Bangladesh beat Nepal to claim final Super Eight spot
:Bangladesh grabbed the final spot in the Super Eight phase of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 21-run victory over Nepal on Sunday.
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South Africa Edge Bangladesh By Four Runs At T20 World Cup
South Africa defeated Bangladesh by just four runs in another low-scoring game at the T20 World Cup on Monday, a result likely to spark fresh debate over the suitability of the pitch being used in New York. South Africa were restricted to 113-6 in their 20 overs with Heinrich Klaasen top-scoring on 46 while fast bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib returned a career-best 3-18. However, Bangladesh could only manage 109-7 in reply as South Africa wrapped up a third win in three Group D games.
Bangladesh Skipper Calls For Better Wickets Ahead Of T20 World Cup
Bangladesh can only hope to improve their lacklustre T20 World Cup record once they get better pitches at home, new captain Najmul Hossain Shanto told AFP ahead of the showpiece tournament. The South Asian nation is one of nine countries to have played all T20 World Cups since the tournament began in 2007 but is alone in never having made it to the knockout stage. Najmul, appointed all-format captain in February aged just 25 to replace newly minted politician Shakib Al Hasan, blamed their failures on home pitches ill-suited to the typical run feasts seen elsewhere in the 20-over format.
USA Stun Bangladesh With Consecutive Wins, Clinch Historic T20I Series
Twice in two games, rank cricketing upstarts USA humbled Bangladesh again as they sealed their maiden T20I series victory with a six-run win over the Tigers. In the second of the three-match series at the Prairie View Cricket Complex, the hosts conjured up a win, a golden moment for fans to savour for generations. The match turned out to be a yorker fest, with the bails flying everywhere with the USA players getting into a joyous and celebratory huddle at the fall of every single wicket.
Watch: Comedy Of Errors As 3 Bangladesh Fielders Fail To Take Easy Catch
There was.a comedy of errors on Day 2 of the second Test match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka where three fielders were unable to complete a catch to dismiss Prabath Jayasuriya. It was a lucky break for the batter as the ball flew off his bat's outside edge but despite multiple attempts, the slip fielders were not complete to take the catch. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto at 1st slip, Shahadat Hossain Dipu at 2nd slip and Zakir Hasan at 3rd slip all had a chance to complete the catch but ended up squandering it.
1st Test: Kasun Rajitha Takes Five Wickets As Sri Lanka Crush Bangladesh
Kasun Rajitha claimed his second five-wicket haul in the first Test as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 328 runs on Monday in Sylhet to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 182 in their second innings after lunch on the fourth day, with Rajitha returning with 5-56. Overnight batsman Mominul Haque scored 87 not out for Bangladesh to delay the inevitable, before Lahiru Kumara (2-39) took the final wicket. Fast bowler Rajitha claimed the wicket of Taijul Islam in the third over of the morning, trapping the left-hander in front for six.
Pathum Nissanka Ton Helps Sri Lanka Level Bangladesh Series
Opener Pathum Nissanka struck 114 off 113 balls to steer Sri Lanka to a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh and level their three-match ODI series in Chittagong on Friday. Sri Lanka were teetering on 43-3 before Nissanka finally found a worthy partner in Charith Asalanka, who scored 91. The pair put on 185 in their fourth-wicket partnership to guide the tourists to 287-7 in the 48th over, after Wanindu Hasaranga's 4-45 helped restrict Bangladesh. Their stand was broken soon after Nissanka hit his sixth ODI century, when Mehidy Hasan forced him to hoist a catch to Liton Das at deep-midwicket. Asalanka departed the next over when he nicked through to the 'keeper from Taskin Ahmed. Dunith Wellalage and Hasaranga kept their composure to put on 34 runs for the seventh wicket and edge Sri Lanka closer.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Live Score Updates
BAN vs SL 2nd T20I, Live Updates:Bangladesh will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday in Sylhet. Sri Lanka currently lead 1-0 in the three-match series after registering a victory by three runs in the previous match. In the first match, Sri Lanka posted a whopping total of 206/3 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first. Later, Bangladesh were restricted at 203/8. For the visitors, Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 61 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 59. (Live Scorecard)