Bangladesh beat Nepal by 21 runs to qualify for the Super 8s
They defend just 106 - the lowest total defended in a Men's T20 World Cup
Pace bowler Tanzim Hasan stars with 4-7, including record 21 dot balls in four-over spell
Mustafizur Rahman also takes 3-7 including wicket maiden in 19th over
Litton c Sheikh b Sompal 10 (Ban 21-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesDoesn't get away with it this time!
Another cross-batted swipe and there's no timing. It loops straight up into the air and wicketkeeper Aasif Sheikh takes the simplest of catches.
One of Bangladesh's most experienced batters goes and this has been a horrendous start for them.
Roushan Alam
Host of The Bangla Cricket Podcast on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesThe job is not done yet for Bangladesh. They know a slip up will see them lose their Super 8 place.
They'll want to win comprehensively so they have confidence for the Super 8s too.
It doesn't last very long.
Shakib Al Hasan is almost run out going for a risky single, only saved by a wayward throw. Litton Das then swings and misses outside off stump and is nearly stumped, before he slogs one up in the air that lands safely in front of the square leg fielder.
Litton does end the over with a nicely-timed sweep for four, however.
At last, some sensible cricket from Bangladesh as the experienced duo of Shakib and Litton Das tick a couple of singles off Sompal Kami's second over.
Experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is in early and he's got a lot of responsibility to bear.
He gets off the mark nicely though, threading a boundary through the covers.
Roushan Alam
Host of The Bangla Cricket Podcast on BBC Sounds
It is about 5:30am in Nepal right now and if I was awake I'd be waking my family members up!
This is not the script that Bangladesh will have wrote. It is up to their middle order again.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
What a delivery!
Nepal have set this stadium alight.
Shanto b Airee 4 (Ban 7-2)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe skipper goes! Nepal's perfect start continues.
Lovely bit of bowling from the off-spinner Dipendra Singh Airee, getting one to drift and turn through Najmul Hossain Shanto's defensive prod and clip the top of off stump.
Bangladesh are wobbling in pursuit of a place in the last eight.
Roushan Alam
Host of The Bangla Cricket Podcast on BBC Sounds
Bangladesh's bowling attack has been particularly good so far. The conditions should suit their bowling attack.
Their top order has struggled though and this is a chance to find some form ahead of playing tougher competition soon hopefully.
Ban 3-1
Litton Das breathes a sigh of relief as the replays show the ball missing leg stump.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
The fielding team had given up on the appeal but the umpire has triggered very, very slowly.
What's going on?
Two in the first over! Litton Das is given lbw after only a half-hearted review from the bowler, but he's having a look.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is in far earlier than he'd have liked but he gets off the mark with a couple from his second ball to ease some pressure.
Roushan Alam
Host of The Bangla Cricket Podcast on BBC Sounds
That is a horrifying start for Bangladesh and exactly the start they didn't want.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
My goodness! What a start to this game. That wasn't in the script.
Tanzid c & b Sompal 0 (Ban 0-1)
Image source, Getty ImagesFirst ball!
Sompal Kami drops one short, bit of a loosener, and it takes Tanzid Hasan by surprise. He gets it too high on the bat after inexplicably charging down the pitch and it plops up back to the bowler for a simple return catch!
The perfect start for Nepal.
Litton Das has the responsibility of opening, alongside Tanzid Hasan.
We can expect plenty of spin from Nepal but it's seamer Sompal Kami who will get things started.
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman.
Nepal: Khushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel (captain), Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto: "It's very exciting, the way we played the last couple of matches has been very pleasing so we hope we can continue that form in an important game for us.
"Our team is unchanged."
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel: "We'll bowl first because we want to utilise the conditions. We're expecting the second innings to be difficult because of dew.
"You need to come back as professional cricketers from that [the one-run defeat by South Africa], you don't have time to dwell. We're all looking forward to this match.
"A win would be very special for our country. The fans have been so supportive and I'd like to say thank you to all the fans at home for supporting us."
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanzid Hasan Tamim,caught and bowled Kami Tanzid Hasan Tamim, caught and bowled Kami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Das,caught Aasif Sheikh, bowled Kami Das, caught Aasif Sheikh, bowled Kami | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 83.33 |
Najmul Hossain Shanto,bowled Airee Najmul Hossain Shanto, bowled Airee | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80.00 |
Shakib Al Hasan,leg before wicket, bowled Paudel Shakib Al Hasan, leg before wicket, bowled Paudel | 17 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 77.27 |
Tawhid Hridoy,caught Lamichhane, bowled Paudel Tawhid Hridoy, caught Lamichhane, bowled Paudel | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 128.57 |
Mahmudullah,run out Jha Mahmudullah, run out Jha | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 100.00 |
Jaker Ali,bowled Lamichhane Jaker Ali, bowled Lamichhane | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 46.15 |
Tanzim Hasan Sakib,bowled Lamichhane Tanzim Hasan Sakib, bowled Lamichhane | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60.00 |
Rishad Hossain,caught Sah, bowled Airee Rishad Hossain, caught Sah, bowled Airee | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 185.71 |
Taskin Ahmed,not out Taskin Ahmed, not out | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 80.00 |
Mustafizur Rahman,run out Paudel Mustafizur Rahman, run out Paudel | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 75.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 3, leg byes 2, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 3, leg byes 2, total 10 | ||||||
Total,106 all out 19.3 overs Total,106 all out 19.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kami | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 |
Airee | 3.3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6.28 |
Paudel | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 |
Lamichhane | 4.0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
Bhurtel | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
Bohara | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.1 overs) | Tanzid Hasan Tamim |
7 for 2 (1.3 overs) | Najmul Hossain Shanto |
21 for 3 (4.3 overs) | Das |
30 for 4 (5.4 overs) | Tawhid Hridoy |
52 for 5 (8.6 overs) | Mahmudullah |
61 for 6 (11.4 overs) | Shakib Al Hasan |
69 for 7 (13.2 overs) | Tanzim Hasan Sakib |
75 for 8 (15.3 overs) | Jaker Ali |
88 for 9 (17.1 overs) | Rishad Hossain |
106 for 10 (19.3 overs) | Mustafizur Rahman |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhurtel,bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib Bhurtel, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 50.00 |
Aasif Sheikh,caught Shakib Al Hasan, bowled Mustafizur Rahman Aasif Sheikh, caught Shakib Al Hasan, bowled Mustafizur Rahman | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 121.43 |
Sah,caught Najmul Hossain Shanto, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib Sah, caught Najmul Hossain Shanto, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Paudel,caught Rishad Hossain, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib Paudel, caught Rishad Hossain, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16.67 |
Jora,caught Rishad Hossain, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib Jora, caught Rishad Hossain, bowled Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12.50 |
Malla,caught Najmul Hossain Shanto, bowled Mustafizur Rahman Malla, caught Najmul Hossain Shanto, bowled Mustafizur Rahman | 27 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 67.50 |
Airee,caught Das, bowled Mustafizur Rahman Airee, caught Das, bowled Mustafizur Rahman | 25 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 80.65 |
Jha,caught Tawhid Hridoy, bowled Taskin Ahmed Jha, caught Tawhid Hridoy, bowled Taskin Ahmed | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Kami,stumped Das, bowled Shakib Al Hasan Kami, stumped Das, bowled Shakib Al Hasan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Lamichhane,not out Lamichhane, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Bohara,leg before wicket, bowled Shakib Al Hasan Bohara, leg before wicket, bowled Shakib Al Hasan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 10 | ||||||
Total,85 all out 19.2 overs Total,85 all out 19.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 4.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 |
Taskin Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
Mustafizur Rahman | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 |
Rishad Hossain | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
Shakib Al Hasan | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.85 |
Mahmudullah | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
9 for 1 (2.2 overs) | Bhurtel |
9 for 2 (2.4 overs) | Sah |
20 for 3 (4.2 overs) | Paudel |
24 for 4 (5.4 overs) | Aasif Sheikh |
26 for 5 (6.6 overs) | Jora |
78 for 6 (16.4 overs) | Malla |
85 for 7 (17.5 overs) | Jha |
85 for 8 (18.6 overs) | Airee |
85 for 9 (19.1 overs) | Kami |
85 for 10 (19.2 overs) | Bohara |
