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Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that this was a much-needed win. Adds that there was intent from the batters and the wicket was also a good one to bat on. Praises his bowlers too and says that it was a very good show. Mentions that they are concerned about batting in the Powerplay and they need to work on that. Says that they do not have many power-hitters so they have to take calculated risks in the middle overs.
Assad Vala, the skipper of Papua New Guinea is down for a chat. He says that they got the momentum in the middle overs but credits Bangladesh by saying that they batted well in the death overs and overall they are very disappointed. Tells that their batting is a concern as they are losing lots of wickets in the Powerplay. Adds that executing the skills under pressure is important but they failed to do so. Signs off by saying that they will need to be better next time around against such quality oppositions.
Shakib Al Hasan, Player of the Match, says that anyone can beat anyone in this tournament but now they feel better as they have qualified and they would express more from now on going forward. Tells that he has been playing non-stop cricket for the past 5-6 months and hopes that he will pull of this T20 World Cup.
The batting of Papua New Guinea was a sorry show. None of the batters from their top order got going and at one point, it felt like they would not even reach 50. But Kiplin Doriga hit some big ones towards the end and scored 46 runs. Overall, they would be quite disappointed with their show.
The Bangladesh bowling was on point. Shakib Al Hasan was the star yet again with a four-fer and he was well supported by the rest. Overall, it was a complete team effort from them. First, a collective effort saw them get to 180-plus, then their bowlers rose to the occasion to give them an emphatic win which takes them to the Super 12s with some confidence in their side.
So as expected, quite a massive win for Bangladesh. It was never in doubt once they scored the number of runs they did but it was a very poor outing with the bat from Papua New Guinea. Yes, it was an uphill task for them but they just surrendered. None of their top 7 managed to score in double digits. The top scorer for them was Doriga who walked in at number 8. Had it not been for him, it could have been even more embarrassing for them.
19.3
W
Taskin Ahmed To Damien Ravu OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There it is! Taskin Ahmed gets the last wicket and Papua New Guinea are bundled out for 97! Short of a length, around off. Damien Ravu looks to run it down to third man but it takes the outside edge and the ball goes straight to Nurul Hasan behind the sticks who takes a simple catch. Bangladesh WIN THE MATCH BY 84 RUNS!
19.2
0
Taskin Ahmed To Damien Ravu
Play and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Damien Ravu hangs back to pull but he does not get any bat on it.
19.1
1
Taskin Ahmed To Kiplin Doriga
Short ball, around off. Kiplin Doriga pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Over 19 : 96/9
14 Runs
1 WD
18.1
618.1
118.2
418.3
1 LB
18.4
018.5
118.6
K. Doriga
45 (33)
D. Ravu
5 (3)
M. Rahman
4-0-34-0
18.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
Full ball, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga reaches out and pushes it to deep cover for one.
18.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
Swing and a miss! Full ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga looks to slog hard but he misses.
18.4
lb
Mustafizur Rahman To Damien Ravu
Leg bye! Good-length ball, darted on the pads. Damien Ravu misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they take a leg bye!
18.3
4
Mustafizur Rahman To Damien Ravu
FOUR! Good-length ball, around off. Damien Ravu stays back and lofts it over mid off to collect a boundary.
18.2
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
Short ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga gets an underedge as he looks to cut. The ball goes towards short third man and the batters take one.
18.1
6
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
SIX! BANG! Kiplin Doriga is having some fun out there! Full ball, on middle. Doriga smacks it over long on for a maximum!
18.1
wd
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga lets it be. Wided!
Over 18 : 82/9
8 Runs
3 NB
17.1
017.1
1 WD
17.2
117.2
017.3
W
17.4
117.5
117.6
K. Doriga
37 (29)
D. Ravu
1 (1)
M. Saifuddin
4-0-21-2
17.6
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kiplin Doriga
Banged in short, around off. Kiplin Doriga pulls it to deep mid-wicket to collect a run.
17.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Damien Ravu
Full ball, around off. Damien Ravu drills it to long on for a single.
Damien Ravu is the last batter.
17.4
W
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kabua Morea OUT!
OUT! RUN OUT! Good-length ball, on middle. Kabua Morea tucks it to the leg side and looks for the second run. Afif Hossain comes running in from deep square leg. He collects the ball and throws it to the keeper who whips the bails off. Kabua Morea is short of his crease and walks back to the hut.
Is that a run out? Yes. The batter is outside the crease.
17.3
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kabua Morea
Full ball, way outside off. Kabua Morea looks to dig it out but he fails to get any bat on it.
17.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kiplin Doriga
Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Kiplin Doriga pulls it along the ground and takes one.
17.2
wd
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kiplin Doriga
Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga lets it be. Wided!
17.1
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kiplin Doriga
Short ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga looks to pull but he misses.
17.1
nb
Mohammad Saifuddin To Kiplin Doriga
No Ball! Full ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga drills it to wide of long off and takes a couple. Free Hit coming up!
Over 17 : 74/8
11 Runs
616.1
116.2
116.3
116.4
116.5
116.6
K. Doriga
33 (25)
K. Morea
2 (4)
M. Rahman
3-0-21-0
16.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
Back of a length, outside off. Kiplin Doriga drags it to deep mid-wicket to collect a run.
16.5
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Kabua Morea
Short ball, around off. Kabua Morea stays back and slices it to wide of deep cover and takes a single.
16.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Kiplin Doriga
Back of a length, on middle. Kiplin Doriga pulls it towards Mushfiqur Rahim at deep square leg for one.
SCO
NAM
BAN 181/7
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PNG 97/10
