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World U19 Championship, Bangladesh U19 vs England U19 Live: Defending champions Bangladesh kicked off their ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup campaign with a defeat in their opener against England on Sunday at Warner Park in Basseterre. The Rakibul Hasan-led team was thrown out for 97 in 35.2 overs, yielding a goal of 98 runs. Tailender Ripon Mondol made the only noteworthy batting contribution with an unbeaten run of 33 runs off 41 balls. Meanwhile, Josh Boyden was in fantastic bowling form for England, taking four wickets in nine overs. Thomas Aspinwall also registered two layoffs. England chased a goal of 98 runs and reached 98 for three in 25.1 overs. Jacob Bethell played a match-winning knockout of 44 runs in 63 balls. Meanwhile, James Rew registered a 26-run undefeated knockout. Rakibul and Ariful Islam were each fired for Bangladesh. (SCORE CARD)
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