Despite winning the toss and drawing early blows, Shakib Al Hasan’s 64* steered Bangladesh to a comprehensive 159 runs total. The seamers along with Rishad Hossain’s three-fer didn’t let any partnership grow long as Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 25 runs to strengthen their Super Eight chances.
A cricket game can be full of thrills and surprises, and at times, the cricketers can get taken aback. A similar incident happened with Bangladesh opener, Tanzid Hasan Tamim as he coped up a bouncer from Vivian Kingma and was struggling to figure out where the ball was in Kingstown.
West Indies beat New Zealand by 13 runs in their Group C clash in Trinidad. Sherfane Rutherford’s blistering 68 off 39 balls propelled West Indies to 149/9 in 20 overs whereas the Kiwi batters faltered in their chase, failing to build substantial partnerships, which dashed their hopes of Super 8.
Nothing delights a bowler more than outsmarting an in-form batter and claiming their wicket with a well-executed delivery. This scenario unfolded during the West Indies vs New Zealand match in Trinidad, where Gudakesh Motie’s masterful delivery bewildered Daryl Mitchell, leading to his dismissal.
Cricket is a battle between the bat and the ball, but the one who uses their brain the best often comes out on top. Such was the situation in the Group C encounter between West Indies and New Zealand when Kiwi speedster Trent Boult’s smartly executed delivery got rid of the dangerous Andre Russell.
India navigated a tricky 111-run chase in the final encounter in New York to overcome the US by seven wickets with 10 balls to spare. They thus became the first team from Group A to qualify for the next round, while the close battle significantly boosted USA’s chances of making it through as well.
Somewhere Homer Simpson must be roaming the streets warning people the world is ending, for the greatest of anomalies has occurred in cricket. Virat Kohli, who previously averaged a stellar 80-plus at T20 World Cups, encountered a third successive failure in the ongoing edition with a golden duck.
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has hinted at the possibility of Australia orchestrating a narrow win against Scotland to eliminate defending champions England. However, this could result in a possible match ban for Mitchell Marsh if he is found guilty of intentionally manipulating the result.
Most humans crumble under pressure but some soak it all in the toughest of stages to shine like diamonds. Mohammed Siraj has time and again sown he loves the big stage and Wednesday was no different as he pulled off a catch for the ages just when India seemed to be under the pump against the USA.
In a commanding display, Australia cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Namibia. Despite Gerhard Erasmus’ valiant 36 runs, Namibia stumbled to a mere 72 in 17 overs whereas Australia swiftly chased down the target, reaching 74/1 in just 5.4 overs and securing their berth in the Super 8.
