The Emerging team, however, put up a relatively better fight, taking the match into the fourth and final day. But the outcome appeared almost certain after the third day, when Bangladesh finished on 94 for three in their second innings while following on.

Resuming their second innings at 15-0 and needing 396 more runs to win on the final day, Bangladesh were in deep trouble after losing five wickets for just 70 runs. However, Ankon and Biplob steadied the innings with a 105-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Bangladesh emerging men’s team were crowned joint champions of the tri-series in South Africa after their final match against the South Africa emerging team was abandoned due to rain at Tuks Oval in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Iftakhar Ifty struck a century to rescue Bangladesh Emerging team from a precarious position on the opening day of their second four-day match against South Africa Emerging at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Skipper Akbar Ali produced a valiant century but Bangladesh Emerging Team fell short by 10 runs against South Africa Emerging in a high-scoring second one-dayer at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Wednesday.

A composed half-century from opener Mahfijul Islam and a late flurry from captain Akbar Ali guided the Bangladesh Emerging Team to a thrilling three-wicket victory over South Africa Emerging in the opening match of the three-game one-day series at the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi today.