Ahsan's 152 and Tamim's seven wickets power Bangladesh into U-19 Asia Cup semi-final

A superb 150 from Ahsan Al Mumin with the bat and devastating bowling from Tafiul Alam Tamim with the ball. On the strength of the two youngsters' performances, Bangladesh Under-19 beat Malaysia Under-19 by a huge margin of 205 runs in the Under-19 Asia Cup.

The win has confirmed Bangladesh's place in the semi-final. The opponent has not been decided yet.

After winning the toss and batting first, Bangladesh scored 303 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs.

Ahsan Al Mumin shone alone with the bat for the team. He played an unbeaten innings of 152 runs off 133 balls, with 10 fours and 6 sixes.

He was well supported by Rabiul Hasan Anik, who scored 45 runs off 48 balls.

For Malaysia, Nagin... Sathnakumaran, Shayir Ashraf and Ulga Gunawan took two wickets each.

Chasing a target of 304, Malaysia surrendered meekly before Bangladesh's bowlers. Their innings folded for just 98 runs.

Tafiul Alam Tamim ripped through the opposition batting line-up from the start. Bowling just 7.5 overs, he took 7 wickets for 18 runs, including two maiden overs.

For Malaysia, Nagin... Sathnakumaran top-scored with 50 runs. Despite his 81-ball innings, he could not save his team from a heavy defeat.

Alongside Tamim, Rubayet Islam Rizon took two wickets for Bangladesh.