West Indies Under-19 lose opening match

THE WEST INDIES UNDER-19 cricket team lost their opening tour match to Bangladesh by eight wickets on Monday in Dhaka.

Batting first, West Indies were undone by spin and reached 114 all out in 39.2 overs.

Bangladesh raced to 116 for two in 20.3 overs.

There are two more matches in the one day series.

Summarised scores:

West Indies Under-19 114 in 39.2 overs (G. Pope 31, E. Stewart 30, S. Hetmeyer 16; Saleh Ahmed Shawon 4-24, S. Sarkar 2-9, S. Saha 2-14). Bangladesh 116 for two in 20.3 overs (Nazmul Shanto 41 n.o., S. Hassan 39 n.o., J. Sheik 18). Bangladesh won by eight wickets.