Ashraful hits century in Mirpur

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammed Ashraful celebrated his return to Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with a century against Bangladesh under-19 team on Sunday.

He served a five-year ban with a two-year suspended sentence for his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal during the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League.

He returned to cricket playing for Dhaka Metro against Dhaka Division in one of the opening matches of the four-day Walton LED 18th National Cricket League last September.

Bangladesh under-19 will leave the country on Tuesday to participate under-19 Asia cup, which will take place in Sri Lanka.

The team came at Sher-e-Bangla stadium for a photo session and to play a day-night practice match on Sunday.

Saif Hasan led under-19 has faced off Ashraful led Red team comprised with 5 players from under-19.

Batting at No. 3 Ashraful, the youngest centurion in the history of Test cricket scored 115 runs facing 110 balls on this day. In the process, he helped his team to post 224 runs.