All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan beat Papua New Guinea with a superb all-round efficiency to qualify Bangladesh for the ‘Super 12’ of the T20 World Cup and register a 84-run win on Thursday.
Bangladesh, with a internet run charge of +1.733 and 4 factors within the kitty, ensured a spot among the many elite groups after a surprising opening sport loss towards Scotland.
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The ‘Tigers’ first posted a powerful rating of 181/7 on the again of captain Mahmudullah’s 50 off 28 balls and Shakib’s 46 off 37 balls.
Shakib then confirmed why he’s Bangladesh’s biggest cricketer with a superb 4/9 in his four-over spell as Papua New Guinea have been all out for 97 in 19.3 overs.
Shakib Al Hasan missed by 50 runs.
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“Obviously it was a setback, the primary sport (vs Scotland), however within the T20 format the group which is best on the day wins. But now the stress is over and we are able to play freely.
“Getting back into form is not an easy format, but luckily I am getting more chances to bat down the order. A little tired, I have been playing non-stop cricket for the last five-six months, it has been a long season for me. But hopefully I can go ahead with this tournament,” he mentioned with confidence.
Captain Mahmudullah, who himself performed the captain’s innings, was completely satisfied to see the intent of his gamers within the final two matches, which they received.
Bangladesh is on hearth with the ball
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“I believe it was crucial. The intention was for the batsmen to play the way in which we wished. Having mentioned that I believe the wicket was higher as compared, so the batsmen did nicely to attain 180 runs ,” Mahmudullah mentioned on the presentation ceremony after the match.
Mahmudullah, nevertheless, feels that the powerplay batting continues to be a matter of concern for Bangladesh.
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“I believe the 2 issues we’re involved about are the primary six overs with bat and ball. If we get off to a superb begin, we are able to benefit from that, so I believe we have to enhance on that.
“I’ve mentioned earlier than – we’re far more expert hitters than large hitters. So we have to discover bowlers we are able to cope with on that individual day and we have to determine that out and assist others as skilled batsmen. There is a necessity to speak with, ”mentioned the captain.
Chasing 182, Papua New Guinea was by no means fairly proper for a snug chase. They misplaced opener Lega Siaka (5) and captain Asad Vala (6) cheaply as they slipped to 13/2.
It was a procession for the PNG batsmen, as Shakib, Shakib, Shakib, took two wickets within the fifth over as Bangladesh seemed to win an enormous victory after lowering their opposition to 14/4.
While Shakib scored one other two, younger off-spinner Mahedi Hasan (1/20) heaped reward on him because the inexperience of the PNG batsmen got here to the fore they usually have been lowered to 29/7. The decrease order resisted the inevitable however by then Bangladesh had booked their Super 12 berth.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
