Bangladesh opening batsman Javed Omar overcame a finger injury that forced him off the field to carry his side to 232 for nine wickets against England in the closing match preliminary round match of the one $1million ICC knockout trophy at the Nairobi Gymkhana in Nairobi on Thursday morning.
Omar finished on a sparkling 63 not out as Bangladesh clawed their way back into the game after Lanky Seamer Andrew Caddick and Mark Ealam had put the skids under their innings early on. The diminutive right hander returned after medical attention with the score on 96 for four in the 29th over to anchor an impressive effort by the test minnows in their first-ever meeting with the co-founders of test cricket.
Omar received solid support from his captain Naimur Rehman (46), Wicketkeeper Khaled Masud (17) and Tailender Hsaibul Hossain (16 not out) to leave England with an asking run rate of 4.6 per over to win. Considering the lack of Bangladesh s bowling resources it is not an impressive total but it entertained the sparse, largely pro-England supporters at the ground. Bureau Report