SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
WI WON
T20
WI beat BAN by 3 runs
Man of the Match - Nicholas Pooran
WI
142-7
20.0/20 Ovrs
139-5
20.0/20 Ovrs
BAN
ICC World Twenty20, 2021 |Super 12 - Match 23 |10/29/2021
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Commentary
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- Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, starts off by saying that Liton Das' wicket was crucial and the turning point. He mentions the bowlers did a very good job and Taskin, Shoriful and Mahedi bowled beautifully. Further adds that fielding has been an issue and they certainly need to come out better.
- Nicholas Pooran, the stand-in skipper of West Indies, is also the Man of the Match! Says that it was a tactical move from the team to have him down the order. Adds that it was one of those days when he felt like he has to put his hand up and someone had to take the responsibility. Tells us that he is always confident and has been working very hard. Says that he has been honest with himself and always confident about his skills.
- It was a game where West Indies' misery with the bat was exposed once again. But the batting of Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder helped them to revive their innings in the last 6 overs and they managed to push a challenging total on the board. Credit to their bowlers for staying disciplined, however, the fielding was not up to the mark. Jason Holder and Ravi Rampaul did a great job to keep Bangladesh quiet initially and then they maintained the same intensity. The wickets also kept falling here and there and that didn't allow Bangladesh any kind of momentum. At the halfway mark, if you compare the batting innings of both teams, it was almost similar but West Indies had the firepower in their lower order to bail them out, something Bangladesh lacked. Liton Das and Mahmudullah tried their best but failed to take Bangladesh home.
- Phew! What a cliffhanger, by far the closest game of this edition of the T20 World Cup! West Indies have managed to edge out Bangladesh by the barest of margins and stayed alive. This is their narrowest win in the history of the T20 World Cups. With this loss, Bangladesh have been pushed near the exit door.
- 19.60Andre Russell to Mahmudullah, DOT BALL! WEST INDIES WIN! Dre Russ keeps his composure, delivers it very full and outside off, Mahmudullah steps back to make room but fails to get any bat behind it. West Indies win by 3 runs.
- 19.52Andre Russell to Mahmudullah, Very full and on middle, Mahmudullah knocks it down to long on. The fielder misfields and they pinch the second run. 4 needed off the final ball.
- 19.42Andre Russell to Mahmudullah, PUT DOWN! Short in length around middle, Mahmudullah turns inside the crease and pulls it behind square leg. The fielder in the deep, Andre Fletcher, puts down the catch and they take two.
- 19.32Andre Russell to Mahmudullah, Terrific delivery, right into the blockhole, Mahmudullah digs it out towards mid on and scampers back for the second run. 8 needed off 3 balls. You can feel the tension.
- 19.20Andre Russell to Afif Hossain, Beaten and they steal a bye! Slower one, on a length and outside off, Afif swings his bat early and misses. They cross as the keeper misses his shy at the striker's end. Dwayne Bravo is not happy with Pooran, there is no need to go for the direct hits now.
- 19.12Andre Russell to Afif Hossain, Clever shot! Full and around off, Afif Hossain shuffles across and spoons it over short fine leg for a couple. 11 needed off 5 balls.
- END OF OVER 19 | 9 Runs & 1 Wkt | BAN 130/5
- Afif Hossain walks out to bat. Andre Russell to bowl the final over.
- 18.6WDwayne Bravo to Liton Das, OUT! CAUGHT! Fuller and wider outside off, Liton Das walks across and tries to go downtown over long on. It comes decently off the blade but doesn't have enough wings to fly over long on. Jason Holder is near the fence, he uses every bit of his height as he jumps and catches it over his head. End of a fine knock by Das but Bangladesh needed a set batsman in the last over. 13 needed off 6 balls.
- 18.51Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah, Too full and outside off, Mahmudullah digs it out to point and takes a run. A direct hit at the striker's end would have got Liton short.
- 18.41Dwayne Bravo to Liton Das, Slower again, full and outside off, Mahmudullah gets across the stumps and drags it off the inner half. It rolls to the right of short fine leg and they take one.
- 18.31Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah, Fuller and outside off, pushed to point for a run.
- Bravo pulls out at the end moment before delivering the ball.
- 18.20Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah, Slower one, way wide outside off, Mahmudullah jumps down the track, slashes at it but misses.
- 18.16Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah, SIX! A telling blow from the bat of Mahmudullah! Fuller in length and outside off, slower in pace, Mahmudullah attacks it with all his might and plunders it behind the bowler's head for a biggie.
- END OF OVER 18 | 8 Runs & 0 Wkt | BAN 121/4
- 17.60Ravi Rampaul to Liton Das, Slower one to deceive the batsman. Good comeback by Rampaul after conceding a boundary on the first ball. On a length around off, Das shuffles across for the paddle shot but fails to connect. 22 needed off 12 balls.
- 17.50Ravi Rampaul to Mahmudullah, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, around leg, Mahmudullah steps back to heave it over the leg side but misses. Nicholas Pooran fails to collect the ball cleanly and they steal a bye.
- 17.41Ravi Rampaul to Liton Das, Ravi Rampaul goes short this time, around off, Liton Das pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another run.
- 17.31Ravi Rampaul to Mahmudullah, On a length and around off, Mahmudullah advances down the track and smashes it down to long off for a run.