Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

CN Greaves
CN Greaves
45(28) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %57%
  • Productive Shot
  • reverse_sweep
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
14 0 5 14 7 0 3 2
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim
38(36) 1x4 - 2x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 8 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
1 2 7 4 3 2 2 17

Best performances - Bowlers

Mahedi Hasan
Mahedi Hasan
O4
M0
R19
W3
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
BTJ Wheal
BTJ Wheal
O4
M0
R24
W3
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna

END OF OVER:
20 | 17 Runs | BAN: 134/7 (7 runs required, RR: 6.70)

  • Mahedi Hasan13 (5b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin5 (2b)
  • Safyaan Sharif3-0-26-0
  • Brad Wheal4-0-24-3

9.50 pm From 53 for 6, there was some chat about Scotland and their Associate brethren not belonging in the World Cup. What a difference two hours makes. Chris Greaves with the night of his life on a cricket field. Top-scoring in the first innings forging a half-century stand with Mark Watt for the seventh wicket to rally Scotland back into the match with the bat before taking the monster scalps of Shakib and Mushfiqur in the chase. Wheal seals the deal in the 19th over with two wickets. What a night for the Saltires!

Kyle Coetzer, the winning captain: "To get into that position, we have to give credit to the Bangladesh bowlers, they showed high-class skills and blew us away, to be honest. We've got a huge belief in our squad, and any player coming in has the ability to hit the ball over the ropes, as Chris Greaves and Josh Davey at the end showed. It just shows we can win a game from anywhere. I said at the halfway point that we can show we can win a game from that position. Everyone just put their hand up and contributed when it was required. It's a huge confidence-builder. We believe even more now that we can keep on pushing and challenging teams."

Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh captain: "The wicket was quite good, 140 was gettable. We were missing that one big over in the middle. Bowlers did their job really well but the batting unit wasn't good enough. Credit goes to their batters (for coming back from 53 for 6), they had a good finish. We still need to be positive and figure out where we made mistakes, and not try to repeat them."

Player of the Match Chris Greaves: "We were in a tough situation obviously and it doesn't always go that way. It was just to rebuild the innings at that stage and see where we could go from there. I was happy to be that person. With the score on the board, you've got something to bowl at. I think once we got that total on the board with our bowling lineup, we'll back it. It was a great great game. It was my day I think today. It will be many other days that any one of us in that squad will be a part of. I'm just glad I could contribute in the way I did. Incredible. There's so many words. Just really enjoying it and taking one day at a time. Hopefully many more days like this to come."

Five days after his 31st birthday and in just his second career T20I, Chris Greaves etches his name in Scottish cricket history with a sterling all-round performance. How's that for a cracking start to the T20 World Cup! Well worth the wait. They'll be partying long into the night from Edinburgh to Dundee and all the way up the east coast to Aberdeen! That's it for today's coverage, I'm Peter Della Penna. Come back tomorrow when Group A kicks off from the UAE as Ireland takes on the Netherlands and Namibia plays Sri Lanka. Good night!

19.6
1
Sharif to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, short ball on middle, pulled to deep midwicket for one. Scotland have won it by six runs!

Long delay here as Coetzer comes to talk to Sharif, who vigorously rubs the ball with a towel to make sure it's very dry to grip.

Calcu: "Where's the guy who said that associates shouldn't play in the world cup when Scotland were 50/6? Let this be a message to all those who have such exclusionary beliefs. Hoping for more upsets!!"

19.5
4
Sharif to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR, low full toss on sixth stump at shin height, Mahedi flays this over extra cover for four but they needed to clear the rope on the full. Scotland will win this barring an illegal delivery off the final ball.
19.4
6
Sharif to Mahedi Hasan, SIX, full toss at thigh height clubbed high over square leg. Mahedi is desperately pleading for a no ball on height but it was definitely below the waist. Still it shows the nerves by Sharif, who misfires badly on the attempted yorker and pays the price.

Jv: "It's always fascinating to watch underdogs beat the favourites. A great result for Scotland cricket but an eye opener for Bangladesh cricket."

19.3
1
Sharif to Mohammad Saifuddin, 1 run, yorker follows him backing away from leg, scuffs it out back to the bowler for one.
19.2
4
Sharif to Mohammad Saifuddin, FOUR, full outside off, shovels this over mid-off who was up in the ring. Bangladesh isn't done yet. 19 off 4 needed.
19.1
1
Sharif to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, yorker on middle and leg, goes to scoop this and miscues it off his helmet before it dribbles away for a run. Given off the bat, or more accurately the glove, before clanging into the helmet. Concusssion check in progress.

24 needed off the last over. Can the tail do it or will Scotland close out a historic upset of Bangladesh? Sharif to bowl the last six.

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8Soumya SarkarLiton Das
2nd10Shakib Al HasanLiton Das
3rd47Mushfiqur RahimShakib Al Hasan
4th9MahmudullahMushfiqur Rahim
5th32MahmudullahAfif Hossain
6th4MahmudullahNurul Hasan
7th6MahmudullahMahedi Hasan
8th18Mohammad SaifuddinMahedi Hasan

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543