammad Farooq was dismissed by Rohanat...

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