Scotland collapsed from 45-1 to 53-6 due to Bangladesh’s turn, but rallied to 140 thanks to Chris Greaves’ 45; Scotland superbly put down the chase of Bangladesh to win by six races; Watch the T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports from now until November 14
Scotland beat Bangladesh by six runs in their first match of the T20 World Cup
Chris Greaves’ fantastic performance with bat and ball propelled Scotland to a six-run victory against favorites Bangladesh in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday.
After losing skipper Kyle Coetzer to a duck, Scotland rallied to 45-1 thanks to several muscular limits from George Munsey, but spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hasan broke the higher order, reducing them to 53-6 before the 45 by Chris Greaves will help you compete. up to 140.
Bangladesh lost both starters cheaply, but Shakib (20 of 27) and Mushfiqur Rahim (38 of 36) consolidated before both fell to Greaves.
Captain Mahmudullah (23 of 22) and Afif Hossain (18 of 12) kept their team in the game, but Scotland’s serene work on the field saw them squeeze their opponents for a well-deserved victory.
Bangladesh started off brilliantly, with good length control hampering Scotland’s hopes of a fast start. Perhaps under pressure from various animated appeals and ups and downs, Captain Coetzer failed to hit in time to keep out a Mohammad Saifuddin yorker and went to zero.
Early in the fourth over, Munsey took a breather, dodging a shot to the limit before Shakib threw a difficult trap over the rope for a max. With a no-ball call, Scotland ran two on the free throw, effectively converting a potential wicket in eight runs. That would be costly.
Hasan took two wickets in just four balls, ruling out Mat Cross (11 of 17) and George Munsey (29 of 23) with clever variations, before two more wickets in three Shakib installments saw the crafty off-roader overtake Lasith Malinga as the highest international carrier T20 of all time.
Greaves (45 of 28) and Mark Watt (22 of 17) then stabilized the boat, posting a 51 partnership to help Scotland reach 140 by the end of innings.
Scotland’s pacing attack from Brad Wheal, Josh Davey and Safyaan Sharif looked threatening early on, restricting Bangladesh to just 25-2 after the six-over power play, with Munsey taking two early catches to fire the two batters. initials for just five.
Mushfiqur received a clemency in just 1 when Davey hit a quick one on his pads, but while Scotland’s review showed the ball cut bails, the little veteran survived the referee’s call and sped up from there, hitting Michael Leask for that. the next six light up. the chasing.
Shakib was unable to catch a long and short jump from Greaves, who was turning his legs part-time, starting around the 20th, before Mushfiqur fell to the same figure, as he was unable to move a googly over the wicketkeeper and saw him get they released the bonds.
Mahmudullah and Hossain hit a pair of soulful shots to the rope, but Davey, Wheal and Mark Watt put down the hitters, taking regular grounds as various late limits gave a perhaps unrealistic impression of a tight finish, Bangladesh finally finished six runs small. .
Mahedi Hasan – After several costly overs from closers Saifuddin and Mustafizur, Captain Mahmudullah turned to his spinners to exert control in the middle overs, and they did not disappoint, Hasan finishing with good numbers of 3-19.
Shakib Al Hasan – What else can you say about Shakib? A miserable 2-17 on the ball, a useful 20 on the bat and holding on to a difficult catch to discard Greaves demonstrates his ability to win games in all disciplines. However, you will regret the catch you dropped!
Chris Greaves – The 31-year-old started his innings alongside another new batter in Mark Watt and with the team in trouble at 53-6.
But he racked up a measured 45 and anchored the bottom order until the end to help give his team something reasonable to defend. He also took the key windows of Shakib and Mushfiqur. The man of the match.
Mushfiqur Rahim – He could have survived a scare in 1, but hit a 38 without nerves to put his side in a good position. However, you will probably be disappointed in the way you were fired.
Mark watt – The stocky left arm supported Greaves well with 22 of 17 off his bat, with a 1-19 cash reward for his bowling. Wheal, who took three wickets at key moments, also deserves a mention.
Hossain grabbed a cork on the edge, which helped send Richie Berrington back to the locker room.
Berrington threw a high shot to long, perhaps not catching the ball as cleanly as he would have liked, giving Hossain a chance to catch the ball.
Pedaling back towards the limit, he pocketed the ball, realizing that his backward momentum would carry him over the rope, and deftly threw the ball back onto the field before jumping, jumping again, and snapping on the catch. on the second try.
Calum MacLeod He repeated the trick to fire Nurul Hasan, and his speedy catch to send Shakib packing also brings Hossain close.
Group A starts on Monday with Ireland – making their sixth appearance in the T20 World Cup – assuming Netherlands starting at 11 a.m. and then champions of 2014 Sri Lanka meet the debutants Namibia from 3pm.
