Junior Tigers seal U-19 Asia Cup semis spot

Zawad Abrar scored his second half-century in two matches as Bangladesh notched their second victory of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup, sealing a last-four berth, with a seven-wicket win over Nepal in Dubai on Monday.

Zawad remained unbeaten on 70 off 68 deliveries Bangladesh chased down Nepal's 130-run total with seven wickets in hand and 25.1 overs to spare.

The Junior Tigers had beaten Afghanistan by three wickets in their opening game, with Zawad scoring a team-high 96 in that match.

Earlier, Mohammad Sobuj had taken three wickets while Saad Islam, Shahriar Ahmed and Azizul Hakim had chipped in with two wickets each as Bangladesh bowled out Nepal for 130 in 31.1 overs after opting to bowl first.

A two-wicket victory for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan later in the day meant both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka went through to the semifinals. The two sides will meet on Wednesday in the last Group B fixture, a match that will decide who claim the top spot in the group. Sri Lanka are ahead of Bangladesh on net run-rate.