Bangladesh outclass Hong Kong

Bangladesh, the favourites, sealed their place in the final with a 59-run victory against Hong Kong at Johor Bahru.

The result owed much to the guile of little 16-year old left-arm spinner Champa Chakma who took 3 for 16.

Bangladesh's batting remains, by and large, bright and breezy and there's always the feeling that a wicket could fall the moment they play an attacking shot. Bangladesh will meet Nepal in the final on July 18 after they defeated China in the other semi final.

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"It's a learning curve for both teams," said Hong Kong's coach Lal Jayasinghe. "The gap between Bangladesh and the other Test-playing countries of Asia is like the gap between us and them."

Bangladesh 100 for 7 (Ghosh 39*) beat Hong Kong 41 (Chakma 3-16) by 59 runs