He is playing his first tournament since suffering serious injuries in a car accident in December 2022 that kept him out of last year's IPL as well as the 50-overs World Cup in India
Bangladesh bowl first against India in U19 World Cup final
Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bowl first against defending champions India in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup final at Potchefstroom in South Africa.
Published : 9 Feb 2020, 08:20 AM
Updated : 9 Feb 2020, 08:20 AM
They have made one change to the line-up after the semi-final victory over New Zealand with allrounder Avishek Das replacing left-arm spinner Hasan Murad.
Bangladesh are pursuing their first ICC title at any level but they face a stiff opposition in India, who are eyeing their fifth Under-19 World Cup triumph.
The weather, however, has been a concern and rains are likely to disrupt play later in the afternoon.
Teams:
Bangladesh: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Towhid Hridoy, Shahadat Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Akbar Ali (capt, wk), Rakibul Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Avishek Das
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyaansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Priyam Garg (capt), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Aakash Singh
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