The Bangladeshi team is seen to be resuming their limited-overs cricket since January and had already appeared for four bilateral series while performing very well at the same time.
The Bangladesh cricket team has done enough over the years to emerge as one of the important and great cricketing nations from Asia. They started their 2021 World Cup campaign against Scotland on Sunday. They are one of the most experienced teams placed in Group B in the qualifying round.
Bangladesh is placed alongside Scotland, Oman, and Papua New Guinea in the first round, and with their previous win against Oman, they are expected to qualify for the Super 12 stages and if they manage to qualify, Bangladesh will join India, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the Group topper in the Super 12.
Some good T20 cricket since the beginning of ’21
Bangladesh has been playing some good T20 cricket since the beginning of this year and out of the 18 international appearances until now they’ve managed to win ten along with a win percentage of over 55.
In fact, since losing to New Zealand in March away from home, Bangladesh has registered series wins over Zimbabwe (2-1), Australia (4-1), and New Zealand (3-2) which is pretty cool for the Tigers.
Bangladesh faced a defeat against Scotland last Sunday when they lost by just 6 runs short. It was a defeat and after it, the Tigers bounced back with a win against Oman.
The fight for two spots in Group B of the T20 World Cup, while Papua New Guinea needs a couple of miracles. Here is how the teams stack up going into their final group matches.
Scotland: Played: 2, Points: 4, NRR: 0.575, Remaining match: vs Oman
Oman: Played: 2, Points: 2, NRR: 0.613, Remaining match: vs Scotland
Bangladesh: Played: 2, Points: 2, NRR: 0.500, Remaining match: vs Papua New Guinea
Bangladesh’s last match is against Papua New Guinea. If they win by three runs or more, they will qualify for sure, regardless of the result of the other game.
An important win against Oman
Bangladesh witnessed an important win during the last encounter against Oman. It was a good comeback for the side after they lost to Scotland earlier.
With the bat, it was Mohammed Naim to take on the responsibility and scored an incredible 64 runs from just 50 balls. He was seen to be striking at a rate of 128.
On the other end, it was the experienced Shakib Al Hasan who scored an explosive 42 runs from just 29 balls. He was striking as high as 144 during his time at the crease. Both are seen to be in great form which is a positive sign for the Tigers.
With the bowl, it was the dangerous Mustafizur Rahman who managed to take four vital wickets for the side. Alongside Rahman, it was Shakib with the bowl who was seen to be creating problems for the opposition. Shakib was bowling economically and also managed to take three vital wickets for his team.
Bangladesh’s T20 squad: Mahmudullah (C), Liton Das, Mohammed Naim, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nurul Hasan (WK), Afif Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammed Saifuddin.
They’ll surely look forward to winning their remaining fixtures and qualifying for the Super 12 and become a vital part of all the incoming action from the ICC T20 World cup 2021.