Bangladesh will play hosts Zimbabwe in their second match of the Zimbabwe Tri-nation Under-19s Tournament at the Harare Sports Club ground on Monday.

The match will kick off at 1:15 pm Bangladesh time.

Bangladesh made a good start in the Tri-nation Youth Tournament with an exciting one-wicket victory over South Africa in their first match at the Sunrise Sports Club ground in Harare on Saturday, thanks to sensible batting by all-rounder Samiun Bashar.

Chasing a small target of 129 runs to win, Bangladesh almost lost control of the match, losing nine wickets for 109 runs in 27 overs. But in that crucial situation, number seven batsman Samiun Bashar guided the team to victory, reaching 129 for 9 in 28.4 overs.

Samiun Bashar contributed an unbeaten 45 runs off 39 balls, hitting seven fours and one six, after also grabbing two Proteas wickets for 17 runs in four overs.

He also made a 31-run 7th wicket partnership with the day’s other good performer, Al Fahad.

Besides, opener Zawad Abrar (20), Mohammad Abdullah (14), and Al Fahad (11) were the other three Bangladeshi batsmen to reach double figures.

Earlier, favoured by the coin in the match, South Africa opted to bat first against Bangladesh and were bundled out cheaply for 128 runs in 34.4 overs.

Going in to bat first, South Africa faced an initial batting collapse, losing their top four wickets for 43 runs in 8.4 overs against devastating bowling by Bangladesh pacer Al Fahad, who claimed four wickets for 32 runs.

In the remaining matches, Bangladesh will play South Africa on July 31, face hosts Zimbabwe again on August 1, South Africa on August 6, and Zimbabwe on August 8.

The top two teams of the tri-nation meet will play the final on August 10.

Earlier on Friday, South Africa made a flying start in the Tri-nation U-19 meet, crushing hosts Zimbabwe by 278 runs in the opening match, featuring 215 runs by teenage opener Jorich Van