England crash out in Bangladesh

Bangladesh 242 for 9 (Rahim 78*, R Hasan 61, James 3-43) beat England 200 (Ali 72) by 42 runs
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Another impressive all round performance from Bangladesh ended England's faint hopes of making the final of the Under-19 triangular tournament. Needing to win their last two matches, with bonus points, England were committed in the field but fell short despite 72 from Moeen Ali - their Supersub.

Mushfiqur Rahim again showed why he has already played Test cricket, as his unbeaten 78 off 73 balls guided Bangladesh out of a potentially troublesome situation of 91 for 4. Nicholas James had struck two quick blows for England with the new ball before Rahim and Raqibul Hasan steadied the innings.

Hasan played the early anchor role, taking 99 balls over his 61, until being stumped of Rory Hamilton-Brown, the Surrey allrounder. At 142 for 6, England still harboured hopes to restricting Bangladesh to under 200 but Rahim found more support from Mehdi Hasan. The pair added 56 ensuring England faced a testing target.

They made a positive start through Varun Chopra and Greg Wood but stuttered to 103 for 4 after the opening stand was broken by Ishraq Sonet. Ali, however, kept England in the hunt with a powerful 72 off 66 balls, as he clubbed three fours and three sixes. While he was at the crease England had a sniff but his departure left the tail with too much to do.

Five Bangladesh bowlers chipped in, as their superb tournament continued. They now have five wins from five, while England have yet to register a win with just one match remaining. The Bangladesh youngsters have shown immense promise, but for England it has been a humbling experience.