| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the clash between West Indies and Bangladesh. Both these teams are coming off consecutive losses in their last couple of games and would need to get back to winning ways quickly if they want to stay in the race of making it to the semis. Who will break their losing streak? Stay with us to find out. |
| The West Indies side that we have witnessed so far in the World Cup is not the power-hitting side that we have grown accustomed to seeing. In both their clashes so far, their batting has just not been upto the mark and that has hurt them big time. When a side has the likes of Simmons, Gayle, Pollard, Russell, etc in its ranks, one would expect it to put on massive scores on the board. But that has not been the case for West Indies in the competition. One of the reasons could be that the pitches |
| Bangladesh, on the other hand, have been dealing with inconsistencies. They put on a big score against Sri Lanka, but their bowling and fielding let them down. But in the clash against England, their batting let them down. Bangladesh got to the Super 12s after staging a comeback from their loss against Scotland. They would want to stage a comeback here again but it will be much more difficult to do against top-quality sides in what has been termed as the 'Group of Death'. The Bangla Tigers have |
| Pitch report - Daren Sammy is down for the pitch report. He says that the conditions are very hot and as far as the dimensions of the ground are concerned, the straight boundaries are a bit on the bigger side as compared to the square boundaries. Informs that so far in the Super 12s, the chasing teams have won most of the games. Danny Morrison is also there and says that this is a fresh and new wicket and he feels it will be all about spin to win. Morrison adds that spinners here will look to |
| ... Match Day ... |
| Toss - It's time for the all-important toss. Kieron Pollard and Mahmudullah are in the middle. The latter calls correctly and BANGLADESH ELECT TO BOWL FIRST! |
| Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that batting first in the last game did not work for them. Adds that West Indies have a big batting lineup so they want to restrict them to a low score and chase it. Informs that there are two changes in the side - Soumya Sarkar and Taskin Ahmed come in for Nurul Hasan and Nasum Ahmed. |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Liton Das (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar (In for Nurul Hasan), Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed (In for Nasum Ahmed), Mustafizur Rahman. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Roston Chase (In for Lendl Simmons), Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Kieron Pollard (C), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder (In for Hayden Walsh), Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul. |
| Andre Russell is down for a chat. He says that every game from here is like a knockout game. Adds that they always knew that this group would be a tough one and they haven't been able to win so far. Mentions that in both the games so far, he has tried to get some balls under his belt but that has not worked. Finishes by saying that he hopes to spend more time in the middle and contribute to the team. |
| Kieron Pollard, the captain of West Indies, says that it's a do-or-die game and that's the reality and they have no one but themselves to blame for that. Mentions that this is a perfect opportunity for them to put up a good score and defend it. Informs that there are a couple of changes. Simmons misses out and Roston Chase will make his international T20 debut. Hayden Walsh goes out and Jason Holder comes in for him. Also shares that Gayle will be opening the innings. |
| We are set for the action to begin. Both the teams have walked out for the anthems. First, the national anthem of Bangladesh will be played followed by 'Rally 'round the West Indies', which is the cricketing anthem for West Indies. |
| Right then. The pre-match formalities are done and we are set for the clash to get underway! Mahmudullah has his team in a huddle and has a few motivating words to say before they spread out on the field. The big man, Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis walk out to bat for the Windies. Mahedi Hasan is set to start with the ball. But first, both the teams and the umpires take a knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement. |
| 0.6 : Who will start from the other end? Taskin Ahmed is set to steam in. |
| Change. Mustafizur Rahman comes on now. |
| Roston Chase walks out to bat on his T20I debut. |
| 0.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Chris Gayle, Wide! Mahedi tries to fire one in, but it goes down the leg side. Gayle tries his best to flick but misses. West Indies are away! |
| Mahedi Hasan to Chris Gayle, Floated one, full and on middle, Gayle gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Chris Gayle, Flatter one, around off and skidding in, Gayle drives through the line but Mahedi moves across to his right to collect the ball. |
| 0.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Chris Gayle, Gayle opens his account! Full and floated on off, Chris drives it down through mid off and jogs to the other end. |
| 0.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Evin Lewis, Shout for an lbw, not given! A slider from Mahedi Hasan, landing around off and skidding on with the arm, Lewis tries to defend but misses. He is pinged on the pads, they appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Maybe, too high. Also, there might have been a little tickle of the bat. |
| 0.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Evin Lewis, Fuller and on off, Evin goes aerial and lofts it over mid on. There is a fielder in the deep and hence only a run. |
| 0.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Chris Gayle, Skidding in from around off, Gayle tucks it through the gap at mid-wicket and retains strike with a single. 4 from the opening over! |
| 1.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Chris Gayle, Taskin Ahmed begins with a delivery on a good length, around middle, Gayle works it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Chris Gayle, A touch short and around off, Gayle plays it from the back foot and places it behind square on the off side. The backward point fielder dives to make a half-stop and they cross. |
| 1.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Evin Lewis, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, around off and angling away at 142 clicks, Lewis tries to power it over the leg side but the bounce is not too much and it goes below his bat. |
| 1.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Evin Lewis, Fuller in length and wide outside off, Lewis plays a mistimed drive towards mid off and wants to steal a run. Universe Boss says no. Evin needs to be careful with running between the wickets as Gayle is not the quickest. |
| 1.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Evin Lewis, Pitches it up and around off, Evin once again drives through the line, this time it's from the middle of the bat but the placement is not good. Straight to mid off. |
| 1.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Three dot balls and Evin Lewis releases the pressure with a boundary. Taskin Ahmed serves it full and wide outside off, at 146 kph, Lewis gets the room to free his arms and he smashes it through the gap at extra cover for a boundary. Spoils a good over from Taskin. |
| 2.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Chris Gayle, Direct hit and Chris Gayle would have been a goner! Mustafizur Rahman delivers it on a length close to off, Gayle taps it down to cover-point and looks for a run. He is midway down the track but Lewis sends him back. Shakib Al Hasan attacks the ball, picks it up and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Gayle returns safely. |
| 2.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Chris Gayle, Angles in a length ball, around middle and off, Gayle works it in the gap at mid-wicket and this time both the batsmen switch ends without any miscommunication. |
| 2.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Evin Lewis, Again it's on a length around off, Lewis gets behind the line and pushes it down to long on for a run. |
| 2.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Chris Gayle, Appeal for an lbw! Not given again. Fuller and around off, angling in, Gayle tries to flick but misses. It goes behind off his pads and the bowler starts to appeal. The keeper dives across to his left but fails to stop the ball. It rolls wide of short third man who picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses. The replays detect a slight inside edge. |
| 2.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Evin Lewis, Around off, angling in, Evin Lewis gets behind the line and blocks it back. |
| 2.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Evin Lewis, OUT! CAUGHT! Evin Lewis departs. Clever deception from Mustafizur Rahman, something he is known for! Serves it on a length around middle and leg, at 126 kph, Evin Lewis tries to stay back and swing it over the leg side. But the ball arrives late to gather the toe end of the bat. It goes high in the air towards square leg, Mushfiqur Rahim comes running in and takes the skier safely. A big setback for West Indies as Lewis has been the only batsman for the |
| 3.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Fullish and around off, angling away, Chase drives it from the toe end of the bat and it goes through cover-point for two. Chase opens his account in T20Is. |
| 3.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Full again and this time it's driven through point for a brace. |
| 3.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, On a good length, around off, Roston is on his toes as he pushes it down towards mid off. |
| 3.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, On a length around off, Chase drags it off the inside portion of the bat to mid-wicket. |
| 3.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Fuller and on off at 140 clicks, Chase drives it to covers. |
| 3.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Taskin bowls it full and on middle at 145 kph, Chase forces it down to long on and collects a single. Top over from Ahmed. |
| 4.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, Slightly short and on off, Chase goes back and punches it past his partner to long on. A single is taken. |
| 0.0 : Mahedi Hasan is back on. He went for 4 in his first over. |
| 4.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Chris Gayle, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! The sorry form of the Universe Boss continues and Mahedi Hasan has hit the jackpot. A slider around off, lands on a fuller length and skids on with the angle of the arm. Gayle plays all over it as he tries to swing it across the line. Misses the ball completely and the stumps behind are shattered. The West Indian batting under the pump yet again. |
| Shimron Hetmyer is the next batter. |
| 4.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer, Fullish and around off, Shimron tickles it through square leg and takes a single. |
| 4.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, Fuller and on off, driven firmly down the ground but straight to mid off. |
| 4.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, Quicker and on middle, Chase pushes it down through mid on for a single. |
| 4.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer, Shout for an lbw! The umpire shows no interest. Fuller and flatter on middle, skidding down, Hetmyer tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to square leg and they cross. It's missing leg, perhaps. Given as a leg bye. |
| 5.1 : Shoriful Islam comes in the attack now. |
| Shoriful Islam to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Only the second boundary of the Powerplay for West Indies. Back of a length, around middle and leg, Hetmyer uses the pace of the bowler and tucks it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Shoriful Islam to Shimron Hetmyer, Shortish and on off, Hetmyer gets on top of the bounce and glances it through square leg for a single. |
| 5.3 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Appeal for an lbw, not given. Around leg, on a length, Chase tries to hit it on the leg side but misses. He is thudded on the pads and the ball deflects to point. The appeal is not entertained as it had pitched outside leg. |
| 5.4 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Another shout for an lbw! Once again the umpire stays still. A touch fuller and in the line of the stumps, Chase opens up in his stance and tries to heave it over the leg side. Misses and is rapped on the pads. It has pitched outside leg again. Shimron Hetmyer has a word with his partner. |
| 5.5 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Fuller and on middle, pushed towards mid off for a single. |
| 5.6 : Shoriful Islam to Shimron Hetmyer, Lands it full and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer drives to the right of mid off and they cross for a run. The fielder has an unnecessary shy at the striker's end. He hits the stumps and the ball deflects away in the gap at square leg. The batsmen take one more. At the end of the Powerplay, West Indies are struggling at 29/2. |
| 6.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, Darted on the pads. Chase works it to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer, Flatter ball, outside off. Shimron Hetmyer drives it hard and a fumble at short cover allows the single. |
| 6.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, DROPPED! That should have been taken! Hasan bowls a shorter ball, on off. Chase hits it straight back to the bowler. It is as easy as they come. Mahedi Hasan gets his hands over his head but the ball pops out. It goes to long off and a single is taken. |
| 6.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! TAKEN! It is taken this time! Not Chase, but Hetmyer will walk back to the hut now. Tossed up, around off. Hetmyer clears his front leg and looks to go over long off. He does not middle it at all though. The ball goes to long off and Soumya Sarkar takes the easiest of catches there. The defending champions are in big, big trouble now. |
| 6.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, Tossed up, angling across the right-hander. Chase looks to hit through the line but is beaten. |
| 6.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, A touch flatter, around leg. Chase flicks it away for a single. |
| Taskin Ahmed (2-0-10-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Length ball, on the pads. Chase misses the flick. The ball hits the pads and rolls away to the leg side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 7.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Short of a length, outside off. Pollard gives the charge and blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Kieron Pollard walks out to bat. |
| 7.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Just short of the keeper! On a length, around off. Pollard looks to block but gets the outside edge. The ball falls short of the keeper and Das fumbles. They cross, given as a bye. So, maybe there was no bat involved as per the umpire. |
| 7.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Short of a length, on off. Chase pulls it past the diving short mid-wicket fielder. Two runs are taken with ease. |
| 7.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, Length ball, outside off. Chase looks to drive but gets it from the inner half to long on for one. |
| 7.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Just a single to end the over. Length ball, on the pads. Pollard flicks it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.1 : Shoriful Islam to Kieron Pollard, On a length, angling across the batter. Pollard runs it down to short third man. The fielder dives and keeps it to one. |
| 0.0 : Shoriful Islam comes back on. Gave away 8 runs in his first over. |
| 8.2 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Short of a length, on leg. Chase pulls it wide of deep square leg for a couple. |
| 8.3 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Back of a length again, on middle. Chase backs away looking to cut but misses. There is an appeal, not by the players but by the Bangladeshi supporters, who have been very loud so far in this game. |
| 8.4 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Length ball, outside off. Chase cuts it straight towards point. Dot ball. |
| 8.5 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Good-length ball, around off. Chase punches it to long off for a single. |
| 8.6 : Shoriful Islam to Kieron Pollard, Shoriful Islam misses the mark and bowls a length ball, down the leg side. Pollard lets it go after taking a step down the track. Wide called. |
| Shoriful Islam to Kieron Pollard, Pollard takes a step down the track so Shorfiul shortens his length, it is around off. Pollard leaves it alone. |
| 9.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Starts with a shorter ball, on the pads. Chase flicks it away for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shakib Al Hasan to roll his arm now. |
| 9.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Flatter ball, right on the off pole. Pollard hits it back to the bowler. |
| 9.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Tossed up, skidding down the leg side. Pollard looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls away in the gap at square leg. |
| 9.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Shorter ball, on off, Chase works it to long on for one. Shakib is looking in some trouble with his knee. Bangladesh will hope there is nothing serious with his star all-rounder. |
| 9.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Nicely tossed up, around off. Pollard pushes it past covers for one. |
| 9.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Flatter ball, on off. Chase hits it back to the bowler. |
| 10.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, Length ball, angling across off. Pollard taps it past point for one. |
| 10.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, Short of a length, down the leg side. Chase misses the pull. Wide called. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, Fuller ball, pitching outside leg. Chase misses the flick and his hit on the pads. The crowd puts in another appeal. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Bangladesh have done really well to keep West Indies right under the pump. They have scored just two boundaries so far and have lost 3 wickets. The skipper, Kieron Pollard along with Roston Chase is trying to revive the innings with their partnership but will have to start attacking sooner rather than later. The Bangladeshi bowlers will look to continue doing the good work and keep the momentum on their side. Can West Indies recover? Mustafizur Rahman is back on... |
| 10.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, Really well bowled! On a length, around off. But this time, Mustafizur Rahman rolls his fingers and bowls a slow one. Chase looks to block but is way early in getting his bat out there. It takes the shoulder of the bat and goes wide of short mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, Wide of the keeper! Another slower one, on a length, outside off. Chase gets the outside edge while looking to drive. Das dives but cannot get there. The ball goes to third man for one. |
| 10.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, Short of a length, around off. Pollard punches it away for one. |
| 10.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, FOUR! That is only the third boundary in the game so far! Usually, the West Indian batters will score three boundaries in the same over, but it has been a different game of cricket here. Short of a length, on the pads. Chase pulls it nicely. The man from deep square leg runs to his right, puts in a dive and gets his hand to it but cannot push it back in. Boundary. |
| 11.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Darted on the pads. Pollard misses the flick and a leg bye is taken after the ball rolls away to square leg after coming off the pads. |
| 11.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Flatter ball, outside off. Punched to long off for one. |
| 11.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Pollard comes down the track so Shakib bowls it shorter, on leg. It is played to short mid-wicket and Pollard sets off for one. The fielder misses the shy at the bowler's end. |
| 11.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Shorter ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one. |
| 11.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Kieron Pollard, Quicker ball, on the pads. Pollard flicks it away for one. |
| 11.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Tossed up, wide outside off. Chase looks to smack it over covers but gets it from the toe end back to the bowler. Just 5 from that over. |
| Taskin Ahmed (3-0-14-0) comes back on. |
| 12.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! On a length, around off. Pollard plays it back to the bowler with his bat and pad close together. There is a late appeal by Ahmed but the umpire is unmoved. Mahmudullah seems to be interested and takes the review. UltraEdge shows that it hit the pad first but the impact is outside off. So, it will stay as not out. |
| 12.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Short of a length, on off. Pollard looks to heave it away but gets the inside edge. Das dives to his left and stops the ball. Another dot. |
| 12.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, On a length, on the pads. Pollard flicks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Bangladesh have taken a review for an LBW. UltraEdge shows pad first. Ball Tracker shows that the impact is outside off. The on-field decision stays. |
| 12.2 : Taskin Ahmed slips before delivering the ball. He is fine though and is ready to bowl again. |
| 12.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, my god! Things go from bad to worse for West Indies. This is probably the last thing they wanted at this point in time. Full ball, on off. Chase drives it nicely down the ground. But Taskin Ahmed puts his right foot out. The ball is deflected and hits the stumps at the other end. Andre Russell is way outside the crease and the umpire raises the finger. A diamond duck for Dre Russ and West Indies are staring down the barrel. |
| 12.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Roston Chase, On a length, on the pads. Chase flicks it away for one. |
| 12.4 : Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman in. |
| 12.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, Length ball, outside off. Pooran drives it past covers for one. |
| 13.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 13.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, DROPPED! Loopy ball, on off, Roston Chase gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. Mahedi Hasan settles himself under it but spills it out. He dropped one off his own bowling as well and this is the second life granted to the debutant by Mahedi. A single taken. |
| 13.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter ball, on off. Nicholas Pooran pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Short and on middle. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Full, on middle and leg. Roston Chase clips it down to long on for a single. |
| 13.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Tosses it up, on middle and leg. Nicholas Pooran works it off his pads to mid-wicket. He crosses ends. |
| 13.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Shakib Al Hasan sees Nicholas Pooran advancing down the track and bowls it down the leg side. Nicholas Pooran misses his swing. Liton Das fails to gather the ball and Nicholas Pooran survives. Two chances have gone begging! |
| 13.6 : Change in bowling. Mustafizur Rahman (2-0-10-1) is back on. |
| 14.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Length ball, outside off. Nicholas Pooran slashes it to deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 14.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Length again, outside off. Nicholas Pooran leans and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 14.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, Good-length ball, on middle and leg. Roston Chase whips this one uppishly to deep square leg for a run. |
| 14.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Roston Chase, FOUR! That's a good shot! Fuller in length, on off. Roston Chase stays deep in the crease and smashes it towards long off. The fielder there dives to his right to stop the ball but fails. A boundary. |
| 14.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Short and way too outside off. Pooran leaves it alone. Wide called. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Good connection on that! Now, the boundaries have started to come for West Indies! Mustafizur Rahman shortens his length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran waits for the ball to come and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, On middle. Pooran clips this to long on. He retains the strike by picking up a single. A good over for West Indies. 14 runs coming from it. |
| 0.0 : What happened there? Kieron Pollard is seen walking off the field. He is retired hurt, as of now. No more details are available. Andre Russell walks out to bat. |
| 15.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Dispatched! Flatter ball, on middle, Nicholas Pooran sits on one knee and slog-sweeps it powerfully over deep square leg for a biggie. Pooran is looking in good touch. |
| 15.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Make that two in a row! Touch fuller this time from Shakib, on off. Nicholas Pooran again goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it over deep square leg for another biggie. |
| 15.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Smart batting from Pooran! Full and on off, Nicholas Pooran takes an easy single after working it to long on. |
| 15.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, WIDE! Pushed way too outside off. Left alone by Chase. Wided. |
| Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, On off, Chase works it to square leg but not in the gap. |
| 15.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Roston Chase, Loopy ball, on middle. Roston Chase works it to deep mid-wicket off the back foot. A single. |
| 15.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter ball, full and around off. Nicholas Pooran makes room for himself and drives but finds the cover fielder. He is not happy with himself. Another good over for West Indies. 15 runs from it. |
| Change. Shoriful Islam (2-0-13-0) is back on. |
| 16.1 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, On a length, outside off. Roston Chase flat-bats it down to long on for a run. |
| 16.2 : Shoriful Islam to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller in length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran nails his drive but only to find the fielder at point. |
| 16.3 : Shoriful Islam to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran swings his willow hard but only manages to chop it back to the bowler from the bottom half. |
| 16.4 : Shoriful Islam to Nicholas Pooran, Full, outside off. Nicholas Pooran squeezes it out to long off for one. |
| 16.5 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, Well bowled! Good-length ball, on middle. Roston Chase looks to thump a pull shot but the ball sneaks under his bat. |
| 16.6 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, On middle, Chase pulls it to deep mid-wicket. He pushes hard for the second run and gets it comfortably at the end. Good running! 4 from the over after a couple of expensive last overs. |
| 17.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BANG! Pooran is targetting the spinners! Pitched up, on leg. Nicholas Pooran smashes it straight down the ground and over long off for a maximum. |
| 17.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Goes full and way too outside off. Wided. |
| Mahedi Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter ball, on middle. Nicholas Pooran goes for the reverse sweep but finds the cover fielder. Dot ball! |
| 17.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Pooran is turning it on! Flatter and very full from Mahedi, on leg. Nicholas Pooran makes enough room to tonk this back over the bowler's head for another maximum. The 50-run stand comes up off just 33 balls. West Indies are finishing on a high! |
| 17.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Darts a yorker, on the pads. Pooran clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single this time. |
| 17.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Roston Chase, Flatter, in the slot, around off. Chase clears his front leg and swipes it across the line, towards wide long on for a single. Chase wanted to come back for the second run but is sent back by Nicholas Pooran. |
| 17.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Nicholas Pooran, Another full delivery, outside off. Nicholas Pooran squeezes it to point for one. 16 from the over! |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Mahedi Hasan (3-0-11-2) to bowl out. |
| 18.1 : Shoriful Islam to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN! Shoriful Islam gets the breakthrough. Length delivery, outside off and slower in pace. Nicholas Pooran tries to cream this one towards deep extra cover but he doesn't get it from the middle of the bat. Mohammad Naim is present over there in the deep and takes a simple catch. End of a very good knock from Pooran. He departs for 40 off just 22 balls. |
| 0.0 : Will we see Kieron Pollard walk out to bat again? Nope, here comes Dwayne Bravo. |
| 18.2 : Shoriful Islam to Roston Chase, OUT! TIMBER! Shoriful Islam gets two in two! Back-of-a-length delivery, on middle and leg. Roston Chase makes room for himself and tries to swipe it across the line. He misses and the stumps behind him get rattled. Another one bites the dust for West Indies. Shoriful Islam is on a hat-trick now! |
| Who will face the hat-trick ball? Jason Holder walks out to bat. |
| 18.3 : Shoriful Islam to Jason Holder, No hat-trick for Islam! Fuller in length, on leg. Jason Holder flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.4 : Shoriful Islam to Dwayne Bravo, Back of a length, on middle and leg. Dwayne Bravo hops and looks to tuck it on the leg side. He gets a leading edge past the bowler for a single. |
| 18.5 : Shoriful Islam to Jason Holder, DROPPED! Afif Hossain is the culprit this time! Third catch that Bangladesh have put down. This is full, and outside off, Jason Holder makes room and creams a lofted drive towards deep extra cover. It was straight into Afif Hossain's hands but he puts down the catch. A single taken. |
| 18.6 : Shoriful Islam to Dwayne Bravo, On the pads, Dwayne Bravo misses his flick. The ball goes to square leg off his pads and the batters take a leg bye. A tremendous penultimate over by Shoriful, 4 runs and two wickets off it. |
| 19.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dwayne Bravo, OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies slip further! Good-length ball, angling across, outside off. Dwayne Bravo tries to free his arms and lift it over covers. But he gets no distance whatsoever. Soumya Sarkar is stationed at sweeper cover and takes a simple catch. |
| 19.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Jason Holder, SIX! Jason Holder, you beauty! A gift from Mustafizur Rahman as he bowls a full toss, on leg. Jason Holder with sublime timing lofts it off his pads over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 19.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Jason Holder, SIX! Another one! Slower delivery, in the slot. Jason Holder was waiting for it and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for another maximum. He was dropped by Afif Hossain in the previous over and now is making Bangladesh pay for it. Valuable runs for West Indies! |
| 19.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Jason Holder, Drags his length back, outside off. Jason Holder toe-ends this one to covers for a single. |
| 19.1 : Kieron Pollard walks out to bat to resume his innings. |
| 19.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, Quicker delivery, angling across, outside off. Kieron Pollard looks to cut but misses. |
| 19.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, SIX! BANG! Pollard finishes the innings with a maximum. Full and on leg, Kieron Pollard doesn't flinch a bit and simply flicks it with his powerful wrists over the cow corner fence. WEST INDIES FINISH WITH 142/7! |
| A decent recovery in the end overs from West Indies and they have ended up with a challenging total on the board. 72 runs came in the last six overs, all thanks to a counter-attacking knock from Nicholas Pooran and a handy cameo from Jason Holder, as apart from them, all the other batters failed to come to terms with the nature of this surface. |
| Bangladesh were brilliant with the ball in front of an intimidating batting lineup of the West Indies but will be a shade disappointed with the way they closed the innings. The Bangla Tigers kept a lid on the scoring rate for most parts of the innings and at the same time kept chipping away at the wickets. The Windies were not allowed to recover and Kieron Pollard getting retired hurt and Andre Russell bagging a diamond duck further jeopardised their situation. Although a slow knock from Roston |
| Nicholas Pooran says that the wicket is quite challenging to bat on and to hit cross-batted shots is not at all easy. Adds that he is happy that he could contribute and get some runs for his team. Praises Bangladesh for the way they bowled in the Powerplay. Finishes by saying that he is quite happy with the total and this total of 142 looks like 160. |
| It was yet another sorry batting show by West Indies. Right from the beginning, they struggled to find the fence and their openers were also not able to rotate the strike well. To compound their misery, both Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle departed in quick succession and West Indies managed only 29 runs in the Powerplay. The Men in Maroon hit only a couple of boundaries in the first 10 overs and that tells you the story of their batting plight. Mahedi Hasan and Shoriful Islam were the most success |
| Right then, Bangladesh have 143 to chase down to stay alive in this tournament. Batting is not going to be easy and the Bangla Tigers would be thinking that they conceded 20-25 runs extra towards the end. Can their batsmen make up for it? Do join us in a short while to find out. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
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