That wraps up our coverage of this game. This is Akshay Bhide, signing off, on behalf of my co-commentator Pritam Dey and scorer Rajesh Pal. Bye bye.
Bangladesh move to the second spot in the points table with this commanding win over Malaysia. All eyes will now be on the clash between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Do switch tabs to follow live-action.
Farid Hasan Faysal (Bangladesh U19 Captain): “This time, we handled well. Mumin batted really well. Every batter has to score runs. Mumin played very well. The target was 300 for the first time. It was very good. Tafiul is a very good bowler. In these matches, he has showed that and he is good for the team.”
Deeaz Patro (Malaysia U19 Captain): “I think it’s a good comeback from our bowlers in the powerplay. We just targeted the dot balls. Even the players who were playing, we feel like we are one family. Everyone supports each other. Coaches and the support staff, everyone supports each other. It’s a very good learning opportunity today. We have lots of tournaments coming. We will improve.”
Ahsan Al Mumin (Player of the Match): “I wanted to trust my process and myself and try to build partnerships. No pressure on me. I was talking with my partner to support me.”
Player of the Match: Ahsan Al Mumin
4:55 PM IST, 3:25 PM Local Time: That’s it. Bangladesh brush aside Malaysia in the U19 Asia Cup 2026. They emerge victorious by 205 runs and have given themselves every chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. It will all come down to the net run rate if Sri Lanka lose to Afghanistan in the game that is currently taking place at Ministry Turf 1.
After opting to bat first, Bangladesh found themselves in a spot of bother as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were struggling at 144/6 at one stage. However, Ahsan Al Mumin stood tall amid the collapse, producing a magnificent unbeaten knock of 152 off 133 balls to single-handedly take Bangladesh past the 300-run mark.
Robiul Hasan Anik provided excellent support from the other end with a valuable innings of 45 off 48 balls, helping Bangladesh recover strongly and finish with 303/8 in their allotted 50 overs. Nagineswaran Sathnakumaran (2/66), Muhammad Syahir Asyraf (2/68) and Mohamad Aulga Gunawan (2/48) picked up two wickets each for Malaysia.
In reply, Malaysia got off to a disastrous start as they lost five wickets in the first powerplay as they were reeling at 34/5 at the end of 10 overs. Their batters really struggled at the crease, barring Nagineswaran Sathnakumaran who showed good resistance and brought up a fighting fifty.