Sports HomeICC T20 World Cup 2021NewsBangladesh vs Papua New Guinea Cricket Score T20 World Cup 2021 Match Highlights Bangladesh Cruise To 84Run Win Over PNG Qualify For Super 12s
Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance guided Bangladesh to Super 12 qualification as they beat Papua New Guinea by 84 runs in their last Round 1 match of T20 World Cup 2021. Shakib picked up 4 wickets and gave away just 9 runs in his 4 overs after a 46-run knock with the bat. In the chase of 182 runs, Kipilin Dorga (46*) was the only batsman from PNG who looked in good touch vs Bangladesh bowlers. Earlier, while batting first, Bangladesh added 181 runs on the board with superb batting from skipper Mahmudullah (50) and Shakib Al Hasan (46). With this win, Bangladesh moved to the top spot in Group B points table with 4 points and became the first team to qualify for Super 12s from their group. Scotland and Oman will face off later on Thursday and the winner of that clash will become the second team from Group B to enter in Super 12s. (Scorecard)
T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights Of Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea Match From The Al Amerat Cricket Ground In Oman
Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah won the toss and decided to bat first against Papua New Guinea
PNG delivered early blows as openers, Mohammad Naim and Litton Das, were dismissed in quick succession
Mushfiqur Rahim followed soon but Shakib Al Hasan scored 46 runs and skipper Mahmudullah hit a fighting half-century to guide their team to a challenging total
Papua New Guinea will have to chase a score of 182 for a victory
PNG have lost all their warm-up as well as the two group stage matches in this competition and will aim for their first win in their last group game
Bangladesh registered their first win against co-hosts Oman in the last match. They also lost both their warm-up matches and the group stage game against Scotland