KATHMANDU: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first against Nepal in the ongoing ACC U-19 Asia Cup in at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday.

After facing defeat in the hands of Sri Lanka in the first match, Nepal needs to win the match to keep its hope alive to earn a semifinals berth.

Sri Lanka had thrashed Nepal by five wickets on Friday. Pooled in Group ‘B’, Nepal will take on the UAE in its last match.

Nepal(U-19) Playing XI:

Rohit Kumar Paudel (C), Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Sagar Dhakal , Asif Sheikh (WK), Kamal Singh Airee, Rit Gautam, Pawan Sarraf, Rasid Khan, Hari Bahadur Chauhan, Sundeep Jora.

Bangladesh (U-19) Playing XI:

Akbar Ali (C)(WK), Towhid Hridoy, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Anik Sarker, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shamim Hossain, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Rakibul Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Minhazur Rahman, Mohammad Shahin Alom.