Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- The Bangladesh Under-19 women's cricket team made a promising start in the tri-nation series by defeating Pakistan Under-19 women's cricket team in the opening match, though they suffered a loss to Sri Lanka Under-19 women's cricket team in the second game.

On Tuesday, Sadia Islam and her team faced hosts Pakistan once again in their third match.

After winning this game by 13 runs, Bangladesh Under-19 women's cricket team have effectively secured a spot in the final.

Batting first at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Bangladesh Under-19 women's cricket team piled up a satisfactory 139 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, the Pakistan Under-19 women's cricket team were restricted to ...