Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in U-23 Men's Int'l Volleyball

Dhaka, 24 Dec  - Bangladesh continued winning run in the Bangabandhu Asian Central Zone U-23 Men's Int'l Volleyball Championship defeating Sri Lanka by exciting 3-2 set held Saturday at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city's Mirpur.

Bangladesh won the first set by 25-16 points but lost the second and third sets by 22-25 and 23-25 points respectively.

However Bangladesh staged a brilliant fight back to seal the victory by winning the fourth and fifth sets 23-15 points and 15-13 points respectively.

Safin of Bangladesh was named the best player of the match for his outstanding performance in the match.

Earlier in the day's first match, Kyrgyzstan also earned an exciting 3-2 sets victory against Nepal also held at the same venue.

Kyrgyzstan won the first set by 25-16 points, but lost the second set by 23-25 points.

Kyrgyzstan won the third set by 25-17 points, but it was Nepal who brought some excitement in the match by winning the fourth set by 2619 points. Kyrgyzstan however sealed the victory by winning the fifth set by 15-6 points.

Nurisolam of Kyrgyzstan was named the best player of the match for his impressive performance in the match.

Apart from host Bangladesh, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, and Sri Lanka are participating in the tournament.