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| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match 3 of ICC World T-20 |
| This is a Group A clash and the two teams battling it out will be Bangladesh and Netherlands. The venue for the game is Himachal Pradesh CA Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Bangladesh will be on a high after their good show in the recently completed Asia Cup. They starts as favourites to win this Group but any team can cause a upset in T-20's on a given day |
| Toss and team updates are on your way shortly. |
| Bangladesh is the home team for this match. Mortaza will spin the coin |
| Toss: "Heads" is the call from Borren and the spin of coin goes his way. Netherlands have won the toss and elected to bowl first |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim(w k), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain |
| Netherlands (Playing XI): Stephan Myburgh, Wesley Barresi(w k), Ben Cooper, Tom Cooper, Peter Borren(c), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar, Mudassar Bukhari, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren |
| The teams are out for the national anthems. The order will be Netherlands national anthem first and it will be followed by the Bangladesh national anthem |
| Tamim and Sarkar makes their way into the middle. |
| Bukhari to open the bowling for Netherlands. Tamim is on strike |
| 0.1 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, one run, looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge that rolls towards third man |
| 0.2 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, no run, comes forward and defends it towards point |
| 0.3 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, no run, prods forward to defend and gets an inside edge onto the pad |
| 0.4 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, two runs, flicks it off his pads through backward square leg for a couple of runs |
| 0.5 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, DROPPED, FOUR, gives the charge and swings across the line but gets a thick outside edge towards third man. The fielder misjudges it and allows it go over him. van Meekeren was the fielder there |
| 0.6 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, one run, turns it towards backward square leg. End of over: BAN 8/0 (Tamim Iqbal 1, Soumya Sarkar 7) |
| 1.1 : van der Gugten to Soumya Sarkar, no run, defends it towards mid off |
| 1.2 : van der Gugten to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, pulls this short ball through mid wicket for a boundary |
| 1.3 : van der Gugten to Soumya Sarkar, no run, drives it nicely but finds the point fielder |
| 1.4 : van der Gugten to Soumya Sarkar, no run, comes forward and blocks it |
| 1.5 : van der Gugten to Soumya Sarkar, one run, looks to punch it off the back foot but gets an inside edge that rolls past the stumps |
| 1.6 : van der Gugten to Tamim Iqbal, one run, turns it towards square leg. End of over: BAN 14/0 (Tamim Iqbal 2, Soumya Sarkar 12) |
| 2.1 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, no run, comes forward and drives it back to the bowler |
| 2.2 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, no run, shuffles across the stumps and turns it to the short fine leg fielder. He wants a single but Sarkar sends him back |
| 2.3 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, one run, turns it towards square leg |
| 2.4 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, two runs, swings this length ball towards wide long on. Cooper gives the chase and pulls it back. Wonderful fielding effort! |
| 2.5 : Mudassar Bukhari to Soumya Sarkar, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 2.6 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, no run, flicks it straight to the mid wicket fielder. End of over: BAN 18/0 (Tamim Iqbal 3, Soumya Sarkar 15) |
| 3.1 : van Meekeren to Soumya Sarkar, OUT, no run, looks to cut it hard off the back foot but gets an outside edge. Barresi takes the catch behind the stumps |
| 3.2 : van Meekeren to Sabbir Rahman, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards short fine leg |
| 3.3 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, no run, looks to drive it on the up through covers but misses |
| 3.4 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, no run, drives it to the mid off fielder |
| 3.5 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, pulls this short ball through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 3.6 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, slower ball bouncer, Tamim turns it through mid wicket for a couple of runs. End of over: BAN 23/1 (Tamim Iqbal 7, Sabbir Rahman 0) |
| 4.1 : van der Gugten to Sabbir Rahman, one run, flicks it through mid wicket for a single |
| 4.2 : van der Gugten to Tamim Iqbal, one run, moves inside the line of the ball and works it through backward square leg |
| 4.3 : van der Gugten to Sabbir Rahman, no run, defends it towards short mid on |
| 4.4 : van der Gugten to Sabbir Rahman, no run, drives it to the point fielder |
| 4.5 : van der Gugten to Sabbir Rahman, no run, goes on the back foot and cuts it to the cover fielder |
| 4.6 : van der Gugten to Sabbir Rahman, one run, flicks it through square leg for a single. |
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Good containing job by Netherlands bowlers so far. They are bowling a good line and length End of over: BAN 26/1 (Tamim Iqbal 8, Sabbir Rahman 2)
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| 5.1 : van Meekeren to Sabbir Rahman, wide, slides this one down the leg side |
| van Meekeren to Sabbir Rahman, one run, looks to flick but gets a leading edge just over the square leg fielder |
| 5.2 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, goes on the back foot and slices it through backward point for a boundary |
| 5.3 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, no run, turns it towards short mid wicket |
| 5.4 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, no run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 5.5 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pulls it through backward square leg |
| 5.6 : van Meekeren to Sabbir Rahman, no run, pushes it towards the point fielder. |
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End of power-play overs. Bangladesh have lost the wicket of Sarkar and reached 33 End of over: BAN 33/1 (Tamim Iqbal 13, Sabbir Rahman 3)
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| 6.1 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, one run, turns it towards short fine leg |
| 6.2 : van der Merwe to Sabbir Rahman, no run, comes forward and pushes it towards point |
| 6.3 : van der Merwe to Sabbir Rahman, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 6.4 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, no run, comes down the track and looks to flick but misses |
| 6.5 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, no run, flicks it towards short mid wicket |
| 6.6 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, SIX, comes down the track and lofts it over extra cover for SIX. End of over: BAN 41/1 (Tamim Iqbal 20, Sabbir Rahman 4) |
| 7.1 : Mudassar Bukhari to Sabbir Rahman, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards fine leg |
| 7.2 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, waits for the ball, uses the pace of the ball and steers it to fine third man boundary |
| 7.3 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it down towards long off |
| 7.4 : Mudassar Bukhari to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, glances it off his pads, just wide of diving keeper and collects a boundary towards fine leg |
| 7.5 : Mudassar Bukhari to Sabbir Rahman, one run, glances it towards fine leg for a single this time |
| 7.6 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards long on. End of over: BAN 53/1 (Tamim Iqbal 26, Sabbir Rahman 9) |
| 8.1 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, one run, reverse sweeps it through backward point |
| 8.2 : 88 meters that ball travelled |
| van der Merwe to Sabbir Rahman, SIX, comes down the track and swings it over long on for SIX |
| 8.3 : van der Merwe to Sabbir Rahman, OUT, no run, comes forward and looks to defend but gets hit on the pad in line with middle and off stump LBW appeal is upheld |
| 8.4 : van der Merwe to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, drives it down towards long on |
| 8.5 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards square leg |
| 8.6 : van der Merwe to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, drives it back to the bowler. End of over: BAN 62/2 (Tamim Iqbal 27, Shakib Al Hasan 1) |
| 9.1 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, three runs, flicks the low full toss through mid wicket for three runs |
| 9.2 : van Beek to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 9.3 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pushes it towards backward point for a quick single |
| 9.4 : van Beek to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, drives it through point for a single |
| 9.5 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards long on for a single |
| 9.6 : van Beek to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, drives it towards deep cover. |
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At half-way stage, Bangladesh have reached 70./2 Tamim is playing on 32 End of over: BAN 70/2 (Tamim Iqbal 32, Shakib Al Hasan 4)
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| 10.1 : Borren to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, drives it towards deep mid off |
| 10.2 : Borren to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, drives it towards wide long on for a couple of runs |
| 10.3 : Borren to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, comes on the front foot and drives it through extra cover for a boundary |
| 10.4 : Borren to Tamim Iqbal, one run, flicks it through square leg |
| 10.5 : Borren to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, no run, goes back and tries to cut but hits it straight into the hands of Myburgh fielding at short third man |
| 10.6 : Borren to Mahmudullah, one run, turns it towards short fine leg. End of over: BAN 79/3 (Tamim Iqbal 39, Mahmudullah 1) |
| 11.1 : Mudassar Bukhari to Mahmudullah, no run, pushes it towards mid on |
| 11.2 : Mudassar Bukhari to Mahmudullah, FOUR, flicks it through square leg. The ball spins past the fielder and tickles into the fence |
| 11.3 : Mudassar Bukhari to Mahmudullah, no run, pushes it towards cover |
| 11.4 : Mudassar Bukhari to Mahmudullah, two runs, flicks it through backward square leg for a couple of runs |
| 11.5 : Mudassar Bukhari to Mahmudullah, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 11.6 : Mudassar Bukhari to Tamim Iqbal, one run, turns it through square leg for a single. End of over: BAN 87/3 (Tamim Iqbal 40, Mahmudullah 8) |
| 12.1 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, SIX, comes down the track and swings it over the long on fielder for SIX |
| 12.2 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Stumping Missed ! comes down the track and looks to defend but misses. Keeper fails to collect the ball and misses an easy stumping |
| van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, wide, down the leg side |
| 12.3 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, turns it through square leg for a couple of runs |
| 12.4 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, no run, looks to cut but misses |
| 12.5 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, two runs |
| Tamim reaches his fifty from 36 balls with 3 FOURS and 2 SIXES. This is his 4th T-20 International fifty |
| van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, drives it through square leg and comes back for the 2nd run |
| 12.6 : van der Merwe to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards deep cover. End of over: BAN 99/3 (Tamim Iqbal 51, Mahmudullah 8) |
| 13.1 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR |
| 100 comes up for Bangladesh |
| van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, lofts it straight down the ground through mid off for a boundary |
| 13.2 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, no run, steers it towards short third man |
| 13.3 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, no run, looks to drive it hard through cover but misses |
| 13.4 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, drives it off the front foot through extra cover for a boundary |
| 13.5 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, one run, comes down the track and drives it towards long off |
| 13.6 : van Beek to Mahmudullah, one run, drives it through backward square leg. End of over: BAN 109/3 (Tamim Iqbal 60, Mahmudullah 9) |
| 14.1 : van der Gugten to Mahmudullah, one run, flicks it through backward square leg |
| 14.2 : van der Gugten to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pushes it towards cover for a single |
| 14.3 : van der Gugten to Mahmudullah, OUT, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses. The ball uproots the off stump |
| 14.4 : van der Gugten to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, defends it towards short cover |
| van der Gugten to Mushfiqur Rahim, wide, down the leg side |
| 14.5 : van der Gugten to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, no run, looks to defend it from the crease but gets an inside edge onto the stumps. The leg stump is knocked out |
| Shakib and Rahim continues to be out of form |
| 14.6 : van der Gugten to Nasir Hossain, no run, defends it towards the point fielder. |
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Just 3 runs and 2 wickets from Over number 15 End of over: BAN 112/5 (Tamim Iqbal 61, Nasir Hossain 0)
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| 15.1 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, no run, steers it towards short third man |
| 15.2 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pulls it through backward square leg |
| 15.3 : van Meekeren to Nasir Hossain, no run, looks to flick but misses |
| 15.4 : van Meekeren to Nasir Hossain, no run, tries to pull but misses |
| 15.5 : van Meekeren to Nasir Hossain, one run, drives it through backward square leg |
| 39 dot balls in the inning so far |
| 15.6 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pulls this short ball towards deep mid wicket. End of over: BAN 115/5 (Tamim Iqbal 63, Nasir Hossain 1) |
| 16.1 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, glances it off his pads towards fine leg for a boundary |
| 16.2 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, no run, steers it to the short third man fielder |
| 16.3 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, drives it towards wide long on |
| 16.4 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 16.5 : van Beek to Nasir Hossain, one run, drives it through mid wicket |
| 16.6 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, two runs, drives it towards wide long on for a couple of runs. End of over: BAN 125/5 (Tamim Iqbal 72, Nasir Hossain 2) |
| 17.1 : van Meekeren to Nasir Hossain, one run, pulls it towards long on |
| 17.2 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 17.3 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pulls this short ball towards deep mid wicket |
| 17.4 : van Meekeren to Nasir Hossain, OUT, no run, looks to work it towards the leg side but gets an outside edge towards short third man. Bukhari moves a little backward and takes the catch |
| 17.5 : van Meekeren to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 17.6 : van Meekeren to Mashrafe Mortaza, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards backward square leg. End of over: BAN 129/6 (Tamim Iqbal 74, Mashrafe Mortaza 0) |
| 18.1 : van der Gugten to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 18.2 : van der Gugten to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 18.3 : van der Gugten to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses |
| 18.4 : van der Gugten to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, lofts this length ball straight down the ground over long off for SIX |
| 87 meters that ball went |
| 18.5 : van der Gugten to Mashrafe Mortaza, OUT, no run, looks to swing it over long on but fails to get the distance this time. Tom Cooper takes a comfortable catch |
| 18.6 : van der Gugten to Tamim Iqbal, one run, pushes it towards backward point and takes a single. End of over: BAN 138/7 (Tamim Iqbal 76, Arafat Sunny 0) |
| 19.1 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, SIX, swings it over wide long on for a massive SIX |
| 89 meters that SIX went |
| 19.2 : van Beek to Tamim Iqbal, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 19.3 : van Beek to Arafat Sunny, no run, looks to drive but misses |
| 19.4 : van Beek to Arafat Sunny, no run, looks to drive it hard through cover but misses |
| 19.5 : van Beek to Arafat Sunny, SIX |
| 150 comes up for Bangladesh. That ball travelled 93 meters |
| van Beek to Arafat Sunny, SIX, swings it over long on for SIX |
| 3rd umpire in action for a run out appeal |
| 19.6 : van Beek to Arafat Sunny, two runs, drives it towards long on and comes back for the 2nd run. |
| Bangladesh ends their inning on 153/7 from their 20 Overs thanks to a wonderful inning of 83 runs ( 58 balls) fromTamim. Sarkar and Rahman contributed 15 runs each |
| van Beek to Arafat Sunny, two runs, drives it towards long on and comes back for the 2nd run. A good throw from the fielder and keeper whips off the bails but Sunny reaches his crease in time. |
| van der Gugten was the most successful amongst the Netherlands bowler. He took 3 wickets for 21 runs from his 4 Overs. van Meekeren took 2 wickets for 17 runs from his 4 overs |
| Will Bangladesh be able to defend a score of 153 runs? Join us back in 10 minutes to find out |
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Some news from off the field. India Vs Pakistan match on 19th March has been shifted from Dharamsala to Kolkata. End of over: BAN 153/7 (Tamim Iqbal 83, Arafat Sunny 8)
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Bangladesh Squad:
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain
The Netherlands Squad:
Stephen Myburgh, Wesley Barresi (wk), Ben Cooper, Tom Cooper, Peter Borren (c), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar, Mudassar Bukhari, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren
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