Zawad scored 113 off 111 deliveries, hitting 14 boundaries and three sixes. It marked his second hundred in Youth ODIs—his first came in the second match of the series, where he remained unbeaten on 130 off just 106 balls, smashing 14 fours and six sixes.

Azizul Tamim’s unbeaten half-century and a strong all-round bowling performance powered the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team to a commanding 39-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match of their six-game Youth One Day International (YODI) series at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday.

Opener Zawad Abrar struck an unbeaten 130 after pacer Al Fahad claimed six wickets as Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team cruised to a resounding nine-wicket win over hosts Sri Lanka in the second of the six-match Youth ODI series in Colombo on Monday.

Both newly-promoted clubs Gulshan Cricket Club and Agrani Bank Cricket Club created a stir in the opening day’s fixtures of the Dhaka Premier League, beating grand opponents Mohammedan and Abahani respectively.

Bangladesh batter Zawad Abrar and Azizul Hakim Tamim hit half-centuries to guide their side to a five-wicket win over Nepal in the ACC Under-19s Men’s Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.