KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Bangladesh, displaying their unwavering spirit, wanted their seamers to rescue them as they survived a serious scare towards Nepal right here late Sunday night time earlier than reserving their spot within the subsequent spherical of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
Dismissed for 106 within the remaining over on a turning pitch on the Arnos Vale Stadium, Bangladesh then discovered themselves watching defeat when Nepal reached 78 for 5 within the seventeenth over – requiring solely 29 runs from the final 20 balls of the competition.
Nonetheless, left-armer Mustafizur Rahman, together with his distinctive efficiency, eliminated the defiant pair of Kushal Malla (27) and Dipendra Singh Airee (25) to complete with three for seven from his four-over spell, following up on Tanzim Hasan Sakib’s new ball burst of 4 for seven, to ship a 21-run victory for Bangladesh.
With the win, Bangladesh completed second in Group D on six factors, two behind group winners South Africa.
“Initially, [we’re] delighted that we’re going to play Tremendous Eights, and as you talked about, our batting just isn’t up to speed, to be very sincere,” stated Najmul Hossain.
“However the way in which our bowlers bowled [in the] final three, 4 matches, we’re delighted, and I hope they are going to proceed their type.
“And as a batting group, we have to do our correct [planning] that we will come again from [the] subsequent spherical.”
Despatched in, Nepal’s spinners terrorized Bangladesh – leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane (2-17) and off-spinners Rohit Paudel (2-20) and Dipendra Singh Airee (2-22) becoming a member of medium pacer Sompal Kami (2-10) – to dismantle the innings.
No Bangladesh batter handed 17.
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