| 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 |
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