Al AmeriTa: Bangladesh maintained their hopes to advance to the Super 12s Stage living with a 26-run victory over the co-hosts Oman in their Group B match from the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.
Mohammad Naim’s opening hit a good half a century to help Bangladesh set a 154-run target before Bowlers was led by Star Pacer Mustafizur Rahman (4/36) limited to 127th Oman to 9.
Both Oman and Bangladesh now have one victory, and will compete for one The only remaining place to qualify for Super 12 Stage Scottish, which defeated Papua New Guinea that day, has met the requirements of the group.
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Chasing challenging targets, Ludhiana-born Jatinder Singh (40 off 33) gave a strong start to Oman with Kashyap Prajapati (21) but the other dough struggled.
Like Oman, Bangladesh was also guilty of dropping catches.
But under extraordinary pressure, they held their nerves and thanks to some smart captains with Captain Mahmuditlah and Spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hasan they were able to make a strong comeback.
Pacer Mustafizur Rahman’s left arm took four numbers.
Oman needed 54 runs in the last five overs.
But with dried boundaries and the level of roads needed continues to increase, the Oman’s battery becomes desperate and goes for a big shot, losing their goal in the process.
Shakib, who starred in the bat also side by side with the ball, ended with impressive figures 3/28 while Mahedi Hassan (1/1) and Mohammad Saifuddin (1/16) each took the goal.
Choosing for bats in the victory of Must’s game, Bangladesh, who lost their tournament opening to Scotland, struggled to 29 to lose two numbers in PowerPlay.
With their back against the wall, Naim, which hit 64 out of 51 delivery, and the All-rounder star Shakib Al Hasan (42 OFF 29) shared a 81-run stand to provide very much needed momentum.
The catch down and careless terrain was only added to the trust of two increased dough.
While Fayyaz Butt, who played Cricket U-19 for Pakistan, pulled his amazing bowling catch to get rid of Mahedi Hasan for duck, Oman guilty of dropping three catches.
Naim, playing his first match from the tournament, reaching four maximum and three limits while the Shakib round was studded with six crawling.
However, a brilliant piece of fielding that saw Eqib Ilyas affected the running out of Shakib who saw a spring back in Oman’s steps.
Co-hosts confiscated momentum, trapping six goals while giving 41 running in the last five overs.
Fayyaz Butt Pacers (3/30), Kaleemullah (2/30) and Bilal Khan (3/18) shared eight goals while Zeeshan Maqsood’s left arm spinner (1/1) contributed one.
Bangladesh stays alive at T20 WC with victory over Oman
