So, the target is a huge one! Bangladesh will surely back themselves to win this. In fact they will be looking to keep PNG down to a low total and get a big win. PNG on the other hand, need a miracle. One assumes they will go out there and have some fun but they someone to play an absolute blinder.
Kabua Morea is up for a chat. He says that one boundary was long so they were trying to make the Bangladeshi batters hit across the line. Tells that their fielding was pretty good and they are looking forward to chase it down.
A total of 7 bowlers is what PNG used and they bowled well in bits and pieces. Morea and Ravu did a decent job up front. Vala was also impressive in the middle overs, however, it was the death overs where the game completely slipped away from them. Their bowlers took a real pounding towards the end and conceded more than 60 runs in the last 5. Despite that though there were a few positives for them like their fielding which was on point in this game. They took a few stunners and were really thro
The start for Bangladesh was not the best one though as they lost Naim early. Das and Shakib then steadied the ship with a 50-run stand. Bangladesh then lost two quickly as Rahim did not last long in the middle after Das fell. Shakib along with Mahmudullah laid the platform but just as it was time to accelerate, Shakib fell. Mahmudllah though continued and smashed a brilliant half ton. He did fall towards the end but Saifuddin played a brilliant cameo and added the finishing touches.
A very strong finish from Bangladesh has seen them breach the 180-run mark and we believe that is well over par. Mahmudullah will be very pleased with the work done by his batters after he elected to bat.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! 17 runs off the last 3 balls! Full ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin stays back and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. Bangladesh finish with 181/7.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, NO BALL AND A ! Spoils the over! Another ball, in the slot, around middle. Mohammad Saifuddin smacks it over the mid-wicket region for another maximum! Free Hit to follow!
Damien Ravu to continue.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! BANG! A much-needed biggie for Bangladesh! Length ball, on middle and leg. Mohammad Saifuddin stands tall and tonks it way, way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Short ball, around off. Mahedi Hasan pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Mahedi Hasan looks to heave it away but he does not get any blade on it.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, Full ball, outside off. Mohammad Saifuddin slices it to deep point for one.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Banged in short, around middle. Mahedi Hasan looks to pull but it goes off the top edge towards fine leg. The batters cross for a run.
Mahedi Hasan walks out to bat now. Chad Soper (3-0-33-0) is back on.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! TAKEN! Another one departs! Slower ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain moves across and looks to slog it over deep mid-wicket but it goes off the toe end towards Damien Ravu at deep mid-wicket who takes a good catch running forward.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! Full ball, on the pads. Afif Hossain whips it off his pads to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Slower ball, on a length, darted on the pads. Mohammad Saifuddin tucks it to the leg side for a run.
Damien Ravu to Nurul Hasan, ! TAKEN! Another wicket for Ravu! Short ball, on off. Nurul Hasan taps it straight to short third man. Sese Bau takes it with ease.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Back of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain drags it to wide of long on. The fielder there moves to his left and keeps it to just one.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Another single! Good-length ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin blocks it to covers to rotate the strike.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, on a length, around off. Afif Hossain skips down and drills it to long on for one.
Mohammad Saifuddin walks out to bat.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, on off. Pushed to long off for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Nicely done! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain paddles it over the keeper for a boundary.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Edgy! Full ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain gets the outside edge to the third man fence.
Nurul Hasan walks out to bat.
Is that a no ball? The catch is taken but the umpires are going upstairs if it was above the waist. It looks to be above the waist. The big screen shows NOT . Hold on, there is some confusion. It is now changed and the big screen shows OUT now.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! CAUGHT! Absolute drama out in the middle! Papua New Guinea get a crucial breakthrough here! A full toss, around waist high. Mahmudullah flicks it but straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Chad Soper there makes no mistake. The on-field umpire checks whether it was above the waist but the third umpire suggests that it is a legal delivery! The signal on the big screen is NOT OUT, the on-field umpire has a word with the third umpire and the decision i
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Wide! Full and wide outside off. Afif Hossain lets it through to the keeper. Wided!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! What a way to end the over! Mahmudullah also brings up his fifty! He has certainly led from the front in this must-win encounter! Short and wide ball. Mahmudullah stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! High and handsome! A slower ball, on a length, around off. Mahmudullah frees his arms and sends it sailing over long on for a massive biggie!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Short ball, outside off. Mahmudullah throws the sink at it but he fails to get any bat on it.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, No ball! Slower ball, banged into the deck, outside off. Mahmudullah leaves it alone. Free Hit coming up!
Chad Soper to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, shorter in length, around leg. Afif Hossain tucks it behind square on the leg side for a run. The keeper moves across to his right and has a shy at the striker's end. There is a direct hit but Mahmudullah is well inside.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah reaches out and digs it out to deep cover for one.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! BANG! A low full toss, around off. Mahmudullah heaves it way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Length ball, on off. Flicked past mid-wicket for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Shorter ball, outside off. Mahmudullah pulls it past square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, On a length, outside off. Afif Hossain runs it past point for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, outside off. Afif Hossain misses the drive.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Length ball, down the leg side. Afif misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Short ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! Really well played! Length ball, way outside off. Mahmudullah runs it between short third man and backward point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, On a length, on off. Pushed past covers for one.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, ! Clever shot! Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past covers for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! TAKEN! WHAT A CATCH! Oh my word! That is a stunner! Vala fires it outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to go downtown but gets it from the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to the right of long on. Charles Amini runs towards the ball and then dives to catch the ball just inches above the ground. That is some catch to send back Shakib Al Hasan!
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Just short of the fielder! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain chips it in the air to deep square leg. The man from fine leg runs towards it and dives but cannot get there. Two taken.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, On a length, around off. Blocked out.
Kabua Morea (2-0-9-1)Â is back on.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Loopy ball, on off. Flicked away for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Tossed up, on off. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Afif Hossain is the new man in.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! A one-handed maximum for Shakib Al Hasan! Full ball, outside off. He hits it way over the long on fence for a biggie.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but misses.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, on the pads. Mahmudullah works it past square leg for one.
Assad Vala comes back to bowl.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, A single to end the over. Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to reverse sweep but misses.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Just a single as this is hit to long off.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, on off. Mahmudullah pushes it past covers for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter ball, on off. Pushed down the ground for one.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, outside off. Chopped past point for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Another single but 12 from the over! On middle, this is worked through square leg.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Fires it on the pads, Hasan works it through square leg for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah shuffles across, this is a yorker outside off, he jams it to short third man for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, WIDE! Probably felt Shakib would come down the track and fires it way outside off. Shakib does not and leaves it alone. Wided.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Comes down the track again, this time hits it all along the ground through mid on. The fielder in the deep, runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, ! Mahmudullah wastes not time! Just his 4th ball, skips down the track and hits it high and over the long on fence for a biggie.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Another single to end a successful over for Papua New Guinea. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for another single.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
Simon Atai to Mushfiqur Rahim, ! TAKEN! Mushfiqur Rahim will be gutted! That was a poor ball and he could have hit it anywhere but picks out the fielder! This is very short, it sits up to be hit. Rahim rocks back and hammers the ball, he hits it flat but straight to the man at deep square leg. Hiri Hiri takes a sharp catch as the ball pops out of his hands once. The break does the job. Bangladesh in a spot of bother.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, On the pads, this is played fine on the leg side for two.
Mahmudullah walks out to bat now.
Drinks break! Bangladesh have started steadily but they need to finish well here and they would hope that these two at the crease, the most experienced men in their squad take them to a good total! Shakib Al Hasan is struggling out in the middle due to the heat and he would be looking to up the ante now as he does not look in a position to rotate the strike now.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, On off, this is swept through square leg for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, A single to end! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Two! Edgy! Outside off, shorter. Shakib slashes, it goes off the outside edge fine on the off side. Two.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, NOT ! Shakib is well in! Really good fielding though! This is tossed up on off, Shakib looks to go over covers but due to the away turn, it squirts off the outer half a lot squarer than Shakib would have liked. They take one and go for the second. The throw is a good one to the keeper, right over the bails. The keeper takes it and whips it off. Appeals but replays show that Shakib's stretch saves him.
Is that a run out? Nope, Shakib Al Hasan is inside the crease.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slightly shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! That is nailed! What a hit! On middle, Shakib goes down on one knee and hits it well over the square leg fence for a welcome biggie. Really nailed that.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another single to end! On off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Well fielded! Shorter and on middle, Rahim pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, this is driven but to covers.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Sees Shakib come down the track, shortens the length. Shakib pushes it past the bowler and down to long on for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another one tossed up and on middle, this is played back to the bowler.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller and on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it late towards short third man and takes a quick run.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan drills it to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, A half-tracker, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and cuts it past point to get off the mark with a single.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just a tad short, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it towards backward point.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it behind square on the leg side for one.
Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batter.
Assad Vala to Liton Das, ! CAUGHT! What a move by Assad Vala to bring himself on! He strikes on his very first ball and Liton Das has to walk back. Tossed up, outside off. Liton Das looks to sweep but it goes off the splice of the bat towards Sese Bau at deep square leg who takes a good catch diving forward.
Assad Vala comes on now.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, A single to end the over! Short of a length, outside off. Liton Das hangs back and pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Banged in short, around off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to backward point and takes a single.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Swing and a miss! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan shimmies down to slog it but he misses.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on off. Shakib Al Hasan whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off, cramping Shakib Al Hasan for room. He pushes it back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, around middle and leg. Liton Das flicks it to deep square to collect a run.
Chad Soper (1-0-9-0) is back on.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das tucks it to the right of the bowler for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 45/1.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Excellent running again! Floated, around off. Liton Das tucks it to wide of deep mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das turns it to the leg side for a couple of runs.
Review time. Papua New Guinea have reviewed this for LBW. No bat on that one. But the impact is way outside off.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, NOT ! Liton Das survives and Papua New Guinea lose their review! Tossed up, outside off, turning in late. Das looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his pads. Sese Bau appeals but the umpire says no. Papua New Guinea opt for a review but the Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off so the on-field decision stays.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Tossed up, around off. Liton Das pushes it to wide of long on and calls for two. The fielder there fumbles and the batters complete the second run quite easily.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on leg. Shakib Al Hasan stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Change. Chad Soper was all set to bowl but Assad Vala has gone with Sese Bau to bowl now.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to covers and takes off for a run. 6 runs off the over!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Length ball, around off. Liton Das pushes it to mid off, off the front foot and scampers through for one. The fielder at mid off hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Das was well inside the crease!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Liton Das lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Lovely delivery! Another slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das skips down to loft it but he misses and the ball goes just past the off pole.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan pushes it past covers and takes a run.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das lofts it over cover and takes a single.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, A low full toss, around off. Shakib Al Hasan heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there moves to his left to stop the ball. A single taken!
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Tapped to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, way down the leg side. Shakib Al Hasan misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Fuller ball, on off. Driven to short cover but a midfield allows the single.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, ! Nicely punched! On a length, outside off. Das punches it through point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past short third man for one. Bangladesh and Das are underway!
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, ! TAKEN! It carries this time and it is taken! On a length, on the pads. Naim heaves it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder takes a couple of steps back and tumbles backward to take the catch. A good take in the end by Sese Bau.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, Almost carried to the keeper! Length ball, around off. Naim gets the outside edge while looking to block. The keeper dives to his left but the ball falls just short of him.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short ball, on off. Das sits under it.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, On a length, on off. Pushed to mid off for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, ! Up and away! Right in the slot for Shakib Al Hasan. The southpaw frees his arms and sends the ball sailing over the long on fence.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Liton Das runs it down to third man for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, on the pads. Das flicks it to fine leg for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, ! That is a quality stroke and it will give Das some much-needed confidence! On a length, outside off. Das shuffles across and sweeps it over the fine leg fence.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Hit back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, around off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but gets the inner half to mid on for one.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed to point. Dot ball.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Das drives it to mid off and takes off for a single.
Chad Soper comes to bowl.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan goes for the drive but gets the inside edge past the pads for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short ball, on leg. Shakib lets the ball sail over him.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it hard down the ground but Ravu gets down and stops it.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short of a length, on off. Das runs it to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan slashes it over covers for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Das works it past mid on for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers. Das wants one but is sent back by Shakib Al Hasan.
Who will bowl from the other end? Damien Ravu it is.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Dot to finish the over! Full ball, on off. Hit to mid on by Shakib Al Hasan. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Full ball, on the pads. Das flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in.
The players are out for their respective national anthems! First, the anthem of Papua New Guinea will be played, followed by the anthem of Bangladesh! We are done with the national anthems and the players of Papua New Guinea are in a huddle before striding out to the middle. Liton Das and Mohammad Naim are the opening batters for Bangladesh. Kabua Morea will start with the ball.
Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says the wicket looks a good one to bat on so they will try to put a good total on the board and try to defend it. States they have had a good chat, they have not played to their potential and he hopes they can do well here. Ends by informing no changes made by them.
Assad Vala, the skipper of Papua New Guinea, says that the team is very excited to play against Bangladesh. Adds that they have nothing to lose and will play fearless cricket. Mentions that there are two changes in the side. Says that the wicket looks quite good and they are looking forward to it.
PITCH REPORT - Preston Mommsen is down for the pitch report. Murali Karthik joins him and he says that the pitch is a fresh one. Adds that Mahedi Hasan has been sensational for Bangladesh thanks to his trajectory and the lengths he bowls. Says that the wicket is a good one to bat on.
Papua New Guinea (Playing XI) - Hiri Hiri (In for Tony Ura), Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (C), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Simon Atai, Norman Vanua, Kiplin Doriga (WK), Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Damien Ravu (In for Nosaina Pokana).
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Bangladesh. They will bat first.
....Match Day....
Papua New Guinea are almost out of contention for making it to the Super 12 stage and it will be nothing less than a miracle if they manage to progress further. They lost their first two games and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. PNG would look to end the qualifying stage on a high but they will face a side that is hungry for a win in Bangladesh and nothing is going to come easy for them. Will we witness an upset in this mega event? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for toss and
Bangladesh did manage to win their last game against Oman after a hiccup against Scotland in their opening game. They need to win this game in order to progress to the next stage but they would also have their eyes on the next league game where Scotland will face Oman. The Bangla Tigers would hope that Scotland hand a defeat to Oman which will see them go through to the Super 12 stage and the net run rate scenario will be out of the equation. But first things first, they have to win this game
Hello and welcome to this penultimate game of the qualifying stage of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Group B where Bangladesh will face Papua New Guinea. This promises to be an exciting encounter as the teams have all to play for as we approach the Super 12 stage.
So, the target is a huge one! Bangladesh will surely back themselves to win this. In fact they will be looking to keep PNG down to a low total and get a big win. PNG on the other hand, need a miracle. One assumes they will go out there and have some fun but they someone to play an absolute blinder.
Kabua Morea is up for a chat. He says that one boundary was long so they were trying to make the Bangladeshi batters hit across the line. Tells that their fielding was pretty good and they are looking forward to chase it down.
A total of 7 bowlers is what PNG used and they bowled well in bits and pieces. Morea and Ravu did a decent job up front. Vala was also impressive in the middle overs, however, it was the death overs where the game completely slipped away from them. Their bowlers took a real pounding towards the end and conceded more than 60 runs in the last 5. Despite that though there were a few positives for them like their fielding which was on point in this game. They took a few stunners and were really thro
The start for Bangladesh was not the best one though as they lost Naim early. Das and Shakib then steadied the ship with a 50-run stand. Bangladesh then lost two quickly as Rahim did not last long in the middle after Das fell. Shakib along with Mahmudullah laid the platform but just as it was time to accelerate, Shakib fell. Mahmudllah though continued and smashed a brilliant half ton. He did fall towards the end but Saifuddin played a brilliant cameo and added the finishing touches.
A very strong finish from Bangladesh has seen them breach the 180-run mark and we believe that is well over par. Mahmudullah will be very pleased with the work done by his batters after he elected to bat.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! 17 runs off the last 3 balls! Full ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin stays back and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. Bangladesh finish with 181/7.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, NO BALL AND A ! Spoils the over! Another ball, in the slot, around middle. Mohammad Saifuddin smacks it over the mid-wicket region for another maximum! Free Hit to follow!
Damien Ravu to continue.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! BANG! A much-needed biggie for Bangladesh! Length ball, on middle and leg. Mohammad Saifuddin stands tall and tonks it way, way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Short ball, around off. Mahedi Hasan pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Mahedi Hasan looks to heave it away but he does not get any blade on it.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, Full ball, outside off. Mohammad Saifuddin slices it to deep point for one.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Banged in short, around middle. Mahedi Hasan looks to pull but it goes off the top edge towards fine leg. The batters cross for a run.
Mahedi Hasan walks out to bat now. Chad Soper (3-0-33-0) is back on.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! TAKEN! Another one departs! Slower ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain moves across and looks to slog it over deep mid-wicket but it goes off the toe end towards Damien Ravu at deep mid-wicket who takes a good catch running forward.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! Full ball, on the pads. Afif Hossain whips it off his pads to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Slower ball, on a length, darted on the pads. Mohammad Saifuddin tucks it to the leg side for a run.
Damien Ravu to Nurul Hasan, ! TAKEN! Another wicket for Ravu! Short ball, on off. Nurul Hasan taps it straight to short third man. Sese Bau takes it with ease.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Back of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain drags it to wide of long on. The fielder there moves to his left and keeps it to just one.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Another single! Good-length ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin blocks it to covers to rotate the strike.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, on a length, around off. Afif Hossain skips down and drills it to long on for one.
Mohammad Saifuddin walks out to bat.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, on off. Pushed to long off for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Nicely done! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain paddles it over the keeper for a boundary.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Edgy! Full ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain gets the outside edge to the third man fence.
Nurul Hasan walks out to bat.
Is that a no ball? The catch is taken but the umpires are going upstairs if it was above the waist. It looks to be above the waist. The big screen shows NOT . Hold on, there is some confusion. It is now changed and the big screen shows OUT now.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! CAUGHT! Absolute drama out in the middle! Papua New Guinea get a crucial breakthrough here! A full toss, around waist high. Mahmudullah flicks it but straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Chad Soper there makes no mistake. The on-field umpire checks whether it was above the waist but the third umpire suggests that it is a legal delivery! The signal on the big screen is NOT OUT, the on-field umpire has a word with the third umpire and the decision i
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Wide! Full and wide outside off. Afif Hossain lets it through to the keeper. Wided!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! What a way to end the over! Mahmudullah also brings up his fifty! He has certainly led from the front in this must-win encounter! Short and wide ball. Mahmudullah stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! High and handsome! A slower ball, on a length, around off. Mahmudullah frees his arms and sends it sailing over long on for a massive biggie!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Short ball, outside off. Mahmudullah throws the sink at it but he fails to get any bat on it.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, No ball! Slower ball, banged into the deck, outside off. Mahmudullah leaves it alone. Free Hit coming up!
Chad Soper to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, shorter in length, around leg. Afif Hossain tucks it behind square on the leg side for a run. The keeper moves across to his right and has a shy at the striker's end. There is a direct hit but Mahmudullah is well inside.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah reaches out and digs it out to deep cover for one.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! BANG! A low full toss, around off. Mahmudullah heaves it way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Length ball, on off. Flicked past mid-wicket for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Shorter ball, outside off. Mahmudullah pulls it past square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, On a length, outside off. Afif Hossain runs it past point for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, outside off. Afif Hossain misses the drive.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Length ball, down the leg side. Afif misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Short ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! Really well played! Length ball, way outside off. Mahmudullah runs it between short third man and backward point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, On a length, on off. Pushed past covers for one.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, ! Clever shot! Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past covers for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! TAKEN! WHAT A CATCH! Oh my word! That is a stunner! Vala fires it outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to go downtown but gets it from the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to the right of long on. Charles Amini runs towards the ball and then dives to catch the ball just inches above the ground. That is some catch to send back Shakib Al Hasan!
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Just short of the fielder! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain chips it in the air to deep square leg. The man from fine leg runs towards it and dives but cannot get there. Two taken.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, On a length, around off. Blocked out.
Kabua Morea (2-0-9-1)Â is back on.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Loopy ball, on off. Flicked away for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Tossed up, on off. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Afif Hossain is the new man in.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! A one-handed maximum for Shakib Al Hasan! Full ball, outside off. He hits it way over the long on fence for a biggie.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but misses.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, on the pads. Mahmudullah works it past square leg for one.
Assad Vala comes back to bowl.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, A single to end the over. Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to reverse sweep but misses.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Just a single as this is hit to long off.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, on off. Mahmudullah pushes it past covers for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter ball, on off. Pushed down the ground for one.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, outside off. Chopped past point for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Another single but 12 from the over! On middle, this is worked through square leg.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Fires it on the pads, Hasan works it through square leg for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah shuffles across, this is a yorker outside off, he jams it to short third man for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, WIDE! Probably felt Shakib would come down the track and fires it way outside off. Shakib does not and leaves it alone. Wided.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Comes down the track again, this time hits it all along the ground through mid on. The fielder in the deep, runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, ! Mahmudullah wastes not time! Just his 4th ball, skips down the track and hits it high and over the long on fence for a biggie.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Another single to end a successful over for Papua New Guinea. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for another single.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
Simon Atai to Mushfiqur Rahim, ! TAKEN! Mushfiqur Rahim will be gutted! That was a poor ball and he could have hit it anywhere but picks out the fielder! This is very short, it sits up to be hit. Rahim rocks back and hammers the ball, he hits it flat but straight to the man at deep square leg. Hiri Hiri takes a sharp catch as the ball pops out of his hands once. The break does the job. Bangladesh in a spot of bother.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, On the pads, this is played fine on the leg side for two.
Mahmudullah walks out to bat now.
Drinks break! Bangladesh have started steadily but they need to finish well here and they would hope that these two at the crease, the most experienced men in their squad take them to a good total! Shakib Al Hasan is struggling out in the middle due to the heat and he would be looking to up the ante now as he does not look in a position to rotate the strike now.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, On off, this is swept through square leg for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, A single to end! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Two! Edgy! Outside off, shorter. Shakib slashes, it goes off the outside edge fine on the off side. Two.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, NOT ! Shakib is well in! Really good fielding though! This is tossed up on off, Shakib looks to go over covers but due to the away turn, it squirts off the outer half a lot squarer than Shakib would have liked. They take one and go for the second. The throw is a good one to the keeper, right over the bails. The keeper takes it and whips it off. Appeals but replays show that Shakib's stretch saves him.
Is that a run out? Nope, Shakib Al Hasan is inside the crease.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slightly shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! That is nailed! What a hit! On middle, Shakib goes down on one knee and hits it well over the square leg fence for a welcome biggie. Really nailed that.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another single to end! On off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Well fielded! Shorter and on middle, Rahim pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, this is driven but to covers.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Sees Shakib come down the track, shortens the length. Shakib pushes it past the bowler and down to long on for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another one tossed up and on middle, this is played back to the bowler.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller and on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it late towards short third man and takes a quick run.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan drills it to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, A half-tracker, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and cuts it past point to get off the mark with a single.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just a tad short, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it towards backward point.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it behind square on the leg side for one.
Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batter.
Assad Vala to Liton Das, ! CAUGHT! What a move by Assad Vala to bring himself on! He strikes on his very first ball and Liton Das has to walk back. Tossed up, outside off. Liton Das looks to sweep but it goes off the splice of the bat towards Sese Bau at deep square leg who takes a good catch diving forward.
Assad Vala comes on now.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, A single to end the over! Short of a length, outside off. Liton Das hangs back and pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Banged in short, around off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to backward point and takes a single.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Swing and a miss! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan shimmies down to slog it but he misses.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on off. Shakib Al Hasan whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off, cramping Shakib Al Hasan for room. He pushes it back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, around middle and leg. Liton Das flicks it to deep square to collect a run.
Chad Soper (1-0-9-0) is back on.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das tucks it to the right of the bowler for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 45/1.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Excellent running again! Floated, around off. Liton Das tucks it to wide of deep mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das turns it to the leg side for a couple of runs.
Review time. Papua New Guinea have reviewed this for LBW. No bat on that one. But the impact is way outside off.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, NOT ! Liton Das survives and Papua New Guinea lose their review! Tossed up, outside off, turning in late. Das looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his pads. Sese Bau appeals but the umpire says no. Papua New Guinea opt for a review but the Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off so the on-field decision stays.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Tossed up, around off. Liton Das pushes it to wide of long on and calls for two. The fielder there fumbles and the batters complete the second run quite easily.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on leg. Shakib Al Hasan stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Change. Chad Soper was all set to bowl but Assad Vala has gone with Sese Bau to bowl now.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to covers and takes off for a run. 6 runs off the over!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Length ball, around off. Liton Das pushes it to mid off, off the front foot and scampers through for one. The fielder at mid off hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Das was well inside the crease!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Liton Das lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Lovely delivery! Another slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das skips down to loft it but he misses and the ball goes just past the off pole.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan pushes it past covers and takes a run.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das lofts it over cover and takes a single.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, A low full toss, around off. Shakib Al Hasan heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there moves to his left to stop the ball. A single taken!
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Tapped to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, way down the leg side. Shakib Al Hasan misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Fuller ball, on off. Driven to short cover but a midfield allows the single.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, ! Nicely punched! On a length, outside off. Das punches it through point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past short third man for one. Bangladesh and Das are underway!
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, ! TAKEN! It carries this time and it is taken! On a length, on the pads. Naim heaves it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder takes a couple of steps back and tumbles backward to take the catch. A good take in the end by Sese Bau.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, Almost carried to the keeper! Length ball, around off. Naim gets the outside edge while looking to block. The keeper dives to his left but the ball falls just short of him.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short ball, on off. Das sits under it.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, On a length, on off. Pushed to mid off for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, ! Up and away! Right in the slot for Shakib Al Hasan. The southpaw frees his arms and sends the ball sailing over the long on fence.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Liton Das runs it down to third man for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, on the pads. Das flicks it to fine leg for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, ! That is a quality stroke and it will give Das some much-needed confidence! On a length, outside off. Das shuffles across and sweeps it over the fine leg fence.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Hit back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, around off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but gets the inner half to mid on for one.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed to point. Dot ball.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Das drives it to mid off and takes off for a single.
Chad Soper comes to bowl.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan goes for the drive but gets the inside edge past the pads for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short ball, on leg. Shakib lets the ball sail over him.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it hard down the ground but Ravu gets down and stops it.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short of a length, on off. Das runs it to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan slashes it over covers for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Das works it past mid on for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers. Das wants one but is sent back by Shakib Al Hasan.
Who will bowl from the other end? Damien Ravu it is.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Dot to finish the over! Full ball, on off. Hit to mid on by Shakib Al Hasan. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Full ball, on the pads. Das flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in.
The players are out for their respective national anthems! First, the anthem of Papua New Guinea will be played, followed by the anthem of Bangladesh! We are done with the national anthems and the players of Papua New Guinea are in a huddle before striding out to the middle. Liton Das and Mohammad Naim are the opening batters for Bangladesh. Kabua Morea will start with the ball.
Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says the wicket looks a good one to bat on so they will try to put a good total on the board and try to defend it. States they have had a good chat, they have not played to their potential and he hopes they can do well here. Ends by informing no changes made by them.
Assad Vala, the skipper of Papua New Guinea, says that the team is very excited to play against Bangladesh. Adds that they have nothing to lose and will play fearless cricket. Mentions that there are two changes in the side. Says that the wicket looks quite good and they are looking forward to it.
PITCH REPORT - Preston Mommsen is down for the pitch report. Murali Karthik joins him and he says that the pitch is a fresh one. Adds that Mahedi Hasan has been sensational for Bangladesh thanks to his trajectory and the lengths he bowls. Says that the wicket is a good one to bat on.
Papua New Guinea (Playing XI) - Hiri Hiri (In for Tony Ura), Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (C), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Simon Atai, Norman Vanua, Kiplin Doriga (WK), Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Damien Ravu (In for Nosaina Pokana).
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Bangladesh. They will bat first.
....Match Day....
Papua New Guinea are almost out of contention for making it to the Super 12 stage and it will be nothing less than a miracle if they manage to progress further. They lost their first two games and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. PNG would look to end the qualifying stage on a high but they will face a side that is hungry for a win in Bangladesh and nothing is going to come easy for them. Will we witness an upset in this mega event? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for toss and
Bangladesh did manage to win their last game against Oman after a hiccup against Scotland in their opening game. They need to win this game in order to progress to the next stage but they would also have their eyes on the next league game where Scotland will face Oman. The Bangla Tigers would hope that Scotland hand a defeat to Oman which will see them go through to the Super 12 stage and the net run rate scenario will be out of the equation. But first things first, they have to win this game
Hello and welcome to this penultimate game of the qualifying stage of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Group B where Bangladesh will face Papua New Guinea. This promises to be an exciting encounter as the teams have all to play for as we approach the Super 12 stage.
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So, the target is a huge one! Bangladesh will surely back themselves to win this. In fact they will be looking to keep PNG down to a low total and get a big win. PNG on the other hand, need a miracle. One assumes they will go out there and have some fun but they someone to play an absolute blinder.
Kabua Morea is up for a chat. He says that one boundary was long so they were trying to make the Bangladeshi batters hit across the line. Tells that their fielding was pretty good and they are looking forward to chase it down.
A total of 7 bowlers is what PNG used and they bowled well in bits and pieces. Morea and Ravu did a decent job up front. Vala was also impressive in the middle overs, however, it was the death overs where the game completely slipped away from them. Their bowlers took a real pounding towards the end and conceded more than 60 runs in the last 5. Despite that though there were a few positives for them like their fielding which was on point in this game. They took a few stunners and were really thro
The start for Bangladesh was not the best one though as they lost Naim early. Das and Shakib then steadied the ship with a 50-run stand. Bangladesh then lost two quickly as Rahim did not last long in the middle after Das fell. Shakib along with Mahmudullah laid the platform but just as it was time to accelerate, Shakib fell. Mahmudllah though continued and smashed a brilliant half ton. He did fall towards the end but Saifuddin played a brilliant cameo and added the finishing touches.
A very strong finish from Bangladesh has seen them breach the 180-run mark and we believe that is well over par. Mahmudullah will be very pleased with the work done by his batters after he elected to bat.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! 17 runs off the last 3 balls! Full ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin stays back and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. Bangladesh finish with 181/7.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, NO BALL AND A ! Spoils the over! Another ball, in the slot, around middle. Mohammad Saifuddin smacks it over the mid-wicket region for another maximum! Free Hit to follow!
Damien Ravu to continue.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! BANG! A much-needed biggie for Bangladesh! Length ball, on middle and leg. Mohammad Saifuddin stands tall and tonks it way, way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Short ball, around off. Mahedi Hasan pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Mahedi Hasan looks to heave it away but he does not get any blade on it.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, Full ball, outside off. Mohammad Saifuddin slices it to deep point for one.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Banged in short, around middle. Mahedi Hasan looks to pull but it goes off the top edge towards fine leg. The batters cross for a run.
Mahedi Hasan walks out to bat now. Chad Soper (3-0-33-0) is back on.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! TAKEN! Another one departs! Slower ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain moves across and looks to slog it over deep mid-wicket but it goes off the toe end towards Damien Ravu at deep mid-wicket who takes a good catch running forward.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! Full ball, on the pads. Afif Hossain whips it off his pads to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Slower ball, on a length, darted on the pads. Mohammad Saifuddin tucks it to the leg side for a run.
Damien Ravu to Nurul Hasan, ! TAKEN! Another wicket for Ravu! Short ball, on off. Nurul Hasan taps it straight to short third man. Sese Bau takes it with ease.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Back of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain drags it to wide of long on. The fielder there moves to his left and keeps it to just one.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Another single! Good-length ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin blocks it to covers to rotate the strike.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, on a length, around off. Afif Hossain skips down and drills it to long on for one.
Mohammad Saifuddin walks out to bat.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, on off. Pushed to long off for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Nicely done! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain paddles it over the keeper for a boundary.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Edgy! Full ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain gets the outside edge to the third man fence.
Nurul Hasan walks out to bat.
Is that a no ball? The catch is taken but the umpires are going upstairs if it was above the waist. It looks to be above the waist. The big screen shows NOT . Hold on, there is some confusion. It is now changed and the big screen shows OUT now.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! CAUGHT! Absolute drama out in the middle! Papua New Guinea get a crucial breakthrough here! A full toss, around waist high. Mahmudullah flicks it but straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Chad Soper there makes no mistake. The on-field umpire checks whether it was above the waist but the third umpire suggests that it is a legal delivery! The signal on the big screen is NOT OUT, the on-field umpire has a word with the third umpire and the decision i
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Wide! Full and wide outside off. Afif Hossain lets it through to the keeper. Wided!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! What a way to end the over! Mahmudullah also brings up his fifty! He has certainly led from the front in this must-win encounter! Short and wide ball. Mahmudullah stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! High and handsome! A slower ball, on a length, around off. Mahmudullah frees his arms and sends it sailing over long on for a massive biggie!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Short ball, outside off. Mahmudullah throws the sink at it but he fails to get any bat on it.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, No ball! Slower ball, banged into the deck, outside off. Mahmudullah leaves it alone. Free Hit coming up!
Chad Soper to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, shorter in length, around leg. Afif Hossain tucks it behind square on the leg side for a run. The keeper moves across to his right and has a shy at the striker's end. There is a direct hit but Mahmudullah is well inside.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah reaches out and digs it out to deep cover for one.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! BANG! A low full toss, around off. Mahmudullah heaves it way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Length ball, on off. Flicked past mid-wicket for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Shorter ball, outside off. Mahmudullah pulls it past square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, On a length, outside off. Afif Hossain runs it past point for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, outside off. Afif Hossain misses the drive.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Length ball, down the leg side. Afif misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Short ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! Really well played! Length ball, way outside off. Mahmudullah runs it between short third man and backward point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, On a length, on off. Pushed past covers for one.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, ! Clever shot! Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past covers for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! TAKEN! WHAT A CATCH! Oh my word! That is a stunner! Vala fires it outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to go downtown but gets it from the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to the right of long on. Charles Amini runs towards the ball and then dives to catch the ball just inches above the ground. That is some catch to send back Shakib Al Hasan!
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Just short of the fielder! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain chips it in the air to deep square leg. The man from fine leg runs towards it and dives but cannot get there. Two taken.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, On a length, around off. Blocked out.
Kabua Morea (2-0-9-1)Â is back on.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Loopy ball, on off. Flicked away for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Tossed up, on off. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Afif Hossain is the new man in.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! A one-handed maximum for Shakib Al Hasan! Full ball, outside off. He hits it way over the long on fence for a biggie.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but misses.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, on the pads. Mahmudullah works it past square leg for one.
Assad Vala comes back to bowl.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, A single to end the over. Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to reverse sweep but misses.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Just a single as this is hit to long off.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, on off. Mahmudullah pushes it past covers for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter ball, on off. Pushed down the ground for one.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, outside off. Chopped past point for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Another single but 12 from the over! On middle, this is worked through square leg.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Fires it on the pads, Hasan works it through square leg for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah shuffles across, this is a yorker outside off, he jams it to short third man for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, WIDE! Probably felt Shakib would come down the track and fires it way outside off. Shakib does not and leaves it alone. Wided.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Comes down the track again, this time hits it all along the ground through mid on. The fielder in the deep, runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, ! Mahmudullah wastes not time! Just his 4th ball, skips down the track and hits it high and over the long on fence for a biggie.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Another single to end a successful over for Papua New Guinea. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for another single.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
Simon Atai to Mushfiqur Rahim, ! TAKEN! Mushfiqur Rahim will be gutted! That was a poor ball and he could have hit it anywhere but picks out the fielder! This is very short, it sits up to be hit. Rahim rocks back and hammers the ball, he hits it flat but straight to the man at deep square leg. Hiri Hiri takes a sharp catch as the ball pops out of his hands once. The break does the job. Bangladesh in a spot of bother.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, On the pads, this is played fine on the leg side for two.
Mahmudullah walks out to bat now.
Drinks break! Bangladesh have started steadily but they need to finish well here and they would hope that these two at the crease, the most experienced men in their squad take them to a good total! Shakib Al Hasan is struggling out in the middle due to the heat and he would be looking to up the ante now as he does not look in a position to rotate the strike now.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, On off, this is swept through square leg for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, A single to end! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Two! Edgy! Outside off, shorter. Shakib slashes, it goes off the outside edge fine on the off side. Two.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, NOT ! Shakib is well in! Really good fielding though! This is tossed up on off, Shakib looks to go over covers but due to the away turn, it squirts off the outer half a lot squarer than Shakib would have liked. They take one and go for the second. The throw is a good one to the keeper, right over the bails. The keeper takes it and whips it off. Appeals but replays show that Shakib's stretch saves him.
Is that a run out? Nope, Shakib Al Hasan is inside the crease.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slightly shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! That is nailed! What a hit! On middle, Shakib goes down on one knee and hits it well over the square leg fence for a welcome biggie. Really nailed that.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another single to end! On off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Well fielded! Shorter and on middle, Rahim pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, this is driven but to covers.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Sees Shakib come down the track, shortens the length. Shakib pushes it past the bowler and down to long on for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another one tossed up and on middle, this is played back to the bowler.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller and on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it late towards short third man and takes a quick run.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan drills it to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, A half-tracker, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and cuts it past point to get off the mark with a single.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just a tad short, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it towards backward point.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it behind square on the leg side for one.
Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batter.
Assad Vala to Liton Das, ! CAUGHT! What a move by Assad Vala to bring himself on! He strikes on his very first ball and Liton Das has to walk back. Tossed up, outside off. Liton Das looks to sweep but it goes off the splice of the bat towards Sese Bau at deep square leg who takes a good catch diving forward.
Assad Vala comes on now.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, A single to end the over! Short of a length, outside off. Liton Das hangs back and pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Banged in short, around off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to backward point and takes a single.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Swing and a miss! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan shimmies down to slog it but he misses.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on off. Shakib Al Hasan whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off, cramping Shakib Al Hasan for room. He pushes it back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, around middle and leg. Liton Das flicks it to deep square to collect a run.
Chad Soper (1-0-9-0) is back on.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das tucks it to the right of the bowler for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 45/1.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Excellent running again! Floated, around off. Liton Das tucks it to wide of deep mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das turns it to the leg side for a couple of runs.
Review time. Papua New Guinea have reviewed this for LBW. No bat on that one. But the impact is way outside off.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, NOT ! Liton Das survives and Papua New Guinea lose their review! Tossed up, outside off, turning in late. Das looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his pads. Sese Bau appeals but the umpire says no. Papua New Guinea opt for a review but the Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off so the on-field decision stays.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Tossed up, around off. Liton Das pushes it to wide of long on and calls for two. The fielder there fumbles and the batters complete the second run quite easily.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on leg. Shakib Al Hasan stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Change. Chad Soper was all set to bowl but Assad Vala has gone with Sese Bau to bowl now.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to covers and takes off for a run. 6 runs off the over!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Length ball, around off. Liton Das pushes it to mid off, off the front foot and scampers through for one. The fielder at mid off hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Das was well inside the crease!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Liton Das lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Lovely delivery! Another slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das skips down to loft it but he misses and the ball goes just past the off pole.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan pushes it past covers and takes a run.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das lofts it over cover and takes a single.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, A low full toss, around off. Shakib Al Hasan heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there moves to his left to stop the ball. A single taken!
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Tapped to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, way down the leg side. Shakib Al Hasan misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Fuller ball, on off. Driven to short cover but a midfield allows the single.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, ! Nicely punched! On a length, outside off. Das punches it through point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past short third man for one. Bangladesh and Das are underway!
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, ! TAKEN! It carries this time and it is taken! On a length, on the pads. Naim heaves it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder takes a couple of steps back and tumbles backward to take the catch. A good take in the end by Sese Bau.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, Almost carried to the keeper! Length ball, around off. Naim gets the outside edge while looking to block. The keeper dives to his left but the ball falls just short of him.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short ball, on off. Das sits under it.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, On a length, on off. Pushed to mid off for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, ! Up and away! Right in the slot for Shakib Al Hasan. The southpaw frees his arms and sends the ball sailing over the long on fence.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Liton Das runs it down to third man for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, on the pads. Das flicks it to fine leg for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, ! That is a quality stroke and it will give Das some much-needed confidence! On a length, outside off. Das shuffles across and sweeps it over the fine leg fence.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Hit back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, around off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but gets the inner half to mid on for one.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed to point. Dot ball.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Das drives it to mid off and takes off for a single.
Chad Soper comes to bowl.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan goes for the drive but gets the inside edge past the pads for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short ball, on leg. Shakib lets the ball sail over him.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it hard down the ground but Ravu gets down and stops it.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short of a length, on off. Das runs it to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan slashes it over covers for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Das works it past mid on for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers. Das wants one but is sent back by Shakib Al Hasan.
Who will bowl from the other end? Damien Ravu it is.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Dot to finish the over! Full ball, on off. Hit to mid on by Shakib Al Hasan. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Full ball, on the pads. Das flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in.
The players are out for their respective national anthems! First, the anthem of Papua New Guinea will be played, followed by the anthem of Bangladesh! We are done with the national anthems and the players of Papua New Guinea are in a huddle before striding out to the middle. Liton Das and Mohammad Naim are the opening batters for Bangladesh. Kabua Morea will start with the ball.
Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says the wicket looks a good one to bat on so they will try to put a good total on the board and try to defend it. States they have had a good chat, they have not played to their potential and he hopes they can do well here. Ends by informing no changes made by them.
Assad Vala, the skipper of Papua New Guinea, says that the team is very excited to play against Bangladesh. Adds that they have nothing to lose and will play fearless cricket. Mentions that there are two changes in the side. Says that the wicket looks quite good and they are looking forward to it.
PITCH REPORT - Preston Mommsen is down for the pitch report. Murali Karthik joins him and he says that the pitch is a fresh one. Adds that Mahedi Hasan has been sensational for Bangladesh thanks to his trajectory and the lengths he bowls. Says that the wicket is a good one to bat on.
Papua New Guinea (Playing XI) - Hiri Hiri (In for Tony Ura), Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (C), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Simon Atai, Norman Vanua, Kiplin Doriga (WK), Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Damien Ravu (In for Nosaina Pokana).
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Bangladesh. They will bat first.
....Match Day....
Papua New Guinea are almost out of contention for making it to the Super 12 stage and it will be nothing less than a miracle if they manage to progress further. They lost their first two games and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. PNG would look to end the qualifying stage on a high but they will face a side that is hungry for a win in Bangladesh and nothing is going to come easy for them. Will we witness an upset in this mega event? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for toss and
Bangladesh did manage to win their last game against Oman after a hiccup against Scotland in their opening game. They need to win this game in order to progress to the next stage but they would also have their eyes on the next league game where Scotland will face Oman. The Bangla Tigers would hope that Scotland hand a defeat to Oman which will see them go through to the Super 12 stage and the net run rate scenario will be out of the equation. But first things first, they have to win this game
Hello and welcome to this penultimate game of the qualifying stage of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Group B where Bangladesh will face Papua New Guinea. This promises to be an exciting encounter as the teams have all to play for as we approach the Super 12 stage.
So, the target is a huge one! Bangladesh will surely back themselves to win this. In fact they will be looking to keep PNG down to a low total and get a big win. PNG on the other hand, need a miracle. One assumes they will go out there and have some fun but they someone to play an absolute blinder.
Kabua Morea is up for a chat. He says that one boundary was long so they were trying to make the Bangladeshi batters hit across the line. Tells that their fielding was pretty good and they are looking forward to chase it down.
A total of 7 bowlers is what PNG used and they bowled well in bits and pieces. Morea and Ravu did a decent job up front. Vala was also impressive in the middle overs, however, it was the death overs where the game completely slipped away from them. Their bowlers took a real pounding towards the end and conceded more than 60 runs in the last 5. Despite that though there were a few positives for them like their fielding which was on point in this game. They took a few stunners and were really thro
The start for Bangladesh was not the best one though as they lost Naim early. Das and Shakib then steadied the ship with a 50-run stand. Bangladesh then lost two quickly as Rahim did not last long in the middle after Das fell. Shakib along with Mahmudullah laid the platform but just as it was time to accelerate, Shakib fell. Mahmudllah though continued and smashed a brilliant half ton. He did fall towards the end but Saifuddin played a brilliant cameo and added the finishing touches.
A very strong finish from Bangladesh has seen them breach the 180-run mark and we believe that is well over par. Mahmudullah will be very pleased with the work done by his batters after he elected to bat.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! 17 runs off the last 3 balls! Full ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin stays back and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. Bangladesh finish with 181/7.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, NO BALL AND A ! Spoils the over! Another ball, in the slot, around middle. Mohammad Saifuddin smacks it over the mid-wicket region for another maximum! Free Hit to follow!
Damien Ravu to continue.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, ! BANG! A much-needed biggie for Bangladesh! Length ball, on middle and leg. Mohammad Saifuddin stands tall and tonks it way, way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Short ball, around off. Mahedi Hasan pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Mahedi Hasan looks to heave it away but he does not get any blade on it.
Chad Soper to Mohammad Saifuddin, Full ball, outside off. Mohammad Saifuddin slices it to deep point for one.
Chad Soper to Mahedi Hasan, Banged in short, around middle. Mahedi Hasan looks to pull but it goes off the top edge towards fine leg. The batters cross for a run.
Mahedi Hasan walks out to bat now. Chad Soper (3-0-33-0) is back on.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! TAKEN! Another one departs! Slower ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain moves across and looks to slog it over deep mid-wicket but it goes off the toe end towards Damien Ravu at deep mid-wicket who takes a good catch running forward.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, ! Full ball, on the pads. Afif Hossain whips it off his pads to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Slower ball, on a length, darted on the pads. Mohammad Saifuddin tucks it to the leg side for a run.
Damien Ravu to Nurul Hasan, ! TAKEN! Another wicket for Ravu! Short ball, on off. Nurul Hasan taps it straight to short third man. Sese Bau takes it with ease.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Back of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain drags it to wide of long on. The fielder there moves to his left and keeps it to just one.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Saifuddin, Another single! Good-length ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin blocks it to covers to rotate the strike.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, on a length, around off. Afif Hossain skips down and drills it to long on for one.
Mohammad Saifuddin walks out to bat.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, on off. Pushed to long off for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Nicely done! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain paddles it over the keeper for a boundary.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, ! Edgy! Full ball, way outside off. Afif Hossain gets the outside edge to the third man fence.
Nurul Hasan walks out to bat.
Is that a no ball? The catch is taken but the umpires are going upstairs if it was above the waist. It looks to be above the waist. The big screen shows NOT . Hold on, there is some confusion. It is now changed and the big screen shows OUT now.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! CAUGHT! Absolute drama out in the middle! Papua New Guinea get a crucial breakthrough here! A full toss, around waist high. Mahmudullah flicks it but straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Chad Soper there makes no mistake. The on-field umpire checks whether it was above the waist but the third umpire suggests that it is a legal delivery! The signal on the big screen is NOT OUT, the on-field umpire has a word with the third umpire and the decision i
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Afif Hossain heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Wide! Full and wide outside off. Afif Hossain lets it through to the keeper. Wided!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! What a way to end the over! Mahmudullah also brings up his fifty! He has certainly led from the front in this must-win encounter! Short and wide ball. Mahmudullah stays back and cuts it past point for a boundary.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! High and handsome! A slower ball, on a length, around off. Mahmudullah frees his arms and sends it sailing over long on for a massive biggie!
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Short ball, outside off. Mahmudullah throws the sink at it but he fails to get any bat on it.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, No ball! Slower ball, banged into the deck, outside off. Mahmudullah leaves it alone. Free Hit coming up!
Chad Soper to Afif Hossain, Slower ball, shorter in length, around leg. Afif Hossain tucks it behind square on the leg side for a run. The keeper moves across to his right and has a shy at the striker's end. There is a direct hit but Mahmudullah is well inside.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah reaches out and digs it out to deep cover for one.
Chad Soper to Mahmudullah, ! BANG! A low full toss, around off. Mahmudullah heaves it way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Length ball, on off. Flicked past mid-wicket for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Shorter ball, outside off. Mahmudullah pulls it past square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, On a length, outside off. Afif Hossain runs it past point for one.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Full ball, outside off. Afif Hossain misses the drive.
Damien Ravu to Afif Hossain, Length ball, down the leg side. Afif misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, Short ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
Damien Ravu to Mahmudullah, ! Really well played! Length ball, way outside off. Mahmudullah runs it between short third man and backward point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, On a length, on off. Pushed past covers for one.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, ! Clever shot! Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past covers for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! TAKEN! WHAT A CATCH! Oh my word! That is a stunner! Vala fires it outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to go downtown but gets it from the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to the right of long on. Charles Amini runs towards the ball and then dives to catch the ball just inches above the ground. That is some catch to send back Shakib Al Hasan!
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, Just short of the fielder! Full ball, on off. Afif Hossain chips it in the air to deep square leg. The man from fine leg runs towards it and dives but cannot get there. Two taken.
Kabua Morea to Afif Hossain, On a length, around off. Blocked out.
Kabua Morea (2-0-9-1)Â is back on.
Kabua Morea to Mahmudullah, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Loopy ball, on off. Flicked away for one.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Tossed up, on off. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Afif Hossain is the new man in.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! A one-handed maximum for Shakib Al Hasan! Full ball, outside off. He hits it way over the long on fence for a biggie.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but misses.
Assad Vala to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, on the pads. Mahmudullah works it past square leg for one.
Assad Vala comes back to bowl.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, A single to end the over. Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to reverse sweep but misses.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Just a single as this is hit to long off.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Full ball, on off. Mahmudullah pushes it past covers for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter ball, on off. Pushed down the ground for one.
Charles Amini to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, outside off. Chopped past point for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Another single but 12 from the over! On middle, this is worked through square leg.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Fires it on the pads, Hasan works it through square leg for one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah shuffles across, this is a yorker outside off, he jams it to short third man for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, WIDE! Probably felt Shakib would come down the track and fires it way outside off. Shakib does not and leaves it alone. Wided.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, Comes down the track again, this time hits it all along the ground through mid on. The fielder in the deep, runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Sese Bau to Mahmudullah, ! Mahmudullah wastes not time! Just his 4th ball, skips down the track and hits it high and over the long on fence for a biggie.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Another single to end a successful over for Papua New Guinea. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for another single.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and on middle, works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
Simon Atai to Mushfiqur Rahim, ! TAKEN! Mushfiqur Rahim will be gutted! That was a poor ball and he could have hit it anywhere but picks out the fielder! This is very short, it sits up to be hit. Rahim rocks back and hammers the ball, he hits it flat but straight to the man at deep square leg. Hiri Hiri takes a sharp catch as the ball pops out of his hands once. The break does the job. Bangladesh in a spot of bother.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Simon Atai to Mahmudullah, On the pads, this is played fine on the leg side for two.
Mahmudullah walks out to bat now.
Drinks break! Bangladesh have started steadily but they need to finish well here and they would hope that these two at the crease, the most experienced men in their squad take them to a good total! Shakib Al Hasan is struggling out in the middle due to the heat and he would be looking to up the ante now as he does not look in a position to rotate the strike now.
Simon Atai to Shakib Al Hasan, On off, this is swept through square leg for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, A single to end! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Two! Edgy! Outside off, shorter. Shakib slashes, it goes off the outside edge fine on the off side. Two.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, NOT ! Shakib is well in! Really good fielding though! This is tossed up on off, Shakib looks to go over covers but due to the away turn, it squirts off the outer half a lot squarer than Shakib would have liked. They take one and go for the second. The throw is a good one to the keeper, right over the bails. The keeper takes it and whips it off. Appeals but replays show that Shakib's stretch saves him.
Is that a run out? Nope, Shakib Al Hasan is inside the crease.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slightly shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, ! That is nailed! What a hit! On middle, Shakib goes down on one knee and hits it well over the square leg fence for a welcome biggie. Really nailed that.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another single to end! On off, this is pushed through covers for one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Well fielded! Shorter and on middle, Rahim pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, On off, this is driven but to covers.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Sees Shakib come down the track, shortens the length. Shakib pushes it past the bowler and down to long on for one.
Charles Amini to Shakib Al Hasan, Another one tossed up and on middle, this is played back to the bowler.
Charles Amini to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller and on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it late towards short third man and takes a quick run.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan drills it to long off for one.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, A half-tracker, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and cuts it past point to get off the mark with a single.
Assad Vala to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just a tad short, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it towards backward point.
Assad Vala to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it behind square on the leg side for one.
Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batter.
Assad Vala to Liton Das, ! CAUGHT! What a move by Assad Vala to bring himself on! He strikes on his very first ball and Liton Das has to walk back. Tossed up, outside off. Liton Das looks to sweep but it goes off the splice of the bat towards Sese Bau at deep square leg who takes a good catch diving forward.
Assad Vala comes on now.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, A single to end the over! Short of a length, outside off. Liton Das hangs back and pulls it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Banged in short, around off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to backward point and takes a single.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Swing and a miss! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan shimmies down to slog it but he misses.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on off. Shakib Al Hasan whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off, cramping Shakib Al Hasan for room. He pushes it back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, around middle and leg. Liton Das flicks it to deep square to collect a run.
Chad Soper (1-0-9-0) is back on.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das tucks it to the right of the bowler for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 45/1.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Excellent running again! Floated, around off. Liton Das tucks it to wide of deep mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Flatter ball, on middle. Liton Das turns it to the leg side for a couple of runs.
Review time. Papua New Guinea have reviewed this for LBW. No bat on that one. But the impact is way outside off.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, NOT ! Liton Das survives and Papua New Guinea lose their review! Tossed up, outside off, turning in late. Das looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his pads. Sese Bau appeals but the umpire says no. Papua New Guinea opt for a review but the Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off so the on-field decision stays.
Sese Bau to Liton Das, Tossed up, around off. Liton Das pushes it to wide of long on and calls for two. The fielder there fumbles and the batters complete the second run quite easily.
Sese Bau to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball, on leg. Shakib Al Hasan stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Change. Chad Soper was all set to bowl but Assad Vala has gone with Sese Bau to bowl now.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan taps it to covers and takes off for a run. 6 runs off the over!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Length ball, around off. Liton Das pushes it to mid off, off the front foot and scampers through for one. The fielder at mid off hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Das was well inside the crease!
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Liton Das lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Lovely delivery! Another slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das skips down to loft it but he misses and the ball goes just past the off pole.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Good-length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan pushes it past covers and takes a run.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Liton Das lofts it over cover and takes a single.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, A low full toss, around off. Shakib Al Hasan heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there moves to his left to stop the ball. A single taken!
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Tapped to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, way down the leg side. Shakib Al Hasan misses the flick. Wide called.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Fuller ball, on off. Driven to short cover but a midfield allows the single.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, ! Nicely punched! On a length, outside off. Das punches it through point for a boundary.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed past short third man for one. Bangladesh and Das are underway!
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, ! TAKEN! It carries this time and it is taken! On a length, on the pads. Naim heaves it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder takes a couple of steps back and tumbles backward to take the catch. A good take in the end by Sese Bau.
Kabua Morea to Mohammad Naim, Almost carried to the keeper! Length ball, around off. Naim gets the outside edge while looking to block. The keeper dives to his left but the ball falls just short of him.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short ball, on off. Das sits under it.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, On a length, on off. Pushed to mid off for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, ! Up and away! Right in the slot for Shakib Al Hasan. The southpaw frees his arms and sends the ball sailing over the long on fence.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Liton Das runs it down to third man for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, Length ball, on the pads. Das flicks it to fine leg for a single.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, ! That is a quality stroke and it will give Das some much-needed confidence! On a length, outside off. Das shuffles across and sweeps it over the fine leg fence.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Hit back to the bowler.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Length ball, around off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but gets the inner half to mid on for one.
Chad Soper to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Pushed to point. Dot ball.
Chad Soper to Liton Das, On a length, on off. Das drives it to mid off and takes off for a single.
Chad Soper comes to bowl.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan goes for the drive but gets the inside edge past the pads for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short ball, on leg. Shakib lets the ball sail over him.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Full ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it hard down the ground but Ravu gets down and stops it.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Short of a length, on off. Das runs it to third man for one.
Damien Ravu to Shakib Al Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan slashes it over covers for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Back of a length, outside off. Das works it past mid on for one.
Damien Ravu to Liton Das, Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers. Das wants one but is sent back by Shakib Al Hasan.
Who will bowl from the other end? Damien Ravu it is.
Kabua Morea to Shakib Al Hasan, Dot to finish the over! Full ball, on off. Hit to mid on by Shakib Al Hasan. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over.
Kabua Morea to Liton Das, Full ball, on the pads. Das flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in.
The players are out for their respective national anthems! First, the anthem of Papua New Guinea will be played, followed by the anthem of Bangladesh! We are done with the national anthems and the players of Papua New Guinea are in a huddle before striding out to the middle. Liton Das and Mohammad Naim are the opening batters for Bangladesh. Kabua Morea will start with the ball.
Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says the wicket looks a good one to bat on so they will try to put a good total on the board and try to defend it. States they have had a good chat, they have not played to their potential and he hopes they can do well here. Ends by informing no changes made by them.
Assad Vala, the skipper of Papua New Guinea, says that the team is very excited to play against Bangladesh. Adds that they have nothing to lose and will play fearless cricket. Mentions that there are two changes in the side. Says that the wicket looks quite good and they are looking forward to it.
PITCH REPORT - Preston Mommsen is down for the pitch report. Murali Karthik joins him and he says that the pitch is a fresh one. Adds that Mahedi Hasan has been sensational for Bangladesh thanks to his trajectory and the lengths he bowls. Says that the wicket is a good one to bat on.
Papua New Guinea (Playing XI) - Hiri Hiri (In for Tony Ura), Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (C), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Simon Atai, Norman Vanua, Kiplin Doriga (WK), Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Damien Ravu (In for Nosaina Pokana).
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Bangladesh. They will bat first.
....Match Day....
Papua New Guinea are almost out of contention for making it to the Super 12 stage and it will be nothing less than a miracle if they manage to progress further. They lost their first two games and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. PNG would look to end the qualifying stage on a high but they will face a side that is hungry for a win in Bangladesh and nothing is going to come easy for them. Will we witness an upset in this mega event? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for toss and
Bangladesh did manage to win their last game against Oman after a hiccup against Scotland in their opening game. They need to win this game in order to progress to the next stage but they would also have their eyes on the next league game where Scotland will face Oman. The Bangla Tigers would hope that Scotland hand a defeat to Oman which will see them go through to the Super 12 stage and the net run rate scenario will be out of the equation. But first things first, they have to win this game
Hello and welcome to this penultimate game of the qualifying stage of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Group B where Bangladesh will face Papua New Guinea. This promises to be an exciting encounter as the teams have all to play for as we approach the Super 12 stage.