Sri Lanka to meet Bangladesh in Youth Asia Cup semi-finals

Host Sri Lanka will meet Bangladesh in the second semi-final of the Youth Asia Cup tournament at the R Premadasa Stadium on December 21.

Defending champs India will play Afghanistan in the first semi-final scheduled for December 20 at the same venue.

The final is scheduled for December 23 at R Premadasa Stadium. In yesterday’s final group matches Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by one wicket with five balls to spare but failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Bangladesh and Afghanistan qualified from Group B.

Bangladesh totaled 230 and Pakistan replied with 233-9 in 49.1 overs.

In the other matches completed yesterday Afghanistan (75-1 in 4.1) defeated Singapore (73 in 18.2) by nine wickets at Kalutara and Nepal (154-9 in 44.4) also secured a one wicket win over Malaysia (153 in 44.4) at the NCC grounds.