In match number five of the ongoing U19 Asia Cup 2024 against Bangladesh in Dubai, Nepalese leg spinner Yuvraj Khatri suffered a bizarre injury while celebrating a wicket. The 17-year-old took back-to-back wickets of MD Farid Hasan Faysal and Rizan Hossain respectively in the 27th over as Bangladesh were chasing a target of 142 runs.
As Bangladesh were eight runs short of the winning target, Yuvraj Khatri castled MD Farid Hasan Faysal out for 13(31), and performed a ‘shoe call’ celebration. On the very next delivery, Khatri dismissed Rizan Hossain LBW, and started sprinting on the ground. However, the celebration didn’t end well for the leg spinner as he suddenly started feeling pain in his leg and fell on the ground. After that, he was taken off the field, and couldn’t feature for the remainder remaining game.
Watch Yuvraj Khatri's wicket-taking celebration during U19 Asia Cup 2024:
Yuvraj Khatri’s spell kept Nepal in hunt against Bangladesh
Bangladesh U19 defeated Nepal U19 by five wickets to register their second consecutive win in the ongoing U19 Asia Cup. Batting first, Nepal were bowled out for 141 runs in 45.4 overs as Aakash Tripathi top scored with 43(77) runs. For Bangladesh, Rizan Hossain, Al Fahad, and Md Iqbal Hasan Emon took two wickets each, while Saad Islam Razin, Md. Rafi Uzzaman, and skipper Md Azizul Hakim Tamim picked up one wicket each.
Chasing the winning target, Zawad Abrar (59 off 65) and Md Azizul Hakim Tamim added 90 runs for the second wicket after Bangladesh lost their first wicket at the score of just one run. After that, Yuvraj Khatri took back-to-back wickets in the 20th over. After a 43-run partnership, Khatri struck with back-to-back wickets again before he left the field due to injury. At last, Bangladesh chased the target in 28.4 overs, with Hakim Tamim remaining unbeaten on 52*(71) runs hitting two fours and three sixes.
