Scotland pulled off a significant upset towards Bangladesh with a six-run victory on the opening day of the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
Chris Greaves first lifted Scotland to 140/9 after Bangladesh gained the toss and its spinners had decreased the Scots to 53/6 within the twelfth over.
He then picked up the important thing wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim (38) and Shakib Al Hasan (20) together with his leg-spin bowling, finally proscribing Bangladesh’s chase to 134/7.
“It was a great game,” Greaves stated. “I’m just glad I could contribute in the way I did. Incredible.”
The “bowlers did their job really well but (our) batting unit wasn’t good enough,” Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah stated. “Credit goes to their batters, they had a good finish. We still need to be positive and figure out where we made mistakes, and not try to repeat them.”
However, in the course of the press convention, a visibly upset Mahmudullah needed to preserve calm because the Scottish gamers and followers erupted in wild celebrations.
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— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) October 18, 2021
The high two groups from every of the 2 teams within the first spherical will advance to the Super 12 stage that begins within the United Arab Emirates subsequent Saturday.
Bangladesh, a favourite to qualify for Super 12, struggled towards Scotland’s seam and spin and will hit solely eight boundaries and 4 sixes.