Bangladesh crush Oman by 26 runs in T20 World Cup
Bangladesh won by 26 runs.
MUSCAT (Dunya News) - Bangladesh clinched victory by defending a 154-run target against Oman in Group B match of Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday.
All rounder Shakib Al Hasan s thrilling 42-run inning and three wickets shared with Mustafizur Rehman s four wickets helped Bangladesh to stay alive in the World Cup after they got a set back by Scotland on the opening day.
Batting first, Bangladesh piled up a total of 153 runs which the host team failed to achieve falling 26 runs behind at the end of 20th over.
Naim Sheikh (64) smashed a thrilling half century for Bangladesh while Shakib Al Hasan remained the second best scorer securing 42 off 29 balls.
Bangladesh lost an early wicket of Liton Das (6) in the hands of B Khan at 2.5 overs. However, Oman kept dropping catches in the early overs that resulted in the form of a good second-wicket partnership for Bangladesh.
A partnership of 80 runs between Shakib Al Hasan and M Naim led Bangladesh towards a competitive total of 153 runs. Fayaz Ahmed and Bilal Khan stood out as bowlers for Oman dismissing three Bangladesh players each.
In the chase, the host team dismantled with the dismissal of Jatinder Singh who contributed 40 runs off 33 balls. Oman kept losing wickets after a 34-run partnership between Singh and Maqsood. Seven of the Oman players couldn t enter in the double figures.
Shakib Al Hasan was given the man of the match award due to his extraordinary performance with the bat as well as with the ball. In addition to a thrilling 42-run inning, Al Hasan has given 28 runs against 3 wickets.
Earlier the day, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first.
Bangladesh jumped to 3rd spot in the points table of Group B teams after the win against Oman while Scotland is still on the top.
Bangladesh is definitely an established team whose infrastructure and playing experience surpasses all other teams in Group B. However, a shocking defeat by Scotland has put the tigers into the waiting list. But for now, Bangladesh have to defeat Papua New Guinea and Namibia in order to secure their spot in the top 12 teams.
Teams
Bangladesh:
1 Mohammad Naim, 2 Liton Das, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim, 5 Mahmudullah (capt), 6 Afif Hossain, 7 Nurul Hasan (wk), 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Mohammad Saifuddin, 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Mustafizur Rahman
Oman:
1 Aqib Ilyas, 2 Jatinder Singh, 3 Khawar Ali, 4 Zeeshan Maqsood (capt), 5 Kashyap Prajapati, 6 Naseem Khushi (wk), 7 Mohammad Nadeem, 8 Ayaan Khan, 9 Sandeep Goud, 10 Kaleemullah, 11 Bilal Khan
