SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
BAN WON
T20
BAN beat ENG by 4 wickets
Man of the Match - Mehidy Hasan
ENG
117-10
20.0/20 Ovrs
120-6
18.5/20 Ovrs
BAN
England in Bangladesh, 3 T20I Series, 2023 |2nd T20I |3/12/2023
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
Commentary
- Bangladesh have won the series by going 2-0 up but join us back for the final match on 14th March at 2.30 pm IST (9 am GMT) and earlier for the build up. Till then, cheers!
- Shakib Al Hasan says they bowled really well, the spinners restricted England well but overall a good team effort. Adds Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy Hasan played really well.
- Mehidy Hasan is the Player of the Match. He says he is happy to play the match after some time and was a bit confused but credits staff to back him up. Adds the pitch was assisting the spinners so he tried to keep the ball in the right areas.
- Jos Buttler says it was a different game of cricket but credits to Bangladesh for the way they played. Adds it was a tough wicket to bat on and he hoped someone to stick till the end. Applauds the performance of his bowlers as they gave their all.
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- The pitch was tough to bat on and England were a victim on it. The home team knew the pitch and bowled accordingly keeping England down to a below-par score. Mehidy Hasan claimed four and was the pick of the bowlers but it was their fielding which lifted Bangladesh up. Jos Buttler surely didn't see this coming at the start of the match.
- What a win! Bangladesh will be full of confidence after this series win. They had a low score to chase and to be honest, we thought, Bangladesh will chase down it easily but England took it down the wire however Najmul Hossain Shanto played a vital knock. He just stayed there till the end and anchor the innings.. It did feel like England will defend this but Taskin Ahmed hammered their hopes. You cannot blame the English bowlers much, they had a low score to defend and they tried their best.
- History has been created! Bangladesh have outplayed England not just in this match but in both matches. England would have given a real fight had they got 20-30 runs more. Credit to Bangladesh though for the way they bowl.
- 18.54Chris Jordan to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR! History created by Bangladesh! Length and outside off, Ahmed slaps it over covers for four. What a win. Bangladesh win by 4 wickets.
- 18.44Chris Jordan to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR! BANG! Bangladesh are nearing! Length and outside off, Ahmed swings and hits it over covers for a boundary. 2 runs needed now.
- 18.31Chris Jordan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short again on leg, Shanto pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 6 runs needed now.
- 18.22Chris Jordan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the pads, this is clipped to deep square leg for two.
- 18.14Chris Jordan to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! SHOT! A slower length ball, on leg. Shanto pulls it behind square leg and beats the man at the deep. 9 runs needed now.
- END OF OVER 18 | 3 Runs & 1 Wkt | BAN 105/6
- 17.60Jofra Archer to Taskin Ahmed, A bouncer on off, Ahmed ducks under it.
- 17.5WJofra Archer to Afif Hossain, OUT! BOWLED! Jofra Archer has turned up the heat! They have not given up! This is on a length and around middle and off. Hossain swings without much foot movement and misses. The ball goes through and hits the stumps.
- 17.41Jofra Archer to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and on middle, pulled to mid-wicket for one.
- 17.30Jofra Archer to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Outside off, Shanto tries to dab it away but finds short third man.
- 17.21Jofra Archer to Afif Hossain, Length and on middle, Hossain dabs it to third man for one.
- 17.11Jofra Archer to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short in length and around off, Shanto pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
- END OF OVER 17 | 5 Runs & 1 Wkt | BAN 102/5
- 16.61Moeen Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, pushed through covers for a single.
- 16.51Moeen Ali to Afif Hossain, On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for one.
- 16.4WMoeen Ali to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! TAKEN! England have not given up yet! Tossed up on middle. Al Hasan tries to loft it over long off but without much power and Chris Jordan holds onto it in the deep.Slight pressure on Bangladesh.
- 16.31Moeen Ali to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 100 up! On middle, Shanto cuts it to deep point for one more.