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Bangladesh (106) beat Nepal (85) by 21 runs in Group D encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and qualify for the Super 8 stage

These crappy pitches have narrowed the gap between teams. It will be interesting second round.
 
Great over from Mustafiz. 1 off it and a wicket.

Nepal need 29 runs from 3 overs.

78/6 (17 overs).
 
Wicket maiden from Mustafiz in the 19th over.

Great over.

Nepal need 22 runs from the final over.
 
On certain tricky pitches I expect some surprises. India can be beaten on sluggish pitch as they don't play very well on these kind of tracks. Hope they offer some decent batting surfaces atleast in the 2nd round. This is one off match. One error you are toast. India is part of a strong group given the nature of the surfaces where the par total is around 150.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
On certain tricky pitches I expect some surprises. India can be beaten on sluggish pitch as they don't play very well on these kind of tracks. Hope they offer some decent batting surfaces atleast in the 2nd round. This is one off match. One error you are toast. India is part of a strong group given the nature of the surfaces where the par total is around 150.
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I see excuses are ready already. If India get eliminated, looks like you may blame it on the pitch.
 
sweep_shot said:
I see excuses are ready already. If India get eliminated, looks like you may blame it on the pitch.
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Giving respect to opposition lol Not acting cocky without doing anything ever despite playing for 20 years internationals. Just remember you got defeated by USA in a bilateral series.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
All 8 teams deserved. THey go into the next round with merit. NZ, Pakistan both underperformed. SL is never a consistent side in any format.
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Sri lanka use to be goated side. Now they suck just like Pakistan
 
jnaveen1980 said:
On certain tricky pitches I expect some surprises. India can be beaten on sluggish pitch as they don't play very well on these kind of tracks. Hope they offer some decent batting surfaces atleast in the 2nd round. This is one off match. One error you are toast. India is part of a strong group given the nature of the surfaces where the par total is around 150.
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Bangladesh can surprise India. For some reason they play differently against India.
 
Bangladesh seals second round qualification with clutch second innings against Nepal

The Tigers have managed to secure tournament progression with a dramatic win over Nepal. It seals progression to the Super Eight stage.

D stands for Drama, because that's exactly what Group D delivered in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It was anything but smooth sailing for tournament progressors, Bangladesh.

With South Africa already through to the next round, there was one more ticket to the Super Eight up for grabs and destiny was in the Tigers' own hands – a win and in scenario against Nepal.

Their effort in the field ultimately set up the win, creating history in the process. It was the lowest total ever successfully defended in the T20I World Cup.

Nepal was eager to finish their tournament on a high and things could not have started any better. Sompal Kami took the scalp of Tanzid Hasan caught and bowled with the first delivery of the match.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was castled in the second over, causing even more despair for Bangladesh.

The Nepalese then picked up wickets in the fifth and sixth over to cap off a dominant Powerplay, having the Tigers 31/4 at the six over mark.

Bangladesh attempted an innings rehabilitation with the fielders more spread and ground their way past 50. But the crucial dismissal of Mahmudullah (13 off 13) had Bangladesh on the ropes, after a miscommunication caused a frustrating run out.

The Tigers were 57/5 at drinks, needing a huge few overs to work back into the contest.

Right arm off-spinner Rohit Paudel could smell blood, though, and produced a sharp-turning ball to trap the other danger man, Shakib Al Hasan (17 off 22), out LBW.

And things went from bad to worse for Bangladesh, as Sandeep Lamichhane stepped into prominence with two huge wickets that also gave the 23-year-old leg break bowler a memorable slice of history. Lamichhane’s second dismissal, removing Jaker Ali, was his 100th T20 International wicket, in his 54th cap.

The final blow came in the 20th over, with Paudel executing a run out to have Bangladesh all out for 106. It could’ve been worse for the Tigers, though, who added a very handy 18 runs in the final stand - a contribution that would prove vital.

Nepal’s run chase was bumpy in the early stages. A double-wicket maiden in the third over caused a spicy exchange involving bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib, as the pressure gauge went up in St. Vincent.

Nepal stumbled to 24/4 through the Powerplay, leaving themselves a mountain of work to do at the six over mark.

Sundeep Jora was out next over, as Nepal fell to five-for and in a world of trouble. But up stepped Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee, helping steady the ship and keep the run chase within the realms of achievability.

They scrapped their way to 42/5 at drinks and toiled towards a run-a-ball assignment, with a big 16th over placing the match firmly in the balance. Two Malla boundaries took the partnership to up over 50 and with four overs to go, the required run rate was down to 7.5.

Malla (27 off 40) was the wicket Nepal could ill-afford to lose, though, gone in the 17th over. But a perfectly-timed maximum from Airee kept Nepal still feeling optimistic with a couple of overs to go, needing 22 off the final 12 balls.

And then up stepped match-winner Mustafizur Rahman to the plate in the 19th over, doing the seemingly impossible.

He produced a clutch, perfectly-timed wicket-maiden. It proved to be a match-sealing and stage-qualifying sequence for Bangladesh, who edged out Nepal by 21 runs - the lowest total ever successfully defended in a T20 World Cup match.

The Tigers charge into the second round of the tournament.

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Bangladesh seals second round qualification with clutch second innings against Nepal

The Tigers have managed to secure tournament progression with a dramatic win over Nepal. It seals progression to the Super Eight stage.
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RedwoodOriginal said:
Bangladesh can surprise India. For some reason they play differently against India.
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I don't think their facing off in super 8.

The groups are top 1 and top 2 so bangaldesh will face off against england, USA and whoever wins between WI and Afghanistan
 
mominsaigol said:
I don't think their facing off in super 8.

The groups are top 1 and top 2 so bangaldesh will face off against england, USA and whoever wins between WI and Afghanistan
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Bangladesh are in same group as India, Australia, and Afghanistan. Check Cricinfo's schedule.

Topping group doesn't matter in this tournament. Here's the format:

Format​

The 20 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five teams; the top two teams in each group will advance to an eight-team knockout stage.[9] Prior to the tournament, the ICC announced the eight seeded teams for the Super 8 round based on T20I rankings — Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Group 1 and England, Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies in Group 2. If they advance from the group stage, they will be placed in pre-determined positions in the Super 8 stage, irrespective of their position in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualifies at the expense of a seeded team, they will take the position of the corresponding seeded team that failed to qualify from the group.[10][11]
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Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_ICC_Men's_T20_World_Cup.
 
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said during the post-match media interaction:

"First of all, very happy that we are going to play Super Eights, and yeah, our batting is not up to the mark. But, the way our bowler bowled in the last three-four matches, really happy."

"I hope they will continue their form, and as a batting group, we need to do our proper planning so that we can come back in the next round."

"I hope they (the bowlers) make us win every day; that's what I hope for, but the batsmen also have a responsibility. And why it is not happening, everyone is trying to find out. But it is not happening anyway, and it is not acceptable."

"The wicket is not the issue. This was a wicket where you can score 140-150 runs, maybe which we could not do. So, it is definitely a reason for us to worry."

"Of course, it is a reason for me to worry. I don't think it is a good thing for the team to bat like this because the start is very important. We are not getting the start, and the lower-order batsmen are not finishing it well."

"But we have to come out of this and think about how to come out of this. And we do plan and think about this all the time. Still, this mistake is happening again and again."

"All 20 teams are here to win. So now, we are going to play Super Eights. All matches will be competitive."

"There are no big teams or big names, I hope we'll have a good Super Eights."
 
Nepal is not a good enough team to play in T20. They were lucky to score 85, rather than 20 or 30s. All they know bling slogging. You cannot slog bowlers without have any basic of batting. If they didn't loose not more than 2 wickets it would be easy to score but unfortunately they just don't have it. SA I think is weakest team in Super 8. They deserved to loose to BD and Nepal as well.
 
Shafi said:
Nepal is not a good enough team to play in T20. They were lucky to score 85, rather than 20 or 30s. All they know bling slogging. You cannot slog bowlers without have any basic of batting. If they didn't loose not more than 2 wickets it would be easy to score but unfortunately they just don't have it. SA I think is weakest team in Super 8. They deserved to loose to BD and Nepal as well.
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Yeah this South African team is kinda overrated. They were a much better team at the ODI World Cup on flatter pitches. Here, you can easily beat them with a good spin attack. Especially if you bat first and put a good total on the board.
 
Shanto seems like a pretty good captain. I thought he engineered Bangladesh's victory today with some inspired bowling changes and he has generally been good at the helm all tournament.

Its impressive of Bangladesh to back someone so young even though he has not really established himself as a batter. I think their team has badly needed a leader since Mashrafe Mortaza's retirement. And Shakib, Mushfiqur and Tamim have failed to fill that role.

Though he may not have found himself as a batter just yet, I think he is decent enough. He is technically sound and can easily average 32-35 in Tests and ODIs, which is good for Bangladesh standards.

But even more than that its important to build a team around him that can take Bangladesh into the future. Especially now that Shakib and Mahmudullah are nearing the end of their playing careers.
 
Shafi said:
Nepal is not a good enough team to play in T20. They were lucky to score 85, rather than 20 or 30s. All they know bling slogging. You cannot slog bowlers without have any basic of batting. If they didn't loose not more than 2 wickets it would be easy to score but unfortunately they just don't have it. SA I think is weakest team in Super 8. They deserved to loose to BD and Nepal as well.
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Nepal is an upcoming nation with huge cricket potential. It's quite sad to see people like you trash on an upcoming exciting team. You should trash your own team my guy. 47/47 with 7 wickets in hand and still screwed up that chase - this is from a world Cup winner and runners up last year.
 
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