| 0.0 : Welcome to everyone for this vital Group B clash between Oman and Bangladesh. The former are heading into this match after an emphatic victory while the latter were shocked in their opener and find themselves precariously placed. It's already a do-or-die game for the Bangla Tigers with Scotland almost set to win their ongoing match against Papua New Guinea. Can Bangladesh turn things around against the hosts and keep their campaign alive? Let's find out. |
| Oman made a huge statement in their tournament opener by thumping PNG by 10 wickets and have made their case really strong. Another win here will almost seal the deal for them and the home team would be looking forward to achieving that at Bangladesh's cost. The Bangla Tigers were the favourites of this group but an unexpected defeat has hurt their campaign. Losing against Scotland would have been demoralizing and that was mainly due to a disappointing batting effort. Can they pull up their sock |
| ... MATCH DAY ⦠|
| Update - Scotland have secured maximum points after thumping Papua New Guinea by 17 runs. With that, they move to the top in Group B with 2 wins. |
| Toss - Up goes the coin, Mahmudullah calls correctly and BANGLADESH ELECT TO BAT! |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Liton Das, Mohammad Naim (In for Soumya Sarkar), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman. |
| The captain of Bangladesh, Mahmudullah, says that they will bat first. He says that they would like to put runs on the board and then defend it later on. He adds that dew is a factor here and they just want to put a good total on the board. About the last game, Mahamudullah explains that they didnât get enough partnerships with the bat and the batters need to take more responsibility. He mentions that there is one change, Soumya Sarkar is out and Mohammad Naim replaces him. |
| Oman (Playing XI) - Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Kashyap Prajapati, Naseem Khushi (WK), Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Sandeep Goud, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Fayyaz Butt (In for Khawar Ali). |
| The Oman skipper, Zeeshan Maqsood, says that they are happy to bowl first and they would look to keep Bangladesh to a low score. On being asked if there is any pressure on them, as, if they win this game, they could more or less confirm their place in the Super 12, Zeeshan replies that they had pressure in the first game and not in this one. Informs that they have one change, Fayyaz Butt is in for Khawar Ali. |
| Pitch report - Danny Morrison says that the surface has a nice tinge of grass and there is a little indentation. Adds that there could be some variable bounce and if the bowlers hit the right lines and lengths, they could do well. |
| The game is set to begin. Firstly the players come out for their respective national anthems. First, it will be of Bangladesh and that will be followed by the anthem of the home side, Oman. Now, the Oman players spread out to their respective fielding positions and they are followed by the opening pair of Bangladesh, Mohammad Naim and Liton Das. Bilal Khan to start with the ball for the hosts. |
| 0.5 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Shortish and outside off, it's played down from the crease to point. |
| 0.1 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, A gentle delivery to begin proceedings. It's an outswinger on a length outside off, Naim watches it well and makes a leave. |
| 0.2 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Another outswinger is served by Bilal Khan. The line is closer to off this time and Naim defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 0.3 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Fuller on middle and off, shaping away a shade, Naim drives but straight to the short cover fielder. |
| 0.4 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Four dots on the trot. Fuller and wider outside off, Mohammad Naim plays a confident drive but again finds the fielder at short cover. |
| 0.5 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Wide! Bangladesh open their account. Bilal Khan probably tries bowling an inswinger but fails to get the line right. It's drifting down the leg side, Naim tries to flick but misses. The keeper collects and appeals but the umpire turns to signal for a wide. |
| 0.6 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Wide! A bit harsh on the bowler. On a shortish length again, outside off and shaping away, Naim chases and misses. That ball was flirting with the tramline and the umpire gives it a wide. |
| Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Back of a length on off, Mohammad Naim runs it down to third man and opens his account with a single. A tidy first over by Bilal. |
| 0.5 : Who bowls from the other end? It is Kaleemullah. |
| 1.1 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, Kaleemullah starts with a delivery on middle and off, a touch short, Naim defends it back to the bowler. |
| 1.2 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off, Naim flashes his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 1.3 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, On a length around off, angling away, Naim taps it down to backward point and that fielder has a needless shy at the bowler's end. He misses and the backup fielder also fails to collect the ball. They cross for an overthrow. |
| 1.2 : Review time! Liton Das has been given out for caught behind and he takes the review straightaway. UltraEdge detects no spike when the ball passes the bat and hence, the decision has been overturned. |
| 1.4 : Kaleemullah to Liton Das, DAS IS SAFE! A peach of a delivery though by Kaleemullah. He dishes it on a good length and lands it close to off, Liton Das shows no footwork as he has gentle poke inside the line. The ball whizzes past the outside edge and the keeper appeals after collecting it. The finger has gone up but Das is quick to take the DRS. The UltraEdge confirms that not just the footwork of the batsman but the edge of the bat is also missing. No spike. Das survives. |
| 1.5 : Kaleemullah to Liton Das, Back of a length around off, Liton Das punches it to cover-point where the fielder fumbles and concedes two runs. |
| 1.6 : Kaleemullah to Liton Das, Shortish and outside off, it's guided down to third man for a single. |
| 2.1 : Bilal Khan to Liton Das, Plenty of action on this delivery. A lovely yorker around off, Das walks forward to take it on the full and digs it out with his bat and pad together. The ball deflects to point, the bowler appeals and the fielder scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. The ball now ricochets away towards mid on and they cross for a run. Given as a run, so it was bat first. |
| 2.2 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Fullish and angling in around middle, Naim heaves it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.3 : Bilal Khan to Liton Das, Fractionally short and around off, it's defended from the back foot to the off side. |
| 2.4 : Bilal Khan to Liton Das, DROPPED! Liton Das gets a life. Bilal Khan delivers it on a length around middle, Das gets forward and across to flick it aerially over backward square leg. Kashyap Prajapati speeds across to his right in the deep, reaches the ball as well but fails to grab it cleanly. They take two runs. |
| 2.5 : Bilal Khan to Liton Das, OUT! LBW! A toe-crusher from Bilal Khan yet again, around middle and curling back in a bit, Das tries his best to dig it out but misses. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal but the finger stays down. Oman are reviewing it. The UltraEdge confirms that there is no bat and the Ball Tracker shows three reds. Crashing onto the stumps. Das' stay is over and the hosts are delighted. |
| 2.2 : Review time! Now, a review is taken by Oman for an LBW appeal against Liton Das! Replays show that the ball hit the pad first. A great review as the Ball Tracker shows THREE REDS. That is the end of Das! |
| 2.4 : Mahedi Hasan gets a promotion in the batting order. |
| 2.6 : Bilal Khan to Mahedi Hasan, Very full again, around off and swinging back in, Hasan defends it out to end a successful over for Bilal. |
| 3.1 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, On a length and around off, Mohammad Naim defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 3.2 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, Around middle and off, on a length again, this time the batsman defends it back to the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Width offered and Naim latches onto it. Short and around off, angling away, Naim hangs on the back foot and smacks it square of the wicket on the off side. No chance for the fielder in the deep. |
| 3.4 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, SIX! Mohammad Naim is turning it on now for Bangladesh. Kaleemullah delivers it around middle and leg, on a length, Naim clears his front leg and heaves it all the way over mid-wicket for a maximum. Clean strike. |
| 3.5 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, Much better line and length from the bowler. Angles across a length ball, outside off, Naim tries to drive it through the line, a loose effort away from the body, and he misses. |
| 3.6 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, Close to off, on a good length, Naim is not happy with himself as he ends up pushing it back to the bowler. 10 from the over! |
| 4.1 : Fayyaz Butt to Mahedi Hasan, What a delivery! That beat the outside edge by a whisker. Fayyaz Butt speeds in and serves it on a length outside off, skidding away off the surface, Mahedi tries to push at it but it whistles past the edge. |
| 0.0 : Will Bilal Khan continue with the ball? Nopes. Fayyaz Butt is introduced into the attack. |
| 4.2 : Fayyaz Butt to Mahedi Hasan, Identical to the last delivery, this time Mahedi plays a bit late and pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 4.3 : Fayyaz Butt to Mahedi Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The move to promote Mahedi Hasan has not worked for Bangladesh. Slightly short in length around off, at 136 kph, it's not short enough to pull but Mahedi stands back to do that. He swings his bat across the line but the ball skids on sharply at him and takes the splice of his blade. The ball lobs back to the bowler and Fayyaz Butt does well to accept the return catch with a dive to his left. Outstanding effort and his teammates are mobb |
| 4.2 : Who will come out? Shakib Al Hasan, it is. |
| 4.5 : Fayyaz Butt to Shakib Al Hasan, Fullish and on off, shaping in, Shakib pushes it back to the bowler off the inner half. Butt dives to his left and stops the ball partially. |
| 4.4 : Fayyaz Butt to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Streaky! Shakib Al Hasan opens his account with a boundary. Not what he was looking to do but he will accept this. A full toss, around off, Shakib Al Hasan lines up to drive this away but he gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs away to the third man fence. |
| 4.6 : Fayyaz Butt to Shakib Al Hasan, Fuller and on off, angling in, Shakib drives it back to the bowler. Eventful over from Fayyaz Butt.  |
| 4.5 : Bowling change. Mohammad Nadeem to bowl now! |
| 5.1 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, A bit on the shorter side around off, Naim plays it down with soft hands towards cover-point and looks for a run. He is sent back. |
| 5.2 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, Excellent delivery, shortish and on middle, shaping in to cramp the batsman for room, Naim goes back to deal with it. The ball bounces a bit extra, takes his gloves and rolls towards square leg. They cross. |
| 5.3 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, Nadeem lands this one on a length outside off, Shakib gets into an awkward position as he possibly tries to premeditate a paddle scoop. He is forced to change his mind and defend it to the off side. |
| 5.4 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, A hint of movement, around middle and leg, Shakib tucks it down to backward square leg and collects a single. |
| 5.5 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, Again a bit of an extra bounce, around middle, Naim goes on his toes to defend but gets an inside edge. It rolls wide of the stumps on the leg side and they cross for a single. |
| 5.6 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, Fullish and around off, Shakib pushes it to mid off. The fielder is at the edge of the circle and hence it's an easy run. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 29/2. |
| 6.1 : Fayyaz Butt to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on off, Shakib works it away in front of square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, On a length, again, around off, Mohammad Naim steers it towards third man for a single. |
| 6.3 : Fayyaz Butt to Shakib Al Hasan, Uppish but safe! Short ball, on off, this time. Shakib Al Hasan goes deep in his crease and pulls it. Fails to time it properly and the ball goes to the deep square leg fielder on one bounce for a single. Fayyaz Butt got very excited for a moment. |
| 6.4 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, around off, Mohammad Naim drives it powerfully through covers and gets two. |
| 6.5 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, DROPPED AND SIX! Fayyaz Butt cannot believe it. Back of a length, outside off, Mohammad Naim jumps and slaps it aerially over covers. Jatinder Singh, running to his left in the deep, tries to catch it with his fingers pointing up. It bursts through his fingers and Singh ends up parrying it over the fence. Costly miss. |
| 6.6 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, Full ball, on off, Mohammad Naim drives it to mid off for a single. Retains the strike. 12 from the over. |
| 7.1 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, WIDE! Nadeem starts this over with a loosener. A length ball, sliding down leg. Naim leaves it alone. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, A single now! A slower, full-length ball, on off. Naim pushes it through covers. The batters take a single, as the throw from the fielder running in restricted the pair. |
| 7.2 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, Play and a miss! A length ball, outside off. The ball moves away a shade. Shakib Al Hasan looks to chase it but misses. |
| 7.3 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, On a length, outside off, Shakib Al Hasan steers it towards third man for a single. |
| 7.4 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, Short and wide! Mohammad Naim goes for the cut off the back foot but misses. |
| 7.5 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, DROPPED AGAIN! Short ball, Mohammad Naim pulls it straight to the mid-wicket fielder in the ring. But unfortunately for Oman, Kashyap Prajapati drops his second catch of the evening. He fires a throw in frustration at the non-striker's end but misses. The batters take a single. Oman have bowled brilliantly but have also dropped three catches in the match already. |
| 7.6 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, Another play and a miss! On a length, outside off, Shakib Al Hasan swings hard across the line but misses. |
| 8.1 : Aqib Ilyas to Mohammad Naim, Loopy ball, on off. Naim hangs back and slaps it towards long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Will skipper Zeeshan Maqsood finally bring on some spin now? Yes, he will, as Aqib Ilyas is handed the ball! |
| 8.2 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan gets going now. Touch short, around middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, Good connection this time. Full and outside off. Shakib Al Hasan leans in and slashes it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 8.4 : Aqib Ilyas to Mohammad Naim, Tossed up, around off. Naim stays back and pushes it to long off for another single. |
| 8.5 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated, around off. Shakib Al Hasan tries to drive it over covers but the ball goes towards long on off the inner half. They take another single. |
| 8.6 : Aqib Ilyas to Mohammad Naim, Another single and 9 runs coming off the first over of Aqib Ilyas. Full and on off, Naim eases it towards long off. Bangladesh would hope for a solid partnership between the current pair. |
| 8.5 : Change. Kaleemullah (2-0-14-0) is back to bowl his third. |
| 9.1 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, In the air...Safe! Length ball, around off. Naim looks to go over covers but does not time it well. The ball goes off the outer half but it lands safely. The batters cross for a single. |
| 9.2 : Kaleemullah to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Finally, Shakib Al Hasan connects with his paddle scoop. Touch fuller, on off, Shakib Al Hasan gets across and scoops it over short fine leg. The ball ends up in the boundary. |
| 9.3 : Kaleemullah to Shakib Al Hasan, PLAY AND A MISS! Good-length ball, angling away from the batter. Shakib Al Hasan skips down the track and looks to heave it away but misses. |
| 9.4 : Kaleemullah to Shakib Al Hasan, Streaky! On a length, outside off, Shakib Al Hasan swings hard at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of the keeper to third man. The batters cross for a single. |
| 9.5 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, A touch short around middle and leg, Mohammad Naim turns inside the crease and pulls it over square leg for another single. |
| 9.6 : Kaleemullah to Shakib Al Hasan, A couple to end the over! A length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan gets under it and lifts it over mid off. The fielder chases it but the ball lands safely in front of him. The batters take two in the end. 18 runs coming off the last two overs. Good signs for Bangladesh. |
| 9.4 : Drinks! Oman started off really well by choking the runs and taking a couple of quick wickets, but, since then, they have been poor on the field as they have dropped 3 catches and have allowed Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim to stitch a handy stand. Bangladesh will be hoping that these two can continue at the same rate, whereas, a couple of quick wickets is what Oman will be eyeing. |
| 10.2 : Aqib Ilyas to Mohammad Naim, Flatter, shorter, outside off, Mohammad Naim looks to cut but misses. Naseem Khushi misses too and the batters take a bye as the ball rolls behind the keeper. |
| 10.3 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Fuller, on off, Shakib Al Hasan leans forward and lifts it delightfully over covers for a boundary. He was looking to play this shot for quite some time and has finally nailed one. |
| 10.4 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter and shorter, around middle and leg and skidding back in, Shakib steps back to cut but is cramped for room and ends up bottom-edging it on the pitch. |
| 10.5 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, Fuller again, Shakib Al Hasan drives it back past the bowler, wide of long on and collects a couple. |
| 10.6 : Aqib Ilyas to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and around off, Shakib steps down the track but is deceived in flight, somehow manages to send it down to long on for a run. The 50-run stand comes up! |
| 11.1 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! The runs are flowing now for Bangladesh. Good use of the feet from Shakib Al Hasan. A full-length ball, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan skips down the track and smacks it down the ground for a boundary at mid off. |
| 11.2 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Length ball, on the pads line, Shakib Al Hasan pulls it to backward square leg for another boundary. Shakib is turning it on here now for Bangladesh. |
| 10.1 : Aqib Ilyas to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, outside off, Naim drives it to the fielder at covers in the ring. |
| 11.3 : Mohammad Nadeem to Shakib Al Hasan, On a length, on middle, Shakib Al Hasan works it away towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.4 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, SIX! Both the batters are getting the boundaries now at regular intervals. Short ball, at a comfortable height for Naim, he rocks back and pulls it powerfully over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 11.5 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, Cheeky this time! Fuller, on the stumps, Mohammad Naim gets across and paddle-scoops it over the fielder at short fine leg for a couple. |
| 11.6 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Naim, Play and a miss! Dot ball to end the over! Full, outside off, Mohammad Naim goes chasing for that but misses. Still, a very productive over for Bangladesh, 17 coming off it. |
| 12.1 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Shakib Al Hasan, Short and outside off, Shakib Al Hasan stays back and hits it wide of long off for a couple. |
| 12.2 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, outside off, Shakib Al Hasan hangs back and slaps it to long off for a run. |
| 0.0 : Change. The skipper, Zeeshan Maqsood brings himself on now! |
| 12.3 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Nicely played by Naim. Quicker, full and outside off, Naim comes across and reverse-hits it towards third man for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, On the pads, Naim tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.5 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter and on middle, Shakib Al Hasan goes back and pushes it to covers. He takes off for a quick single. |
| 12.6 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, Full and on the pads, Naim looks to flick it away but misses. The batters cross as the keeper has not collected it. 10 runs coming off this over. |
| 12.5 : Fayyaz Butt (2-0-16-1) is back on. |
| 13.1 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, On a length, around middle and off. Naim hangs back and pulls it towards deep square leg for a couple. |
| 13.2 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, Back of a length, outside off, Naim works it towards third man off the bottom end of the blade. The batters take a single. |
| 13.3 : Fayyaz Butt to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! RUN OUT! Oman needed some inspiration in the field and Aqib Ilyas, the man with the golden arm, provides his side with a breakthrough. A near-yorker around off. Shakib Al Hasan hangs back and digs it out to backward point. Naim calls for a single and Shakib Al Hasan takes off. Aqib Ilyas collects the ball and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Shakib Al Hasan was not even in the frame when the replays rolled in. This is what Oman were h |
| 13.2 : In walks Nurul Hasan. |
| 13.4 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Naim, Good length and outside off, Naim hangs back and slashes it through cover-point. The batters take a single with ease. There was a second run on the cards, as the keeper fumbled but he had a backup. |
| 13.5 : Fayyaz Butt to Nurul Hasan, A length ball, on off. Hasan works it away towards wide long on. The batters take two with ease and Butt is not happy with that. Although, the replays show there was a short run as Mohammad Naim didn't complete the first run properly. Bangladesh only get a single in the end. |
| 13.6 : Fayyaz Butt to Nurul Hasan, Another chance of a run out! It was super close! Short and outside off, Hasan taps it towards point. Naim calls him for a single. Aqib Ilyas collects the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses this time. Nurul Hasan puts in a dive to get inside the crease safely. |
| 14.1 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Nurul Hasan, Back of a length, outside off, Nurul eases it past backward point for a single. |
| 14.2 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Fifty for Mohammad Naim! Full ball, on middle and leg, Naim clears his front leg and smashes it straight back past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, Fuller again, Mohammad Naim smashes it again straight but this time straight to the bowler. |
| 14.4 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, on the stumps, Mohammad Naim reverse-sweeps it towards sweeper cover for a couple. |
| 14.5 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, on the leg stump line, Naim drills it to long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : Zeeshan Maqsood to Nurul Hasan, OUT! Nurul Hasan departs! Fuller ball, on off, Nurul Hasan gets under it and looks to go big straight down the ground. Gets the elevation but fails to get enough distance on that one. Sandeep Goud at long off settles under it and takes a fine catch in the end. |
| 14.3 : Afif Hossain is the new man in! |
| 15.1 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, SIX! Out of the park! Length ball, on off, Mohammad Naim lofts it over long on as his one hand comes off. Biggie. |
| 15.2 : Bilal Khan to Mohammad Naim, Fuller, on middle and leg, Mohammad Naim drills it to long on for a single. |
| 15.3 : Bilal Khan to Afif Hossain, Perfect yorker, outside off. Afif Hossain looks to dig it out but misses. |
| 15.4 : Bilal Khan to Afif Hossain, NOT OUT! Full ball, angling down the leg side, Afif Hossain looks to flick it away but misses. There is some sound as it goes to the keeper and they appeal. The umpire is not interested. Oman go for a late review but the UltraEdge confirms that there is no bat and the sound was from the ball brushing the pads. |
| 15.5 : Bilal Khan to Afif Hossain, Short in length and on middle, Afif Hossain steps back to slam it over point but the ball bounces over his bat. |
| 15.6 : Bilal Khan to Afif Hossain, Full ball, on middle and leg, Afif Hossain hits it powerfully straight to the long on fielder for a single. Good comeback by Bilal Khan after the six of the first ball. |
| 0.0 : DRS! A late call for a review for caught behind by Oman. UltraEdge shows a flatline as the ball passes the bat and only brushed the pad, on the way to the keeper. Not out, it is. |
| 15.5 : Change. Kaleemullah (3-0-23-0) to bowl out now! |
| 16.1 : Kaleemullah to Afif Hossain, OUT! CAUGHT! Kaleemullah strikes to remove Afif. He delivers it full and outside off, Afif Hossain tries to smash it down the ground but fails to get the desired connection. It goes high in the air and Jatinder Singh moves across to his right from long off to catch the ball safely. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Mahmudullah arrives. |
| 16.2 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, Aerial but this one drops safely in the deep. Kaleemullah bowls a slower one, on a shortish length around off, Naim flat-bats it behind the bowler for a single as Jatinder Singh cuts it off on one bounce, running across to his left from long off. |
| 16.3 : Kaleemullah to Mahmudullah, Change of pace again, fuller and around off, Mahmudullah drags his attempted heave to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Mushfiqur Rahim makes his way out now! |
| 16.4 : Kaleemullah to Mohammad Naim, OUT! A big setback for Bangladesh as their set batsman departs in the end overs. Clever deception from Kaleemullah. He digs it in short, slower in pace around middle and off, Mohammad Naim camps back to pull but is a bit early into the shot. The ball flies to deep mid-wicket and Ayaan Khan comes running in to take an easy catch. A fine knock by Naim but his team needed him to last the distance. |
| 16.5 : Kaleemullah to Mahmudullah, Slower again, around middle and leg, Mahmudullah works it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Kaleemullah to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Rahim opens his account with a smashing boundary. Short in length and just outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and whacks it through the gap between backward point and short third man. Ruins the over slightly. 7 runs and two wickets from it! |
| 16.5 : Mohammad Nadeem (3-0-25-0) to bowl the 18th over. |
| 17.1 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Mohammad Nadeem delivers it on a length and outside off, Mahmudullah steps down the track, a premeditated charge, swings his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 17.2 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mahmudullah, Very full and around off, a bit of wristwork from Mahmudullah as he flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 17.3 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mushfiqur Rahim, Oman won't mind singles at this stage. Short in length and outside off, slower in pace, Rahim moves back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.4 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mahmudullah, SIX! Mahmudullah has thumped this one! Bangladesh need many more of these shots. Back of a length, on middle and leg, the Bangla skipper rides the bounce and muscles it behind square leg for a biggie. 75m on the radar. The ball is to be sanitized and hence there is a slight delay. |
| 17.5 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mahmudullah, Slower one, short and around off, Mahmudullah pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.6 : Mohammad Nadeem to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller and around off, Rahim drives it to extra cover and scoots to the other end as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. 10 from the over! Can Bangladesh get to 160 from here? |
| 18.1 : Fayyaz Butt to Mushfiqur Rahim, Wide! Fayyaz Butt tries to bowl a slower one but delivers it way wide outside off, Rahim lets it go and the umpire stretches his arms. |
| Fayyaz Butt to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT! Caught behind! Second wicket in the match for Butt and he thanks his stars. He hurls across a short delivery outside off slower in pace, Rahim goes on his toes to play his little dab shot down to third man but the ball bounces a bit extra to take the outside edge. Naseem Khushi makes no mistake and Bangladesh lose another wicket. |
| 0.0 : Who walks in? Mohammad Saifuddin. |
| 18.2 : Fayyaz Butt to Mohammad Saifuddin, OUT! Fayyaz Butt has two in two and Bangladesh are falling apart at the death. Once again it's a short delivery, slower in pace and around off, Mohammad Saifuddin steps back and tries to slap it through the line. But it takes the top half of his blade and flies down to Jatinder Singh at long off. He celebrates yet another catch by doing a thigh-five! Fayyaz Butt on a hat-trick... |
| 18.1 : Taskin Ahmed is in! |
| 18.3 : Fayyaz Butt to Mahmudullah, On a length around middle and leg, Mahmudullah clips it behind square leg and the ball races away. The fielder in the deep does well to pull it back before the fence and after consulting the third umpire, the onfield umpire is happy with the fielding effort. Two runs added to the total. |
| 18.4 : Fayyaz Butt to Mahmudullah, Short and wide, outside off, change in pace again, Mahmudullah chops his attempted square cut, towards short third man, and takes a single. |
| 18.5 : Fayyaz Butt to Taskin Ahmed, Sharp one, short and around off, Taskin Ahmed tries to pull but misses. The keeper fumbles and concedes a bye. |
| 18.6 : Fayyaz Butt to Mahmudullah, FOUR! That fumble from the keeper has cost his team a boundary in the end. Short and outside off, Mahmudullah camps back and steers it through the gap between short third man and backward point. 6 balls left, how many more can Bangladesh add to their total? |
| 18.4 : Bilal Khan (3-0-15-1) to bowl the final over of the innings! |
| 19.1 : Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in! |
| 19.6 : Oman will definitely be the happier of the two sides at the halfway stage of this game, but, had they stopped Bangladesh to a total of around 20 runs lesser, then the game would be in their grasp. Their counterparts though, with the exception of a couple of batters, never got going and have ended on a decent total of 153. |
| A good bowling display from the hosts, but they know that they could have done slightly better, especially out on the field, as they dropped a bucketload of catches, which they would hope does not come back to haunt them, come the end of the game. The start by them was top-notch, but they found it hard to break the stand between Naim and Shakib, but, once that was dismantled, they bounced back well towards the end. Bilal Khan had a fruitful evening as both his spells, at the start and the end, |
| Right then. 154 is what Oman need to win and book their place in the Super 12 and with the backing of the home crowd, they will be pumped and excited to come out and chase this down. Bangladesh need a win to stay alive and they have the bowling attack required to defend this total. Will they be able to do so though? We shall find out. Stay tuned for Oman's reply. |
| Fayyaz Butt is up for a chat, he says, the debut is a big thing for himself and the team as well. Adds, he bowled three good length deliveries, but these were without the pace. But later he increased his pace and maybe that deceived the batsman. Goes onto says, he admired Brett Lee and Imran Khan a lot. Ends by saying he might have stealed the bowling actions. |
| 19.1 : Bilal Khan to Taskin Ahmed, Four leg byes! Wrong line from Bilal Khan, fuller and around middle, angling down the leg side, Taskin tries to flick but misses. It clips his pads and speeds away to the fine leg fence. 150 up! |
| 19.2 : Bilal Khan to Taskin Ahmed, Well stopped at extra cover by Zeeshan Maqsood! Fuller and around off, Taskin drives it through the line but fails to get it past the Oman skipper. They cross for a run and Mahmudullah is back on strike. |
| 19.3 : Bilal Khan to Mahmudullah, OUT! STUMPS SHATTERED! Bilal Khan switches to 'round the wicket and spears in a very full ball around off at 129 kph, Mahmudullah stays back to swing his bat at it but fails to connect. The ball goes behind to peg the off stump back. Bilal has two in the match, can Oman get Bangladesh all out? |
| 19.4 : Bilal Khan to Mustafizur Rahman, Short and around off, Mustafizur Rahman steps back and then tries to play a late cut but fails to connect. |
| 19.5 : Bilal Khan to Mustafizur Rahman, Very full and in the line of the stumps, Mustafizur Rahman digs it out from the inner half of his bat and it squirts behind square leg. The batsmen get two. |
| 19.6 : Bilal Khan to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT! Bangladesh are all out on the final ball! Bilal Khan delivers it full and on middle, Mustafizur Rahman hops back to make room for a big shot but only manages to tower it high in the air towards mid off. Zeeshan Maqsood gets underneath it, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes the skier safely. Bangladesh have got 153 on the board. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| This batting display of Bangladesh was only about 2 batters and nobody else. Yes, Mahmudullah did well towards the end by getting a few handy runs, but if not for the knocks by Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangla Tigers would have been staring down the barrel. They started off poorly as they could only conjure 29 runs, losing 2 wickets, in the Powerplay. Then, came the stand of substance between Naim and Shakib of 80 runs, which helped the Tigers get the push. Lady luck smiled on th |
| 0.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Aqib Ilyas, On middle and leg, sharp one, Ilyas tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads towards backward square leg. They take a leg bye. A good start to the chase for Oman, 12 from it! |
| 0.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Aqib Ilyas, A 142 kph delivery again, sharp, on middle and leg, Aqib fails to flick and it goes off his pads towards short fine leg. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 0.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Uppish but safe! Back of a length, around off at 143 kph, Jatinder Singh stands back to smash it over the leg side but it takes the toe end of his bat. The ball falls in no man's land at deep mid-wicket and they take two. |
| 0.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Two wides! Taskin loses his line and sprays it down the leg side. On a length and at 140 kph. Singh fails to flick and Nurul Hasan, the keeper, dives across to his left to make a partial stop. Parries it towards short fine leg. Saves a certain boundary. The batters cross. |
| The pace attack continues. Mustafizur Rahman to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aqib Ilyas, Wide! Mustafizur Rahman starts by drifting down the leg side, Aqib Ilyas tries to flick but misses. Given a wide. |
| 1.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Fullish and around leg, bending into the batsman, Kashyap Prajapati helps it off his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 1.1 : Review time. Aqib Ilyas takes it upstairs for an lbw review. The on-field decision is out. The UltraEdge shows the pad is hit first and not the bat. The Ball Tracker shows three reds. Aqib Ilyas has to depart early. The on-field decision stands. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Aqib Ilyas, OUT! LBW! Terrific delivery from Mustafizur Rahman, he lands it on a length around middle and off, and gets it to move back in a bit, Ilyas shows very little footwork as he attempts to flick it on the leg side. He misses and is rapped on the pads. They appeal and the finger has gone up. Aqib Ilyas is quick to take the DRS. The UltraEdge shows that there is some wood but it's after brushing the pads. The impact is in line and the Ball Tracker confirms that i |
| Who will walk out now? Kashyap Prajapati it is. |
| 1.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Shout for an lbw! Not given. This one pitched outside leg and moved towards the stumps, Kashyap Prajapati failed to keep it out and was rapped on the pads. They appealed but nothing from the umpire. Kashyap wanted a run but was sent back. Before that, the fielder from point had a shy at the striker's end but missed. Had he hit the stumps, it would have been curtains for Kashyap Prajapati. |
| 1.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Kashyap swings and misses. |
| 0.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Aqib Ilyas, FOUR! Shot! Full and on middle, angling down at 142 kph, Aqib Ilyas is quick to pick it off his pads and whips it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Aqib Ilyas, Beaten this time! Taskin bounces back with a gem of a delivery. Around off, on a length, shaping away off the seam, Ilyas is opened up in defense as it whistles past the outside edge. |
| 0.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Aqib Ilyas, Starts with a shorter one, around off, Aqib Ilyas stays back and steers it past the diving backward point fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 1.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Fuller in length and on off, KP pushes it down to mid off. |
| 1.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Wide! Make it four wides in the over. Another one down the leg side, Kashyap Prajapati tries flicking but misses. |
| 1.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Wide! Another delivery down the leg side, Kashyap Prajapati once again fails to get any bat behind it. |
| 1.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, SIX! Up and over! Full and around leg, Kashyap Prajapati connects one off his pads. He picks it up and smashes it over the backward square leg fielder. Mohammad Nadeem is stationed in the deep, he jumps but it goes over him for a biggie. |
| 1.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Wide! Mustafizur Rahman is struggling to close this over. Bowls one more delivery down the leg side, Prajapati swings but misses. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Full and outside off, it's driven wide of point for a single. End of a successful but a very long over from The Fizz. |
| Mohammad Saifuddin comes into the attack now. |
| 2.1 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, Beaten! In the channel outside off, Kashyap Prajapati pushes at it and misses. |
| 2.2 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, CHANCE OF A RUN OUT! Back of a length, around off, Kashyap Prajapati taps it down to cover-point and the non-striker wants a run. He comes out of the crease but only to be sent back. Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan attacks the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. Mohammad Saifuddin is very casual to run to the stumps and fumbles as well while collecting the ball. Jatinder Singh survives. |
| 2.4 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, PUT DOWN! It's all happening there. Oman were also clumsy in the field and so are Bangladesh at the moment. Fuller again, outside off, Kashyap Prajapati goes for a big drive but edges it towards short third man. Mustafizur Rahman dives across to left but fails to catch the ball. They cross for a run. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Jatinder Singh, Shortish and around off, played down in front of short third man. Mustafizur Rahman makes the stop. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Jatinder Singh, A low full toss on middle, Singh forces it back past the bowler and Mohammad Naim from mid on cuts it off. They cross for a run. |
| 2.3 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, Fuller and around off, it's played down towards short third man. |
| 3.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Flatter and shortish around off, punched off the back foot to covers. |
| 0.0 : Spin time. Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack now. He replaces Mustafizur Rahman. |
| 3.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, FOUR! Risky. Tossed up, full and around off, Jatinder Singh reverse-sweeps it aerially and it goes just over the leaping point fielder. Mahedi Hasan tries his best but it goes over him and finds the fence. |
| 3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Flatter and around off, Singh stays back and pushes it out to covers. |
| 3.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Fuller and on off, knocked down to long off for a single. |
| 3.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kashyap Prajapati, Flatter and quicker around off, Prajapati stays back and taps it down to point. |
| 3.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kashyap Prajapati, Short and on middle, Kashyap Prajapati goes deep inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 4.1 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Jatinder Singh, On a length and angling in, around off, Jatinder walks forward and eases it down to long on for one. |
| 4.2 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, Beaten! Around off on a length, a bit of extra bounce, Kashyap Prajapati pokes inside the line and misses. |
| 4.3 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, In the air... safe! Full and around leg, it's flicked over square leg and the ball lands safely in the deep. They cross. |
| 4.4 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Jatinder Singh, Serves it full and around off, Jatinder heaves it with a heavy bottom hand towards mid-wcket. It's stopped inside the ring and they cross. |
| 4.5 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, Oohh...that one nearly rolled onto the stumps. Mohammad Saifuddin delivers it on a length around off, Kashyap Prajapati defends it from the back foot and it takes the bottom edge. The ball starts to roll towards the stumps and Prajapati is quick to push it away with his bat. |
| 4.6 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Kashyap Prajapati, FOUR! What a shot! Short in length and around off, Kashyap Prajapati does well to pump it over mid off for a boundary. |
| Mustafizur Rahman (1-0-12-1) comes back into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Jatinder Singh, DROPPED! Mahmudullah has put down a sitter. Slower one, full and on middle, Jatinder Singh kneels down to smoke it over the leg side but gets a big top edge. The ball balloons in the air, Mahmudullah calls for it from covers, settles underneath it but then loses his balance as he goes to pouch it. The ball falls from his hands. Bangladesh are shell-schoked. The batsmen cross. |
| 5.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, Fuller and on middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, SIX! Nailed! Slower one, short and around middle, Kashyap Prajapati swivels on the back foot and hammer-pulls it all the way over square leg for a biggie. |
| 5.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kashyap Prajapati, OUT! Caught behind! Finally, the Bangladesh fans can smile. Mustafizur Rahman serves it on a length and wide outside off, Kashyap Prajapati tries to drive it through the line but edges it behind. Nurul Hasan, unlike his other teammates, makes no mistake as he catches the ball safely. Not much celebration from the bowler. |
| Zeeshan Maqsood, the Oman skipper, walks out at number 4. |
| 5.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Zeeshan Maqsood, Angling across the batsman, outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood allows it through to the keeper. |
| 5.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Zeeshan Maqsood, Full and on middle, slanting in, Zeeshan Maqsood defends it back to the bowler. At the end of the Powerplay, Oman are 47/2, needing 107 more from hereon. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is brought back into the attack. He has given 7 runs from his one over. |
| 6.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Tossed up, on off, Jatinder Singh skips down the track and plays it back to the bowler. |
| 6.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan bowls this shorter and Jatinder Singh hangs back and pulls it powerfully towards mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, SIX! Even better! Maximum! Fuller ball, Jatinder Singh skips down the track and lifts this over extra covers for a biggie. |
| 6.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Flatter, shorter, on off, Jatinder Singh pushes it off the back foot towards covers. |
| 6.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Flatter, quicker, on middle and leg, Jatinder Singh nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 6.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Fuller, on off, Jatinder Singh puhses it square on the off side. |
| 7.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Flatter, on the stumps, Zeeshan Maqsood pushes it towards the on side. |
| 0.0 : Mahedi Hasan comes into the attack now. |
| 7.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Flatter, outside off, Maqsood looks to slash it away but misses. |
| 7.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Fuller, around off, Zeeshan knocks this to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder. |
| 7.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Short this time, on off, ZM gets low and slaps this straight to point. |
| 7.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Flighted, on off, eased to the cover region for a quick single. |
| 7.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Jatinder Singh, A good start by Hasan, just 2 off it! On middle, Singh gets low and sweeps this to short fine leg for a run. |
| 8.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Back of a length, around off, Jatinder Singh looks to pull but misses. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed is back into the attack for his second over. He went for 10 runs in his first over. |
| 8.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Taskin Ahmed bangs this short again, Jatinder Singh is early on the pull and gets the bottom of his blade towards the wicketkeeper. |
| 8.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Shorter length again, outside off, Jatinder Singh pulls it to long on for just a single. |
| 8.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Zeeshan Maqsood, In the air...safe! Short ball at a good pace, Zeeshan Maqsood looks to pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes in the air but falls in the no man's land at square leg. They cross. |
| 8.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, FOUR! Taskin Ahmed gets too predictable and is punished this time! Short ball, around off, Jatinder Singh pulls it powerfully towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Fuller, on the pads, Jatinder Singh flicks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 9.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Loopy around off, Singh steps forward and tucks this through mid-wicket. They take the first one quickly but are not able to take the second. |
| 9.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, The arm ball, around off, Maqsood pushes this back to the bowler. |
| 9.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Fuller, floated, outside off, it lands and spins away as Maqsood looks to drive this late. Only catches the outside edge and goes to the right of the short third man fielder for one. |
| 9.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Fuller again, around off, Singh steps forward and looks to tuck this away but he almost yorks himself and gets an inside edge on the pad, it deflects to the off side. |
| 9.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Jatinder Singh, On middle, flicked away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, Darted on middle and leg, gently tucked through square leg for a run. Oman need 84 more to win in 60 balls! |
| 10.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Zeeshan Maqsood, Shorter, around off, pulled to the deep square leg region for one. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! It has been a good phase of play for both the teams, but in our opinion, Oman have the upper hand, as they have the extra runs as compared to what Bangladesh had at the same moment. However, Oman would hope the current pair is able to take the game deep. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have dropped a few chances and would hope to chip wickets at regular intervals and make inroads into the Oman batting line-up. |
| 10.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Slower in pace, back of a length, around off, Singh taps this to backward point for one. |
| 10.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Zeeshan Maqsood, SIX! Ohhhhh! Magnificent. What a shot. A pacy delivery this time, around 144 clicks, a little too straight, Zeeshan Maqsood uses his wrists and powers this one over deep square leg. |
| 10.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Zeeshan Maqsood, Slow, on off, length, tapped gently to the off side for a quick run. |
| 10.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Jatinder Singh, Around off, on a length, Singh drives this one straight back. Ahmed half-stops this as the ball goes to the leg side and the batters cross ends. |
| 10.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Zeeshan Maqsood, A spicy bumper, around middle and leg, Zeeshan just sits under this one. 10 off this over. |
| 11.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Singh skips down to this full ball and clips it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Maqsood, OUT! CAUGHT! What a great catch. Bangladesh have been off-colour with their fielding so far but this catch is top-notch. Mustafizur Rahman dropped one early on, but this time, he redeems himself. Fuller this time, slightly wider outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood gets on his one knee and looks for the big slog-sweep over the leg side, but he only hits it with the lower half of the blade. The ball balloons up in the air towards deep square leg. Rahman there, ru |
| 11.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Around off, Jatinder works this through wide mid on for a run. |
| 11.2 : Ayaan Khan walks out at number 5. |
| 11.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Ayaan Khan, Slower through the air, on off, knocked to the right of short mid-wicket. |
| 11.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Ayaan Khan, Khan presses forward to this full ball and smothers it out to the off side. |
| 11.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Ayaan Khan, A brilliant over from Hasan! 2 runs and a wicket! Around off, tossed up, Khan strides forward and pushes it to covers. Looks for one but is sent back. |
| 12.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, FOUR! That is very well played. Shakib Al Hasan serves this flatter and sliding down the leg side, Jatinder Singh gets low and powers this towards fine leg for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 0.0 : Shakib Al Hasan (2-0-17-0) comes back into the attack. He replaces Taskin Ahmed. |
| 12.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Shorter, around off, punched through mid off for one. |
| 12.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ayaan Khan, Khan opens his account now! Fuller, on off, swept to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, Floated, around middle, Jatinder Singh switch-hits this one over point but he only manages a single as there is a man there. |
| 12.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ayaan Khan, Tossed up, around off, Ayaan Khan steps out and skews this one over mid off, to the right of long off for a run. |
| 12.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Jatinder Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket falls and this is the big wicket of Jatinder Singh. It looked like a tough catch but Liton Das has made it look very easy. Oman are losing wickets quickly now and Bangladesh are bouncing back well. This is again bowled slightly fuller, but the line is around middle and leg, Singh gets low on one knee and smacks his sweep shot to the right of Das at deep square leg, who shuffles quickly to that side and holds onto this. 64 m |
| Sandeep Goud comes out at number 6. |
| 13.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Ayaan Khan, Good running! Fuller, around off, clipped through mid-wicket. Two is the call and the batters run hard to complete the second with ease. |
| 13.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Ayaan Khan, Flatter and quicker on off, bunted through mid on for a run. |
| 13.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Sandeep Goud, Edgy! Fuller this time, nicely tossed up, it lands around off and turns away slightly. Goud presses forward and looks to push but gets an outside edge, past short third man, for a couple of runs. |
| 13.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Sandeep Goud, On middle, defended out. |
| 13.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Sandeep Goud, NOT OUT! The foot never left the crease. Tossed up, landing fuller around off, the ball lands and turns away slightly, missing Goud's attempted defense. Nurul Hasan collects the ball and whips the bails off and appeals loudly. The TV umpire is called in to have a look. He first checks for the outside edge. Nothing on the UltraEdge and the replays show that the foot never left the crease. Goud is safe. |
| 13.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Sandeep Goud, A quicker full toss on the pads, whipped to deep square leg for one. Mahedi Hasan ends the night with figures of 4-0-14-1. Superb. |
| 14.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Sandeep Goud, Slower length ball, around off, it lands and spins in this time, Goud looks to push but misses, and the ball whistles past the off pole, to the keeper. Looked to be the off-cutter from Ahmed. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed is back into the attack now. |
| 14.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Sandeep Goud, Slower, back of a length, around off, tapped to point. The batters take one and the fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. |
| 0.0 : Is that stumping? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. First the third umpire checks for any outside edge. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved, as there is a flat line when the ball passes the bat. The replay also shows Goud had his back leg grounded the whole time. He is safe and still out in the middle. The final decision is not out. |
| 14.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Ayaan Khan, Off-pace delivery again, on middle, Ayaan Khan waits for it and works this to the right of the short fine leg fielder. Two is the call and two is what they get. |
| 14.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Ayaan Khan, Outside off, on a length, Ayaan Khan looks to pull but misses. |
| 14.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Ayaan Khan, Slower again, on a length, angling away around off, the pull shot is missed again by Khan. |
| 14.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Ayaan Khan, What a good over by Ahmed, only 4 off it! 100 up for Oman too. Outside off, shorter, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. 54 more needed in 30 balls. |
| 15.1 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Ayaan Khan, A single to start the over! Saifuddin serves a full-length ball, just outside off. Khan stays inside the crease and hits it towards long on for a run. |
| 15.2 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Sandeep Goud, A dot now! The singles and dot balls will only add to the pressure. Yorker, on off. Goud hangs back and digs it out to safety. Top bowling from Mohammad Saifuddin. |
| 0.0 : Change. Mohammad Saifuddin (2-0-9-0) returns. |
| Out walks Naseem Khushi! |
| 15.3 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Sandeep Goud, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. The catching has certainly improved for Bangladesh. Back of a length, outside off. The ball is moving away a bit. Sandeep Goud reaches out and slaps it straight to the man at extra cover. Mushfiqur Rahim is not the one to drop catches and he pouches it safely at the edge of the circle. Mohammad Saifuddin gets his first wicket and it is not looking good for Oman now. |
| 15.4 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Naseem Khushi, Mohammad Saifuddin has been brilliant with the ball. He fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Khushi stays back and defends it to mid off. |
| 15.5 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Naseem Khushi, Slower, short ball, around off. Khushi does not connect this well. He hangs back and pulls it towards deep square leg off the inner half. The batters take two runs. |
| 15.6 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Naseem Khushi, A slower, full-length delivery, outside off. Khushi comes across a long way and ends up guiding it towards short third man. The batters take a quick single. Another good over for Bangladesh. 4 runs and a wicket off it. 50 runs needed in 24 balls. |
| 16.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Naseem Khushi, Tossed up, angling down leg. Khushi looks to flick it but misses. The ball rolls in front of him off the pads. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed is done for the night. Shakib Al Hasan comes back on. |
| 16.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Naseem Khushi, Flatter and shortish, outside off. Khushi pushes it to covers for a single. |
| 16.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ayaan Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! This time the skipper, Mahmudullah does not drop the catch. Ayaan Khan's struggle comes to an end. Shakib Al Hasan gets his second wicket of the match. Full and outside off, Khan gets under it and lifts it towards long off. He was hoping to clear the fence but does not get the distance on it. Mahmudullah grabs the catch and asks his players to get back into the position and skip the celebration. |
| 16.2 : Kaleemullah is the new batter in. |
| 16.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Naseem Khushi, OUT! CAUGHT! Mahmudullah takes back-to-back catches and Shakib Al Hasan strikes twice in two balls. Naseem Khushi has been sent back early. Shakib Al Hasan serves it full and outside off, Khushi lofts it in the air but without any timing towards long on. Mahmudullah is there who grabs the catch safely. A brilliant turnaround by Shakib Al Hasan. |
| 16.2 : Shakib Al Hasan is on a hat-trick and Mohammad Nadeem walks out! |
| 16.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Nadeem, Floated, full and around off. Nadeem defends it out to the leg side and the batters cross. |
| 16.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kaleemullah, On middle, Kaleemullah heaves this to the right of the long on fielder for a run. A brilliant over by Shakib Al Hasan! |
| 16.4 : Mustafizur Rahman (2-0-19-2) returns. |
| 17.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kaleemullah, WIDE. Fuller, way outside off, looked to be inside the tramline as Kaleemullah leaves it. The umpire flexes his arms and signals a wide. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Kaleemullah, FOUR! Slapped hard! Kaleemullah uses all his power on this shot. A length ball, around off. The ball moves away a shade. Kaleemullah gets behind it and slaps it hard past the bowler. The ball races away to the boundary at long off. |
| 17.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kaleemullah, Swing and a miss! A full-length ball, outside off. The ball nips away. Kaleemullah looks to chase it away but misses. |
| 17.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kaleemullah, A length ball, outside off, angling away from the right-hander. Kaleemullah goes after it but misses. |
| 17.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kaleemullah, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mustafizur Rahman continues to bowl outside off and it pays off this time. The cutter comes into play and gets an edge this time. On a length, outside off, moving away. Kaleemullah swings hard at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of Nurul Hasan behind the stumps. He dives to that side and takes a stunner with one hand. Bangladesh have roared back in this game. |
| 17.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Fayyaz Butt, Swing and a miss! A length ball, outside off. The ball moves away. Fayyaz Butt looks to chase it but misses. |
| 17.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Fayyaz Butt, OUT! CAUGHT! Mustafizur Rahman gets his fourth wicket of the game. He is getting the job done at the death. Slightly short, around middle and off. Butt is left with not much room. He looks to pull it away but the ball takes the top edge and goes towards extra cover. Mushfiqur Rahim takes a good catch there. |
| 17.4 : Bilal Khan is the last man in for Oman. |
| 18.1 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, Length and outside off. Nadeem hangs back and guides it through backward point for a couple. |
| 18.2 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, A full-length ball, around middle and leg. Nadeem stays inside the crease and defends it to mid on. |
| 18.3 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, Good-length ball, outside off. Nadeem stays back and looks to heave it away but misses it completely. |
| 18.4 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, Three dots on the trot now! Low full toss, around off. Nadeem slaps this one hard towards long off but does not rotate the strike. |
| 18.5 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, Full and on leg. Nadeem goes back and pushes it to long off. But this time he takes a single. |
| 0.0 : Fayyaz Butt strides out now for Oman. |
| 18.6 : Mohammad Saifuddin to Bilal Khan, Khan survives and the game goes into the final over. Very full, around off. Khan hangs back and digs it out safely. |
| 19.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, WIDE! Yorker, way outside off. The ball moves away from the tramline. Nadeem looks to go after it but misses. The umpire signals a wide. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and on off, Nadeem stays back and lofts it over extra cover. Rahim there leaps but the ball goes over him and races away to the boundary. |
| 19.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, A length ball, on off, Nadeem defends it towards cover. |
| 19.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, Another dot! Good-length ball, outside off, angling away. Nadeem leaves it alone. He was waiting for the umpire to signal a wide, but the official thinks otherwise. Three balls left, can The Fizz get a fifer? |
| 19.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, WIDE! A length ball, outside off. Nadeem looks to paddle it away but does not connect at all. The umpire signals a wide. That is a bit harsh on the bowler. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, Play and a miss! Full-length ball, outside off. Nadeem looks to heave it away but misses. |
| 19.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, SIX! That's gone high, high enough to clear the man in the deep. Mustafizur Rahman bangs in a short ball, on the bodyline. Nadeem hooks it away over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 19.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mohammad Nadeem, Full toss on middle and off, Nadeem stays back and defends it to covers. Mustafizur Rahman could not get his fifth wicket but his side has got an important win in this game. BANGLADESH WINS THE GAME BY 26 RUNS! |
| Victory for Bangladesh and they stay alive in the tournament! They were given a real scare by Oman in the first 10 overs but eventually, the home team's lack of experience in taking advantage of a good position cost them. Still, you have to praise Oman for putting up a fight against a better team. |
| To start with, Bangladesh were clumsy in the field. Oman started positively and they were assisted by a few dropped catches. Jatinder Singh was the focal point of Oman's batting and his knock along with a couple of partnerships constructed by him laid a good platform for the hosts. At the halfway mark, they needed 84 runs off 60 balls with 8 wickets in the bag. The equation narrowed down to 64 required off 42 balls when Jatinder Singh was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan and from there on Banglad |
| Earlier in the match, Bangladesh's decision to bat first didn't turn out to be too fruitful. Barring the knocks of Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasan and their 80-run association, there wasn't much in their batting. Mahmudullah played a little cameo to push their score beyond the 150-run mark but it wasn't the kind of performance Bangladesh would have expected. Oman were brilliant with the ball with Bilal Khan and Fayyaz Butt bagging three wickets apiece but they were below-par in the field and d |
| Presentation time... |
| SHAKIB AL HASAN IS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH! He says that losing to Scotland hurt the whole team but credits the way the Scots played. Adds that Scotland showed a lot of confidence and he feels that Bangladesh let the game slip away in the first game. Says that the team talk was slightly tough and they wanted to come back stronger. Praises Oman and reckons that they were in the game but feels that Bangladesh's experience played a part. On Oman, Shakib feels that they were in the game for 15 over |
| Zeeshan Maqsood, the captain of Oman, says that it was a chaseable task after the way they started. Feels that in the last 5-6 overs, they didn't bat well and lost too many bowlers. Credits the Bangla bowlers for the way they bowled. Tells that it was not a big margin in the last 5 overs and it's up to the players to get the job done. Adds that there was no crowd pressure and in fact, that was a confidence booster for them. Says that it's cricket and they will try to bounce back and make the ho |
| Mahmudullah, the victorious skipper of Bangladesh, says that they will take this win but there are a lot of areas they need to improve. Hopes that everyone is happy and thanks the crowd for coming and supporting. Adds that Oman were in the hunt initially. He praises the stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim but also admits that they were not up to the mark with the new ball. Feels they need to address that area. Thinks that the bowling in the death overs has been doing good and Bang |
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