BAN Win by 21 Runs | Bangladesh vs Nepal Highlights of ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman Help the Tigers Qualify for Super Eight Stage
Bangladesh will play Nepal in their last group stage and a win here will take them to the Super eight at Netherlands take on Sri Lanka else where. Nepal on the other hand are coming out of a heartbreaking loss against South Africa and will look to end the tournament on a good note. Stay tuned to get live score updates, commentary, toss update and playing XI.
And with that, Bangladesh are now through to the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Bangladesh made a splendid comeback with their on-point bowling after the batting collapsed. Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman displayed some great bowling displays which helped Bangladesh grab the win over Nepal.
Shakib Al Hasan takes the final wicket batsman down from Nepal National Cricket Team and Bangladesh will find themselves in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup 2024 edition. Bangladesh displayed a splendid bowling performance to restrict Nepal from chasing the low-scoring total.
OUT! Problems keep arriving for Nepal as the set batsman Dipendra Singh Airee walks back to the dressing room. Mustafizur Rahman completes his three-wicket haul and only gives away seven runs and even bowls a maiden over. Dipendra Singh Airee c Litton Das b Mustafizur Rahman 25 (31)
OUT! Nepal are looking back under pressure as the wickets keep falling down. Gulshan Jha mistimed the shot and will be kicking himself. The change in length worked for Taskin Ahmed as he grabbed his first wicket of the night. Gulshan Jha c Towhid Hridoy b Tasking Ahmed 0 (4)
OUT! And a crucial partnership has come to an end as Mustafizur Rahman strikes for Bangladesh. Kushal Malla hit the ball in the air and Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto grabbed an excellent catch. Kushal Malla c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Kushal Malla 27 (40)
After falling off some early wickets Nepal are looking forward to gaining back some control in the match. They still have a lot to battle out but are building a partnership which can result in a match-winner.
Nepal's top batting order has crumbled and it is now up to these middle-order batsmen to fight back from the side of Nepal. Tanzim Hasan Sakib is now done with all four of his overs but still, the other bowlers are applying pressure and restricting Nepal from scoring runs.
OUT! Tanzim Hasan Sakib now has four wickets to his name after completing his four-over spell. Tanzim Hasan Sakib dismissed Sundeep Jora to complete his four-wicket haul. Tanzim Hasan has been brilliant today. Sundeep Jora c Rishad Hossain b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 1 (8)
OUT! Nepal are now in deep trouble as Aasif Sheikh returns after he was looking in good touch and Mustafizur Rahman scalps his first wicket. Nepal are four down. Aasif Sheikh c Shakib Al Hasan b Mustafizur Rahman 17 (14)
OUT! The skipper of the Nepal National Cricket Team is walking back and can be seen as frustrated after he attempted to hit the ball towards offside and found the fielder. Tanzim Hasan Sakib completes his three-wicket haul. Rohit Paudel c Rishad Hossain b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 1 (6)
OUT! The second wicket down for Nepal a couple of balls later and Tanzim Hasan Sakib strikes again. Nepal are now looking under pressure. It is a maiden over for Tanzim Hasan Sakib as he scalps a couple of wickets. Anil Sah c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 0 (2)
OUT! It is an early wicket down for Nepal as well. Tanzim Hasan Sakib came up with a stunning delivery which barely touched the off-stump and the bails fell off. Kushal Bhurtel b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 4(8)
OUT! Bangladesh are now all-out after Mustafizur Rahman got run out. The Nepal National Cricket Team came up with a special performance which helped them bowl out Bangladesh for a low score. Mustafizur Rahman run out Rohit Paudel 3(4)
OUT! Rishad Hossain was looking to go over the boundary rope but instead found the hands of Anil Sah on long-off. After hitting a couple of boundaries Rishad was looking confident but completely misjudged the delivery. Rishad Hossain c Anil Sah b Dipendra Singh Airee 13(7)
OUT! And with that wicket, Sandeep Lamichhane completes 100 wickets in his T20I career. Sandeep Lamichhane bowled a superb delivery which was unplayable for Jaker Ali and he crumbled under the pressure as Nepal look forward to restricting Bangladesh to under 100 runs. Jaker Ali b Sandeep Lamichhane 12(26)
OUT! Shakib Al Hasan will now walk to the dressing room even after taking a review as the ball hit the pads straight in front of the stumps and Bangladesh now loose their sixth wicket. Shakib Al Hasan lbw Rohit Paudel 17(22)
OUT! And there seems to be a miscommunication between Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah as Mahmudullah took off from the non-striker end and Shakib took a few seconds to give a call not to run and hence Mahmudullah walks back to the dressing room. Mahmudullah run out Gulsan Jha 13(13)
OUT! Nepal captain strikes as Bangladesh are now four down. Towhid Hridoy hit the ball which had a good height but not enough distance and Sandeep Lamichhane took the catch with a proper judgement. Towhid Hridoy c Sandeep Lamichhane b Rohit Paudel 9(7)
OUT! Bangladesh are now under pressure as they are now three down. Litton Das completely misjudged the ball and hit it straight in the air and Aasif Sheikh was under it to take a simple catch. Litton Das c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami 10(12)
Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Nepal National Cricket Team Live Score Updates: The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is at the end game of it's group stage matches and seven members of the Super Eight are now confirmed. India, USA, England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa and Afghanistan have already made their place in the Super Eight. Now it is time for either of Bangladesh and Netherlands to make their place as the second qualifier from Group D. Bangladesh will play Nepal in their last group stage and a win here will take them to the Super eight at Netherlands take on Sri Lanka else where. Nepal on the other hand are coming out of a heartbreaking loss against South Africa and will look to end the tournament on a good note. Eid-ul-Adha 2024: Bangladesh Cricketers Celebrate Special Occasion With Prayers and Feast At St Vincent.
Bangladesh have had their plans well set in the competition so far. Rishad Hossain has been their X factor with the ball turning games in their favour. While in batting Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah have stepped up in several occasions and delivered with the bat. Tanzid Tamim gave Bangladesh good starts upfront but the worry remains with the form of Litton Das and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, who are yet to get impactful runs. Also the bowling form of Shakib Al Hasan hasn't been the best and it has put the bowling under pressure. But Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam made sure the bowling had enough gas to move over the line. From Joy to Despair! Nepal Fan's Animated Reactions Go Viral as Rohit Paudel and Co Lose to South Africa By One Run in T20 World Cup 2024 (Watch Video).
Nepal, meanwhile, almost defeated South Africa in the last match. If Gulshan Jha ran the last run hard, at least Nepal could have taken the game to the Super Over. It was not to be and they take hard experience from their. Kushal Bhurtel was absolutely phenomenal with the ball in the game as he ran through the star studded middle order of South Africa. Sandeep Lamichhane is back and Sompal Kami has been effective too. Nepal will need more with the bat from captain Rohit Paudel and Dipendra Singh Airee. Anil Sha is the last game was good with the bat too.
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