Bangladesh stored their hopes of advancing to Super 12s stage alive with a nervy 26-run win over co-hosts Oman of their Group B match of the T20 World Cup right here on Tuesday.
Opener Mohammad Naim struck a high-quality half-century to assist Bangladesh set a 154-run goal earlier than bowlers led by star pacer Mustafizur Rahman (4/36) restricted Oman to 127 for 9.
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Both Oman and Bangladesh now have one win every, and will likely be vying for the one remaining spot to qualify for the Super 12 stage. Scotland, who beat Papua New Guinea earlier within the day, have already certified from the group.
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While Oman will tackle Scotland, Bangladesh subsequent play Papua New Guinea.
Chasing a difficult goal, Ludhiana-born Jatinder Singh (40 off 33) offered a stable begin for Oman alongside Kashyap Prajapati (21) however the different batters struggled.
Like Oman, Bangladesh have been additionally responsible of dropping catches. But underneath super stress, they held their nerves and due to some astute captaincy by skipper Mahmudullah and the spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hasan they have been in a position to make a powerful comeback.
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Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman took 4 wickets.
Oman wanted 54 runs within the final 5 overs. But with the boundaries drying up and the required run price repeatedly rising, Oman batters grew to become determined and went for the massive photographs, dropping their wickets within the course of.
Shakib, who starred with the bat additionally pitched in with the ball, ending with spectacular figures of three/28 whereas Mahedi Hassan (1/14) and Mohammad Saifuddin (1/16) took a wicket every.
Opting to bat in a should sport win, Bangladesh, who misplaced their match opener to Scotland, struggled to 29 for the lack of two wickets within the powerplay.
With their backs up in opposition to the wall, Naim, who hit 64 of 51 deliveries, and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (42 off 29) shared an 81-run stand to present their facet the much-needed momentum.
Dropped catches and sloppy fielding solely added to the 2 batters’ rising confidence.
While Fayyaz Butt, who performed U-19 cricket for Pakistan, pulled off a surprising catch of his bowling to do away with Mahedi Hasan for a duck, Oman have been responsible of dropping as many as three catches.
Naim, enjoying his first sport of the match, hit 4 maximums and three boundaries whereas Shakib’s innings was studded with six fours.
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However, an excellent piece of fielding that noticed Aqib Ilyas impact Shakib’s run out that noticed the spring return in Oman’s step.
The co-hosts seized the momentum, snaring six wickets whereas making a gift of 41 runs within the final 5 overs.
Pacers Fayyaz Butt (3/30), Kaleemullah (2/30) and Bilal Khan (3/18) shared eight wickets whereas left-arm spinner Zeeshan Maqsood (1/17) accounted for one.
