DHAKA: England batsmen are chasing the 247-run target set by Bangladesh in the Under-19 World Cup Warm-up Match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.

Visiting English players have scored 16 runs for four at the end of 8.0 overs in the 50-over match that started at 9:30am. 

England Under-19s require another 227 runs with 6 wickets and 42 overs remaining.

Earlier, junior tigers scored 246 for eight wickets in 50 over.

England bowlers S Mahmood, BJ Taylor and DW Lawrence bagged two wickets each.



Bangladesh Under-19s won the toss and chose to bat.

Bangladesh Team

Saif Hassan,     Pinak Ghosh,    Joyraz Sheik,     Zakir Hasan†, Mehedi Hasan Miraz*, Shafiul Hayet, Jaker Ali, Mohammad Saifuddin, Saeed Sarkar, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Ariful Islam, Abdul Halim, Sanjit Saha, Saleh Ahmed Shawon, Nazmul Hossain Shanto

England Team

DW Lawrence, MDE Holden, JTA Burnham, GA Bartlett, CJ Taylor, SM Curran, RC Davies†, BJ Taylor*, JD Warner, MS Crane, S Mahmood, BGF Green, TJ Moores, AHT Donald, GHS Garton

BDST: 1323 HRS, JAN 25, 2016
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