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Dhaka, February 12 \u0964 <\/strong>Bangladesh U-19 cricket captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz has regretted he was not able to carry the bat through as his team collapsed in a heap in their semi-final clash against the West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Miraz believes Bangladesh would have made 250 runs if he had stayed in the middle, reports a news website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The hosts were bowled out for 226 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The Caribbeans reached the target with three wickets and eight balls to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Miraz scored 60 to help Bangladesh to recover from some early setback, pairing in an 85-run stand with Mohammad Shaifuddin, who made 36.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The colts were set to launch a late onslaught on 196 for 5 in 45 overs when Miraz and Shaifuddin went back in successive balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Miraz tried to slog a short ball but ended up slicing it to mid-off. Shaifuddin lost his offstump in the next delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If I could finish the innings, we would have made 250. Shaifuddin got out in the next ball after my dismissal. That pegged us back," Miraz told reporters later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We had five overs left with five wickets in hand. We had to take risks. A couple of fours and sixes would have helped us play our natural game."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh lost five wickets for 30 runs in the last five overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In the quarter-final against Nepal, Bangladesh were in a tight spot chasing a modest 212. Miraz insisted the decision to bat first was to avoid the pressure of a run chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He said scoring 20 more runs might have changed the outcome of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The wicket was a bit slow. It is better to bat first here… you can't always play well under pressure. We did not do well under pressure today either.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We thought it would be difficult for any team to beat us if we score 240-250 batting first. But we were 20 runs short."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka for the third place at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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