In a humiliating setback in their T20 World Cup opening match, Bangladesh will have to resolve some self-batting problems and play up to their reputation against upbeat hosts Oman in Al Amarat on Tuesday. Bangladesh entered the tournament as the number six team that defeated New Zealand and Australia at home.
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However, they were found wanting against a spirited Scotland on Sunday and lost the game by six runs due to normal batting performance.
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Scotland were expected to run away with Bangladesh after being bundled out for 53 for six, but the pressure of the big stage probably got the better of them. Captain Mahmudullah blamed the batsmen for the unexpected defeat and said they should have done better against Oman, who defeated Papua New Guinea in their first match.
Bangladesh need a win on Tuesday to retain themselves for a spot in the Super-12 stage. Mahmudullah said, “As a batting unit, we have let ourselves down, so that is a big concern, and we need to look at the things where we have made those mistakes and possibly those in the next game.” There is no need to try to repeat the mistakes.”
Bangladesh’s bowlers were brilliant at the start of the game but they should not have allowed their opponents to score 140 runs from a very precarious position. With the pitches expected to be on the slower side, making strokes will not be easy and the batsmen will have to find a way to get to the boundaries and those quick singles.
More will be expected from Bangladesh openers Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar who failed on Sunday. Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was far from his best with the bat and will be expected to find his rhythm against Oman.
What: Oman vs Bangladesh, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, Match 3
When: October 19, Tuesday
where: Al Amarat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
Time: 7:30 PM IS
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On the other hand, tournament co-hosts Oman made a perfect start to their World Cup campaign with a 10-wicket loss to PNG. Captain Zeeshan Maqsood took four wickets with his left-arm spin.
Oman will be high with confidence against the more experienced Bangladesh. Indian-origin Jatinder Singh was a star with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 73 off 42 balls to guide his team to an emphatic victory.
Talking about Bangladesh’s challenge, Maqsood said: “Of course every game is a tough game and yes, we won the game, and that doesn’t mean we should relax and feel easy and comfortable.
He said, ‘Bangladesh is a Test team and they have very good players. He has a lot of experience playing on such a big stage. And we have to take this win as a positive note and we have to play every game day after day, what is ours – what is in front of us, we cannot say.
full squad
Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (captain), 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.
Oman: Zeeshan Maqsood (Captain), Aaqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Kharwar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Gaur, Nestor Dhamba, Kalimullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi, Sufian Mahmood, Fayaz Butt, Khurram Nawaz Khan.
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