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WI vs BAN T20 Super 12 - Match 23, ICC World Twenty20, 2021 - Match Info

ICC World Twenty20, 2021

Super 12 - Match 23

Sharjah

WI West Indies

142/7 (20.0)

BAN Bangladesh

139/5 (20.0)

West Indies beat Bangladesh by 3 runs

Player of the match

Nicholas Pooran - WI

Match Summary

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Player of the Match

Nicholas Pooran

WI - Batter

Runs

40(22)

S/R

181.81

West Indies

142/7 (20.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Nicholas Pooran

40(22)

Roston Chase

39(46)

Shoriful Islam

2-20(4)

Mahedi Hasan

2-27(4)

Bangladesh

139/5 (20.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Liton Das

44(43)

Mahmudullah

31(24)

Jason Holder

1-22(4)

Akeal Hosein

1-24(4)

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Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, starts off by saying that Liton Das' wicket was crucial and the turning point. He mentions the bowlers did a very good job and Taskin, Shoriful and Mahedi bowled beautifully. Further adds that fielding has been an issue and they certainly need to come out better.

Nicholas Pooran, the stand-in skipper of West Indies, is also the Man of the Match! Says that it was a tactical move from the team to have him down the order. Adds that it was one of those days when he felt like he has to put his hand up and someone had to take the responsibility. Tells us that he is always confident and has been working very hard. Says that he has been honest with himself and always confident about his skills.

It was a game where West Indies' misery with the bat was exposed once again. But the batting of Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder helped them to revive their innings in the last 6 overs and they managed to push a challenging total on the board. Credit to their bowlers for staying disciplined, however, the fielding was not up to the mark. Jason Holder and Ravi Rampaul did a great job to keep Bangladesh quiet initially and then they maintained the same intensity. The wickets also kept falling here and there and that didn't allow Bangladesh any kind of momentum. At the halfway mark, if you compare the batting innings of both teams, it was almost similar but West Indies had the firepower in their lower order to bail them out, something Bangladesh lacked. Liton Das and Mahmudullah tried their best but failed to take Bangladesh home.

Phew! What a cliffhanger, by far the closest game of this edition of the T20 World Cup! West Indies have managed to edge out Bangladesh by the barest of margins and stayed alive. This is their narrowest win in the history of the T20 World Cups. With this loss, Bangladesh have been pushed near the exit door.

BANGLADESH

139/5 (20.0)

44 (43)

31* (24)

1/22 (4)

1/24 (4)

Over 20

Mahmudullah*

31 (24)

Afif Hossain

2 (2)

Andre Russell

1/29 (4)

BAN

139/5

19.6

Andre Russell to Mahmudullah ,DOT BALL! WEST INDIES WIN! Dre Russ keeps his composure, delivers it very full and outside off, Mahmudullah steps back to make room but fails to get any bat behind it. West Indies win by 3 runs.

19.5

Andre Russell to Mahmudullah ,Very full and on middle, Mahmudullah knocks it down to long on. The fielder misfields and they pinch the second run. 4 needed off the final ball.

19.4

Andre Russell to Mahmudullah ,PUT DOWN! Short in length around middle, Mahmudullah turns inside the crease and pulls it behind square leg. The fielder in the deep, Andre Fletcher, puts down the catch and they take two.

19.3

Andre Russell to Mahmudullah ,Terrific delivery, right into the blockhole, Mahmudullah digs it out towards mid on and scampers back for the second run. 8 needed off 3 balls. You can feel the tension.

19.2

Andre Russell to Afif Hossain ,Beaten and they steal a bye! Slower one, on a length and outside off, Afif swings his bat early and misses. They cross as the keeper misses his shy at the striker's end. Dwayne Bravo is not happy with Pooran, there is no need to go for the direct hits now.

19.1

Andre Russell to Afif Hossain ,Clever shot! Full and around off, Afif Hossain shuffles across and spoons it over short fine leg for a couple. 11 needed off 5 balls.

Afif Hossain walks out to bat. Andre Russell to bowl the final over.

Over 19

Liton Das*

44 (43)

Mahmudullah

25 (20)

Dwayne Bravo

1/36 (4)

BAN

130/5

18.6

Dwayne Bravo to Liton Das ,OUT! CAUGHT! Fuller and wider outside off, Liton Das walks across and tries to go downtown over long on. It comes decently off the blade but doesn't have enough wings to fly over long on. Jason Holder is near the fence, he uses every bit of his height as he jumps and catches it over his head. End of a fine knock by Das but Bangladesh needed a set batsman in the last over. 13 needed off 6 balls.

18.5

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,Too full and outside off, Mahmudullah digs it out to point and takes a run. A direct hit at the striker's end would have got Liton short.

18.4

Dwayne Bravo to Liton Das ,Slower again, full and outside off, Mahmudullah gets across the stumps and drags it off the inner half. It rolls to the right of short fine leg and they take one.

18.3

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,Fuller and outside off, pushed to point for a run.

Bravo pulls out at the end moment before delivering the ball.

18.2

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,Slower one, way wide outside off, Mahmudullah jumps down the track, slashes at it but misses.

18.1

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,SIX! A telling blow from the bat of Mahmudullah! Fuller in length and outside off, slower in pace, Mahmudullah attacks it with all his might and plunders it behind the bowler's head for a biggie.

Over 18

Liton Das*

43 (41)

Mahmudullah

17 (16)

Ravi Rampaul

1/25 (4)

BAN

121/4

17.6

Ravi Rampaul to Liton Das ,Slower one to deceive the batsman. Good comeback by Rampaul after conceding a boundary on the first ball. On a length around off, Das shuffles across for the paddle shot but fails to connect. 22 needed off 12 balls.

17.5

Ravi Rampaul to Mahmudullah ,Swing and a miss! Back of a length, around leg, Mahmudullah steps back to heave it over the leg side but misses. Nicholas Pooran fails to collect the ball cleanly and they steal a bye.

17.4

Ravi Rampaul to Liton Das ,Ravi Rampaul goes short this time, around off, Liton Das pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

17.3

Ravi Rampaul to Mahmudullah ,On a length and around off, Mahmudullah advances down the track and smashes it down to long off for a run.

17.2

Ravi Rampaul to Liton Das ,Fuller and on off, Das steps back and lofts it over cover-point for a single. The crowd is getting very vocal here.

17.1

Ravi Rampaul to Liton Das ,FOUR! Eased away! Rampaul strays down the leg side in his attempt to follow the batsman, Liton picks it off his pads and neatly deflects it towards fine leg for a boundary. 26 needed off 17 balls.

Ravi Rampaul is back on.

Over 17

Mahmudullah*

16 (14)

Liton Das

37 (37)

Dwayne Bravo

0/27 (3)

BAN

113/4

16.6

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,Good end to the over! Full and outside off, Mahmudullah moves across and swings across the line but misses. Crucial dot balls for West Indies!

16.5

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,Into the slot, outside off. Mahmudullah smashes it very hard to deep mid-wicket. Hayden Walsh charges ahead to take the catch but the ball falls just short of him. Two runs taken.

16.4

Dwayne Bravo to Mahmudullah ,Slower and fuller, outside off. Mahmudullah barely manages to read it and gets beaten.

16.3

Dwayne Bravo to Liton Das ,Full again, outside off. Das steers it to sweeper cover for a single.

16.2

Dwayne Bravo to Liton Das ,Mahmudullah is not happy! Liton Das moves across the stumps and Bravo goes full and wide again, outside off. Das leaves it alone thinking that the umpire will signal it as a wide. The Bangla skipper is not happy with the decision at the non-striker's end.

16.1

Dwayne Bravo to Liton Das ,Bravo goes full and wide, outside off. Liton Das reaches out for it and cuts it towards point. Had he left it alone, it would have been a wide.

Dwayne Bravo (2-0-24-0) is back into the attack. 33 needed off 24 balls.