KINGSTOWN [St Vincent and the Grenadines] Tanzim Hasan Saqib's brilliant four-wicket haul sealed Bangladesh's place in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 after the Tigers registered a 21-run win over Nepal on Sunday (local time). ,
Bangladesh became the last team to make it to the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup. Nepal were all out for 85 and this is the lowest score defended by any team in the Men's T20 World Cup. With Bangladesh securing a place in the Super 8, Netherlands is out of the tournament.
Tanzeem at the beginning and Mustafizur Rahman at the end were excellent.Mustafizur took three wickets while Tanzeem returned with figures of 4-7.
Chasing the target of 107 runs was easy for Nepal in the initial stages. A double wicket maiden in the third over led to a heated exchange with bowler Tanzeem Hasan Saqib as the pressure gauge went up at St Vincent's.
Nepal stumbled to 24/4 during the powerplay, leaving them with a lot of work to do at the score of six overs. Sandeep Jora was out in the next over as Nepal were in trouble with five wickets down.But Kushal Malla and Deependra Singh Airy helped steady the ship and keep the run chase within reach.
At drinks they took their score to 42/5 and made do with a run-a-ball assignment, firmly balancing the match with a big over in the 16th over. Kushal Malla's two fours took the partnership past 50 and the required run rate came down to 7.5 with four overs remaining.
They needed 30 runs in 24. However, Mustafizur Rahman gave just 1 run in the 17th and got the wicket of Malla and in the 19th, he dismissed Deependra Singh Airi and bowled the maiden.After this, Shakib Al Hasan bowled the last two overs and won the match by taking two out of two overs.
In the Group D match, Nepal's bowlers showed their anger and bundled out Bangladesh's batsmen for 106 runs.
Earlier, with the new ball, Sompal Kami was the architect of Bangladesh's batting collapse on a good grass pitch, with captain Rohit Paudel later making use of the favorable bowling conditions to take two crucial wickets. Bangladesh scored 106 runs thanks to the 18-run partnership of Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed for the last wicket.
Opting to bowl first, Nepal's Kami made the most of the pitch and dismissed Tanzeed Hasan for a golden duck in the very first over of the game.Building on that early success, Deepender Singh dealt another blow to Bangladesh by dismissing Nazmul Hossain Shanto for 4 in the second over.
Liton Das's poor performance continued as his top edge landed straight behind the wicket, where keeper Asif Shaikh took a safe catch. Kami rewarded the captain for his decision to bowl the third consecutive over. After this, the Nepalese took wickets in the fifth and sixth overs and performed brilliantly in the powerplay, reducing the Tigers' score to 31/4 at the end of six overs.
Tauheed Hridoy showed some positive intent but Paudel cut short his stay, leaving Bangladesh in trouble.Nepal kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The experienced pair of Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah then came together to help stabilize the innings. Mahmudullah died just as they were rebuilding, due to a misunderstanding.
Bangladesh attempted to rehabilitate the innings by spreading out the field more and tried to get past 50. But the crucial dismissal of Mahmudullah (13 off 13) after a disappointing runout due to miscommunication left Bangladesh in trouble.Bangladesh's hopes rested on the shoulders of Shakib Al Hasan to get them out of the trouble, however, the star all-rounder became Paudel's victim after scoring 17 runs.
Sandeep Lamichhane got his 99th T20I wicket by dismissing Tanzim Hasan Saqib for 3 runs. After this, Nepali spinners took the responsibility by taking wickets in the middle session. However, Nepal's decision to give the 19th over to Avinash Bohra instead of the frontline bowler may come back to haunt them, as he conceded 11 runs, although a run out in the last over ended Bangladesh's innings at 106 runs.
Bangladesh managed to score 106 runs thanks to an 18-run partnership for the last wicket between Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed.Brief scores: Bangladesh (Shakib Al Hasan 17, Rishad Hussain 13; Sompal Kami 2-10) vs Nepal 85 (Kushal Malla 27, Deepender Singh Airey 25; Tanzim Hasan Shakib 4-7).
Bangladesh became the last team to make it to the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup. Nepal were all out for 85 and this is the lowest score defended by any team in the Men's T20 World Cup. With Bangladesh securing a place in the Super 8, Netherlands is out of the tournament.
Tanzeem at the beginning and Mustafizur Rahman at the end were excellent.Mustafizur took three wickets while Tanzeem returned with figures of 4-7.
Chasing the target of 107 runs was easy for Nepal in the initial stages. A double wicket maiden in the third over led to a heated exchange with bowler Tanzeem Hasan Saqib as the pressure gauge went up at St Vincent's.
Nepal stumbled to 24/4 during the powerplay, leaving them with a lot of work to do at the score of six overs. Sandeep Jora was out in the next over as Nepal were in trouble with five wickets down.But Kushal Malla and Deependra Singh Airy helped steady the ship and keep the run chase within reach.
At drinks they took their score to 42/5 and made do with a run-a-ball assignment, firmly balancing the match with a big over in the 16th over. Kushal Malla's two fours took the partnership past 50 and the required run rate came down to 7.5 with four overs remaining.
They needed 30 runs in 24. However, Mustafizur Rahman gave just 1 run in the 17th and got the wicket of Malla and in the 19th, he dismissed Deependra Singh Airi and bowled the maiden.After this, Shakib Al Hasan bowled the last two overs and won the match by taking two out of two overs.
In the Group D match, Nepal's bowlers showed their anger and bundled out Bangladesh's batsmen for 106 runs.
Earlier, with the new ball, Sompal Kami was the architect of Bangladesh's batting collapse on a good grass pitch, with captain Rohit Paudel later making use of the favorable bowling conditions to take two crucial wickets. Bangladesh scored 106 runs thanks to the 18-run partnership of Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed for the last wicket.
Opting to bowl first, Nepal's Kami made the most of the pitch and dismissed Tanzeed Hasan for a golden duck in the very first over of the game.Building on that early success, Deepender Singh dealt another blow to Bangladesh by dismissing Nazmul Hossain Shanto for 4 in the second over.
Liton Das's poor performance continued as his top edge landed straight behind the wicket, where keeper Asif Shaikh took a safe catch. Kami rewarded the captain for his decision to bowl the third consecutive over. After this, the Nepalese took wickets in the fifth and sixth overs and performed brilliantly in the powerplay, reducing the Tigers' score to 31/4 at the end of six overs.
Tauheed Hridoy showed some positive intent but Paudel cut short his stay, leaving Bangladesh in trouble.Nepal kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The experienced pair of Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah then came together to help stabilize the innings. Mahmudullah died just as they were rebuilding, due to a misunderstanding.
Bangladesh attempted to rehabilitate the innings by spreading out the field more and tried to get past 50. But the crucial dismissal of Mahmudullah (13 off 13) after a disappointing runout due to miscommunication left Bangladesh in trouble.Bangladesh's hopes rested on the shoulders of Shakib Al Hasan to get them out of the trouble, however, the star all-rounder became Paudel's victim after scoring 17 runs.
Sandeep Lamichhane got his 99th T20I wicket by dismissing Tanzim Hasan Saqib for 3 runs. After this, Nepali spinners took the responsibility by taking wickets in the middle session. However, Nepal's decision to give the 19th over to Avinash Bohra instead of the frontline bowler may come back to haunt them, as he conceded 11 runs, although a run out in the last over ended Bangladesh's innings at 106 runs.
Bangladesh managed to score 106 runs thanks to an 18-run partnership for the last wicket between Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed.Brief scores: Bangladesh (Shakib Al Hasan 17, Rishad Hussain 13; Sompal Kami 2-10) vs Nepal 85 (Kushal Malla 27, Deepender Singh Airey 25; Tanzim Hasan Shakib 4-7).
