Player of the Match
Player of the Match

10.35 pm Bangladesh have won both their qualifying matches so far. Shakib was on fire today, clouting 37 off 18 balls. Nepal shouldn't be too upset, though. The conditions - heavy dew - were difficult to content with.

Al-Amin Hossain is the Man of the Match for his spell of 4-0-17-2. He bowled a terrific final over to keep Nepal to 126 for 5, after Bangladesh had won the toss.

Pudota: "That's childish from Shakib. As a professional cricketer, he has to show that he is above such simple things as refusing to take winning run to hit a six next ball. He could have been out trying to do that."

Jacob Daniel: "What Shakib has done is increased the run rate after securing the win...plus the entertainment value...so I can understand what he has done."

Paras Khadka says Nepal needed 140-plus to challenge Bangladesh in these conditions. He says Nepal got stuck and didn't rotate strike in the middle, and lacked the big hits too. Nepal didn't hit a single six.

Rohit : "Give him [Shakib] a break. Its just a warm-up game. What use is it if you don't actually flex your muscles a bit. Its called warm-up for a reason, I believe."

Mushfiqur says the toss was important because of the dew, it was very difficult to grip the ball. "shakib is a champion, he knows how he can hit ... there were plenty of balls and ... it was great to see ..."

Thank you for all your emails today. That's all we've got for you from the commentary team. See you tomorrow for another double-header. Cheers.

15.3
6
Sagar Pun to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, and he's done it, I'm not sure I like what Shakib did there but what do I know! He ends the game by heaving one over the long-on boundary ... Bangladesh win with 27 balls to spare
15.2
0
Sagar Pun to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, that kept so low and Shakib was good enough to keep it out, he refuses the single! The run was there for the taking but he evidently wants to hit a big one
15.1
4
Sagar Pun to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, Shakib levels the score with a powerful straight drive, came forward and hit it hard and flat towards long on

END OF OVER:
15 | 21 Runs | BAN: 122/2 (5 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.13, RRR: 1.00)

  • Shakib Al Hasan27 (15b)
  • Sabbir Rahman21 (20b)
  • Shakti Gauchan4-0-40-0
  • Sagar Pun1-0-6-0
14.6
1
Gauchan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib goes back and pulls the ball towards the fielder at deep square leg
14.5
6
Gauchan to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, a full toss and Shakib has smashed it over the deep midwicket boundary, only six needed now. 20 off the over so far ...
14.4
6
Gauchan to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, Shakib goes the distance now, stepping out and slogging the ball high and far over deep midwicket. Bangladesh finishing this in a hurry
14.3
1
Gauchan to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, bowled slower and wider outside off, Sabbir reaches for it and plays the ball towards point
14.2
6
Gauchan to Sabbir Rahman, SIX, that's a huge hit, it's in the stands. The length and line allowed Sabbir to free his arms and smash the ball into the stands beyond midwicket
14.1
1
Gauchan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib steps out once again and drives the ball firmly between the bowler at the non-striker, he gets only one though

END OF OVER:
14 | 6 Runs | BAN: 101/2 (26 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.21, RRR: 4.33)

  • Sabbir Rahman14 (18b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan13 (11b)
  • Sagar Pun1-0-6-0
  • Shakti Gauchan3-0-19-0
13.6
2
Sagar Pun to Sabbir Rahman, 2 runs, cut late off the back foot behind point
13.5
1
Sagar Pun to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib takes two steps out again and clubs the ball towards long-on
13.4
1
Sagar Pun to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, Shabbir sweeps and gets a top edge that swirls in the air in the direction of short fine leg, the fielder Shakti makes a mess of it and dives in vain in the end
13.3
1
Sagar Pun to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib steps out this time and thumps the ball to long-on
13.2
1
Sagar Pun to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, Shabbir charges and slogs, makes no proper contact and gets a bottom edge
13.1
0
Sagar Pun to Sabbir Rahman, no run, beaten outside the off stump by one that skids on across the right-hander

END OF OVER:
13 | 5 Runs | BAN: 95/2 (32 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.30, RRR: 4.57)

  • Sabbir Rahman10 (14b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan11 (9b)
  • Shakti Gauchan3-0-19-0
  • Basant Regmi3-0-14-1
12.6
1
Gauchan to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, steps out and drives the ball hard towards long-on
12.5
1
Gauchan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, driven to long on for another single
12.4
1
Gauchan to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, Shabbir slogs the ball from far outside off stump, mis-timing it though midwicket

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
BAN32141.466
NEP32140.933
AFG3122-0.981
HKG3122-1.455
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
NED32141.109
ZIM32140.957
IRE3214-0.701
UAE3030-1.541
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL43162.233
SA43160.075
NZ4224-0.678
ENG4132-0.776
NED4132-0.866
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44081.28
WI43161.971
PAK4224-0.384
AUS4132-0.857
BAN4040-2.072